When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
Directed by Michael Bay
war veteran
san francisco, california
fbi
mercenary
gas attack
alcatraz prison
prison escape
shootout
u.s. navy seal
terrorism
british spy
chemist
commando
hostage situation
tourist attraction
u.s. marine
military
island prison
tourists in peril
nerve gas
disillusioned
terrorist threat
chemical weapon
fbi agent
chemical warfare
ambivalent
Rank
#47 in 1996·#3966 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
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Cast
Sean Connery
John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
John Spencer
FBI Director James Womack
David Morse
Major Tom Baxter
William Forsythe
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Michael Biehn
Commander Charles Anderson
Vanessa Marcil
Carla Pestalozzi
John C. McGinley
Marine Captain Hendrix
Gregory Sporleder
Captain Frye
Tony Todd
Captain Darrow
Bokeem Woodbine
Sergeant Crisp
Crew
Michael Bay
Director
Jonathan Hensleigh
Screenplay
Nick Glennie-Smith
Original Music Composer
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
John Schwartzman
Director of Photography
Sean Connery
Executive Producer
Don Simpson
Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Daryl Tucker
Grip
Tony Epper
Stunts
Mic Rodgers
Stunts
Popular Reviews
549 reviews
Alexander Valdemars
8.0★ · 04/23/26
At first it seemed like one another die hard wannabe but then Connery came in. Pretty good old experienced/young inexperienced duo and a great villain redemption arc. The biggest con about this is probably the rocket man pun which is probably the worst before-the-kill pun i have heard
At first it seemed like one another die hard wannabe but then Connery came in. Pretty good old experienced/young inexperienced duo and a great villain redemption arc. The biggest con about this is probably the rocket man pun which is probably the worst before-the-kill pun i have heard
ben
6.0★ · 04/12/26
perfect movie to watch after 6 hours of godfather
perfect movie to watch after 6 hours of godfather
MateoPRO
8.0★ · 04/09/26
Great value Tony Scott movie with great action and suspense with a goofy performance from Nicolas Cage I liked it. Solid sophomore film Bay had the sauce since birth.
Great value Tony Scott movie with great action and suspense with a goofy performance from Nicolas Cage I liked it. Solid sophomore film Bay had the sauce since birth.
