| | | From the director of Independence Day|A Roland Emmerich Film.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, English, Spanish, French
In this pulse-pounding action-thriller, global warming triggers the onset of a new Ice Age. As tornadoes flatten Los Angeles, a tidal wave engulfs New York City and the entire Northern Hemisphere begins to freeze solid. Now, climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid), his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal) and a small band of survivors must ride out the growing superstorm and stay alive in the face of an enemy more powerful and relentless than any they've ever encountered: Mother Nature!
"...it's one superior disaster movie." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"...great special effects..." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Editor's Note
With THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, director Roland Emmerich (INDEPENDENCE DAY, GODZILLA) trades evil aliens and radioactive lizards in for some seriously bad weather. When a radical change in the temperature of the world's oceans causes deadly storms and sets a new Ice Age in motion, climatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) must race from Washington D.C. to save his son, Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), in the subzero climes of New York City. Elsewhere, tornadoes and hail menace the globe, leading to international disasters on an extraordinary level.Emmerich, who has proven to be a master of big-budget cinematic destruction on numerous occasions, aims to outdo himself with THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. Here entire cities are ripped apart, flooded, and/or frozen, adding up to one of the biggest disaster movies ever filmed. Although astonishingly rendered special effects rule the movie, adept actors such as Quaid and Gyllenhaal (along with Sela Ward, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, and others) turn in solid performances that help to balance out the meteorological mayhem. Surprisingly, Emmerich also uses the film as a vehicle for clever moments of social and political commentary, making THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW admirably smarter and considerably more entertaining than typical Hollywood blockbusters.
| Features | Audio: English, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Commentary By Director Roland Emmerich And Producer Mark Gordon | | Commentary By Writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Cinematographer Ueli Steiger, Editor David Brenner And Production Designer Barry Chusid | | Deleted Scenes | | Photo Gallery | | Theatrical teaser and trailers | | Pre- and post-production featurettes | | "The Forces of Destiny" scientific documentary | | Interactive audio demo | | Deleted scenes with optional commentary | | Storyboard and concept art galleries | | Behind-the-scenes production documentary | | Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | | Commentary by director/cowriter Roland Emmerich and producer Mark Gordon | | Commentary by cowriter Jeffrey Nachmanoff, director of photography Ueli Steiger, editor David Brenner, and production designer Barry Chusio | | Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 5/24/2005 |
| Running Time: 124 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2004 | | Catalog ID: 2227247 | | UPC: 00024543172475 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
British Academy Awards (2005) |  | Karen E. Goulekas, Winner, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"[A]ll of Manhattan is flooded, then frozen. Neat!" 06/04/2004 p.54-5Uncut
"A throwback to the disaster movies of the '70s, this is cinema as pure spectacle....It's the kind of movie popcorn was invented for." 07/01/2004 p.132 Sight and Sound
"[T]he onset of this ice age is thoroughly cinematic." 07/01/2004 p.48 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 7 of 10
The Day After Tomorrow has the good sense not to have man attempt to overcome nature's wrath (the point of such films like Armageddon and The Core). Instead, it's a given that there's nothing we can do, so the emphasis is on survival. The knowledge that victory is impossible makes for a more compelling story, since the goal becomes intensely personal: staying alive. Of course, despite the "bad science," the pro-environment message shines through. Like Super Size Me, consider it a cautionary tale. Nevertheless, Emmerich's point with The Day After Tomorrow isn't to play politics or make speeches, but to entertain. And, in the cataclysmic way he has become known for, he does so. The Day After Tomorrow is filled with bad dialogue, stock peril situations, and sketchy character development, but it's a big enough spectacle that those things don't derail the film's capacity to be enjoyed. Pass the popcorn and the cheese. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
...yes, the movie is profoundly silly. What surprised me is that it's also very scary. The special effects are on such an awesome scale that the movie works despite its cornball plotting. When tornados rip apart Los Angeles (not sparing the Hollywood sign), when a wall of water roars into New York, when a Russian tanker floats down a Manhattan street, when snow buries skyscrapers, when the crew of a space station can see nothing but violent storm systems -- well, you pay attention. - Roger Ebert
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