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Daylight
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6.1A group of armed robbers fleeing the police head for the New Jersey Tunnel and run right into trucks transporting toxic waste. The spectacular explosion that follows results in both ends of the tunnel collapsing and the handful of people who survived the explosion are now in peril. Kit Latura is the only man with the skill and knowledge to lead the band of survivors out of the tunnel before the structure collapses.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Kit Latura
- Amy Brenneman as Madelyne Thompson
- Viggo Mortensen as Roy Nord
- Stan Shaw as George Tyrell
- Barry Newman as Norman Bassett
- Dan Hedaya as Frank Kraft
Themes
- new york city
- taxi
- race against time
- hero
- helicopter
- new jersey
- taxi driver
- river
- guard
- survival
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Key facts
- Produced by
- John Davis David T. Friendly Joseph M. Singer
- Starring
- Sylvester Stallone Amy Brenneman Viggo Mortensen Dan Hedaya Jay O. Sanders Karen Young Claire Bloom Barry Newman Stan Shaw
- Cinematography
- David Eggby
- Edited by
- Peter Amundson
- Music by
- Randy Edelman
- Production company
- Davis Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- December 6, 1996 ( 1996-12-06 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $80 million
- Box office
- $159 million
- Directed by
- Rob Cohen
- Written by
- Leslie Bohem
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- disaster film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Rob Cohen
- Screenwriter
- Leslie Bohem
- Cast member
- Sakina Jaffrey
- Composer
- Randy Edelman
- Producer
- David T. Friendly
- Production company
- Davis Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- David Eggby
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New Jersey
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 396206
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 1997-02-06
- title
- Daylight
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 47/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Daylight is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Stan Shaw, Jay O. Sanders, Karen Young and Danielle Harris. The plot follows a group of people trapped inside a collapsed roadway tunnel beneath the Hudson River in Manhattan, as they struggle to escape to safety.
Daylight was released by Universal Pictures on December 6, 1996, in the United States and on December 26 in the United Kingdom. The film received mixed reviews and grossed $159 million worldwide.
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