Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/09/2006(USA)
Release Date: 12/12/2006
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 128 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
Director
Oliver Stone once again offers a powerful and provocative story based on real-life events in this
drama. Sergeant
John McLoughlin (
Nicolas Cage) and
William J. Jimeno (
Michael Peña) were two officers assigned to New York City's Port Authority who were working their beats on a quiet day in early fall when they received an emergency call. The day was September 11, 2001, and
McLoughlin and
Jimeno were among the policemen who attempted to evacuate the World Trade Center towers after they were struck by airliners piloted by terrorists. Both
McLoughlin and
Jimeno were inside the fifth building of the World Trade Center when the towers fell, and were two of the last people found alive amidst the wreckage. As
McLoughlin and
Jimeno struggled to hold on to their lives as rescuers sifted through the rubble, their spouses --
Donna McLoughlin (
Maria Bello) and
Allison Jimeno (
Maggie Gyllenhaal) -- clung to the desperate hope that their husbands would survive and be found. As the McLoughlin and Jimeno families waited for word on the fate of the two men, they watched as a city and a nation came together with strength and compassion in the face of a tragedy.
World Trade Center was based on the true story of
John McLoughlin and
William J. Jimeno, both of whom cooperated with producers in the making of this film. Producer
Debra Hill died during production -- hence the posthumous credit.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
