The Day After Tomorrow - Two Disc Edition

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal Director: Roland Emmerich Original UK Premiere: 2004 Dvd Release: 18th October, 2004 Number Of Discs: 2 Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: French, Spanish

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The Day After Tomorrow is an apocalyptic science fiction film written & directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal & Sela Ward. The film dramatically but unrealistically depicts catastrophic effects of global warming, boasting high-end special effects as a strong point. Global destruction by three massive global superstorms caused by global warming that results in an ice age for the northern hemisphere. The movie is based on the idea that an ocean current that supplies warm water to the Northern Hemisphere is disrupted by the melting of the polar ice caps. This leads to a severe change in climate for the Earth. At first the predictions are that this will take some six to eight weeks to take effect, but then three massive storms appear across the globe. These combine over the space of a week to form a huge planet-wide storm. The eyes of the storms are able to suck extremely cold air from the upper atmosphere to the ground causing flash freezing to anything caught in it. Posters Of The Day After Tomorrow

Supreme silliness doesnt stop The Day After Tomorrow from being lots of fun for connoisseurs of epic-scale disaster flicks. After the blockbuster profits of Independence Day & Godzilla, you cant blame director Roland Emmerich for using global warming as a politically correct excuse for destroying most of the northern hemisphere. Like most of Emmerichs films, this one emphasises special effects over such lesser priorities as well-drawn characters & plausible plotting, & his dialogue is so laughably trite that it could be entirely eliminated without harming the movie. Its the spectacle thats important here, not the lame, recycled plot about father & son who endure an end-of-the-world scenario caused by the effects of global warming. So sit back, relax & enjoy the awesome visions of tornado-ravaged Los Angeles, blizzards in New Delhi, Japan pummelled by grapefruit-sized hailstones, & Manhattan flooded by swelling oceans & then frozen by the onset of a modern ice age. Its all wildly impressive, & Emmerich obviously doesnt care if the science is flimsy, so why should you? ,

Dennis William Quaid is an American actor. Quaid studied drama at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas & later in college. He dropped out of college before graduating & moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. Dennis initially had trouble finding work but began to gain notice when he appeared in Breaking Away & earned good reviews for his role in The Right Stuff. Aside from acting, Quaid is also a musician & plays with his band the Sharks. Randy Quaid, Dennis older brother, is also an actor. Quaid was married to actress Meg Ryan from 1991 to 2001. They have one child together, Jack Henry. In 2004, he married real estate agent Kimberly Buffington. His first marriage, from 1978 to 1983, was to actress P J Soles. Quaid works with the charity International Hospital for Children in New Orleans. He makes trips to Central America to help build medical clinics & transport sick children back to the United States for treatment they cannot get locally. Quaid is an avid golfer & lends his name to the annual Jiffy Lube/Dennis Quaid Charity Classic in Austin, Texas. Posters Of Dennis Quaid

Editors Choice: Yours Mine And Ours, The Day After Tomorrow, Cold Creek Manor, Flight Of The Phoenix, In Good Company, The Alamo, Far From Heaven, The Rookie, View DVDology

Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American film actor. Jake is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal & producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal & the brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, who also played his sister in Donnie Darko. Gyllenhaal made his film debut in City Slickers & began to establish himself as an up & coming actor in such films as October Sky before being cast in the title role in Donnie Darko, for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for best actor. Gyllenhaals performance as a troubled schizophrenic won him excellent reviews & the film quickly acquired cult status. He played opposite Jennifer Aniston in another Sundance favorite in 2002s The Good Girl & once again earned good reviews. Gyllenhall also starred in the Walt Disney romantic comedy, Bubble Boy. Loosely based on the story of David Vetter, the film portrays the title characters adventure outside the confines of his bubble as he goes after the woman he loves before she marries the wrong man. Posters Of Donnie Darko

Editors Choice: Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, Jarhead, Bubble Boy, The Day After Tomorrow, October Sky, Moonlight Mile, Directors Cut, View DVDology

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