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| Title: | War of the Worlds |
| Directed by: | Steven Spielberg |
| Written by: | Josh Friedman; David Koepp |
| Produced by: | Damian Collier; Kathleen Kennedy; Paula Wagner; Colin Wilson |
| Music by: | John Williams |
| Cinematography: | Janusz Kaminski |
| Edited by: | Michael Kahn |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks SKG Amblin Entertainment |
| Released: | June 29th, 2005 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 116 min. |
| Budget: | $132,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $234,280,354 (US) [2] $591,745,540 (Worldwide) [2] |
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War of the Worlds is an American science fiction blockbuster feature film of the alien invasion subgenre. It is a remake of the classic 1953 film of the same name, which in turn, is an adaptation of the 1898 novel, War of the Worlds by author H.G. Wells. The film remake was directed by Steven Spielberg with a script written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and Spielberg's company Amblin Entertainment, along with DreamWorks SKG. It premiered theatrically in the United States on June 29th, 2005.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Cruise | Ray Ferrier |
| Dakota Fanning | Rachel Ferrier |
| Miranda Otto | Mary Ann |
| Justin Chatwin | Robbie |
| Tim Robbins | Harlan Ogilvy |
| Rick Gonzalez | Vincent |
| Yul Vázquez | Julio |
| Lenny Venito | Manny the Mechanic |
| Lisa Ann Walter | Bartender |
| Ann Robinson | Grandmother |
| Gene Barry | Grandfather |
| David Alan Basche | Tim |
| Roz Abrams | Herself |
| Michael Brownlee | Osaka, TV reporter |
| Camillia Sanes | News producer |
| Marlon Young | News cameraman |
| John Eddins | News van driver |
| Peter Gerety | Hatch boss/Load manager |
| David Harbour | Dock worker |
| Miguel Antonio Ferrer | Brazilian neighbor |
| January LaVoy | Brazillian neighbor's wife |
| Stephen Gevedon | Neighbor with lawnmower |
| Julie White | Woman |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Copyright holder: © 2005, Paramount Pictures Corporation and DreamWorks LLC.
- The fake working title of this film was Out of the Night.
- The tagline for this film is "This Summer, the last war on Earth won't be started by humans".
- Production on War of the Worlds began on November 8th, 2004. Principal photography concluded on March 7th, 2005. [1]
- The movie was shot in various locations in New Jersey, and New York including New York City.
- War of the Worlds grossed $234,277,056 over its opening weekend. [1]
- War of the Worlds closed out of theaters on November 22nd, 2005. It had been in release for a total of 21.3 weeks (149 days). [2]
- War of the Worlds was released on Blu-ray in Region Free format by DreamWorks Video on June 1st, 2010. The Blu-ray includes featurettes such as "Revisiting the Invasion", "The H.G. Wells Legacy", "Characters: The Family Unit", "Steven Spielberg and the Original War of the Worlds", galleries, original trailers and more. [3]
- Gene Barry and Ann Robinson, who played the male and female lead in the original The War of the Worlds, make an appearance in this film as a grandfather and a grandmother. This was Gene Barry's final film role. He was 86-years-old at the time.
Recommendations[]
External Links[]
- War of the Worlds at IMDB
- War of the Worlds at Wikipedia
- War of the Worlds at Metacritic
- War of the Worlds at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IMDB; War of the Worlds (2005); Box office & business.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Box Office Mojo; War of the Worlds (2005); Total Lifetime Grosses & Domestic Summary.
- ↑ Amazon.com; War of the Worlds (2005); Blu-ray.