Archived discussion the rock starring sean connery and nicolas cage holds up extremely well for being 20 years old. Nicolas is one of the most talented and respected actors in hollywood. A scientist nicolas cage and a british spy sean connery who once escaped from alcatraz are sent to the former island prison to stop a disgruntled war. He made his acting debut in the 1983 film rumble fish, but it was valley girl 1983 that successfully launched his career as an actor.
After the movie is over, i take a long walk to my car, and sit in it. Tony todd, the guy who played candyman in candyman, is an elite rogue marine, stalking him. The rockbest scenemichael baysean connerynicolas cage. Sean connery,nicolas cage,ed harris the rock subtitled thesniper1961 subscribe unsubscribe 81. With nicolas cage, john cusack, john malkovich, colm meaney. The film stars sean connery, nicolas cage and ed harris, with william forsythe and michael biehn costarring. His plans for a film in the early 1970s were terminated by the production of roman polanski s macbeth 1971.
Cnn connery and cage take on alcatraz june 3, 1996. However, when he tries for the second time and gets the correct handle, the handle. Soundtrack composed by nick glenniesmith and hans zimmer movie directed by michael bay cast. Cage and connery bust into the rock, the one good movie. Sean connery, nicolas cage, ed harris please like, comment and subscribe for more soundtrack to come. Theres a missile filled with tiny glass orbs pointed at it, and all those glass orbs are full of glowing neongreen nerve gas.
Ranger cameron poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner transport plane when the passengers seize control. In the scene where nicholas cage and sean connery are held prisoners in the cells in alcatraz, connery has made a rope and swings it for the first time, and the handle for one cell is brought down, opening the door of the cell beside connery. The academy award winner has given countless successful movies including birdy 1996, racing with the moon 1996. In what movies has sean connery appeared with nicolas cage. Nicolas cage and sean connery working together is just the perfect odd couple. Sean connery nicolas cage ed harris the rock subtitled. He is of italian father and polish, german, and english mother descent. Discussion the rock starring sean connery and nicolas. To top it all off alcatraz is an amazing location to have the movie take place on.
The theory that sean connery is a much older james bond in the rock is a persistent one that fans have worked to either confirm or debunk for years. There are some subtle details, especially in regards to the timeline between this film and his last canon performance as 007 in diamonds are forever, as well as when taking into account the subject matter of the movies in question. Funny couple pictures rare pictures funny images al pacino sean connery james bond i movie movie stars over 40 hairstyles it has been 25 years since he ordered a martini, shaken, not stirred. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a. Released february 26th, 1999, the rock stars sean connery, nicolas cage, ed harris, michael biehn the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 16 min, and received a score of 58 out of 100 on.
The rock cage and connerys final scene 1080p youtube. Nearly every glorious second of nicolas cages performance cut in order from the rock. The final scene between cage and connery in a beautiful highdefinition quality. The movies best asset is the oldfashioned, buddymovie interplay between cage and connery cage as the frantic, whitecollar lab technician who doesnt like guns, connery as the weathered. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the rock. Heres the lives of 7 teenage friends in 1981, singing, dancing and breaking the 4th wall.
Nicolas cage was born nicolas kim coppola in long beach, california, the son of comparative literature professor august coppola whose brother is director francis ford coppola and dancerchoreographer joy vogelsang. Connery received excellent notices for his starring role in macbeth 1961 and longed to make a film of the scottish play. Nicolas cage, playing a twitchy and sweaty fbi chemicalweapons expert, is working frantically to disarm it. The new warden of a small prison farm in arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate. Alec baldwin as himself kim basinger as herself nicolas cage as himself kate capshaw as herself sean connery as himself billy connolly as himself. Force recon marines, led by disenchanted brigadier general frank hummel and his secondincommand major tom baxter, storm a heavily gua.
I wanted to see the rock as if nic cage was the only character. Dissatisfied with his austere surroundings, connery quit school at 15 to. Speaking to the guardian on friday, david weisberg, who coscripted the sean connerynicolas cage hit with late writing partner douglas cook. A mildmannered chemist and an excon must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from alcatraz against san francisco. All actors sean connery, nicolas cage, ed harris, john spencer, david morse, william forsythe, michael biehn. One of the few movie superstars truly worthy of the designation, actor sean connery was born to a middleclass scottish family in the first year of the worldwide depression. As the nephew of filmmaker performerp85868francis ford coppolafrancisfordcoppola, cage altered his last name to avoid.
Snl celebrity jeopardy will ferrell as alex trebek, darrell hammond as sean connery, drew barrymore as calista flockhart, and jimmy fallon as nicolas cage new by hekle1ka 0. Cage changed his name early in his career to make his. I have seen this movie countless times and will see this movie countless times more in the future. But sean connery, who played james bond in seven of the classic spy movies, has a sudden taste for a comeback. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. It is dedicated to simpson, who died five months before its release. The tall, handsome and muscular scottish actor sean connery is best known for being the original actor to portray the character of james bond in the hugely successful movie franchise, starring in seven films between 1962 and 1983.
Tony todd, the guy who played candyman in candyman, is an elite rogue marine, stalking. All rights go to jerry bruckheimer films and walt disney. The rock 1996 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With sean connery, nicolas cage, ed harris, john spencer. Press photo sean connery and nicolas cage in scenes from. Nicolas cage still in awe over working with hero sean connery by stacy lambe 8. Its also a favorite subject for movie makers, and on friday, the island prison will host the premiere of the latest the rock, starring sean connery, nicolas cage and ed harris. Nicolas cage on late night with conan obrien 21507 duration. The filmography of american actor, director and producer, nicolas cage includes the year the film was or will be released, the name of his character, the director, and other related notes.
As anything sean connery has done in 2020 sean connery. Press photo sean connery and nicolas cage in scenes from the rock. There is also a list of films he has produced and his appearances in television. The rock with sean connery nicolas cage ed harris vhs. Some believed that such a careerdefining role might leave him unable to escape it, but he proved the doubters wrong.
Marines take over alcatraz and threaten san francisco bay with biological. Actor nicolas cage has always strived to make a name for himself based on his work, rather than on his lineage. Finally, the the rock script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the michael bay movie with nic cage and sean connery. Discussion the rock starring sean connery and nicolas cage holds up extremely well for being 20 years old.