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Daylight (1996)

12 114 min  -  Action | Adventure | Thriller  -   6 December 1996 (USA)
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Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writer:

Leslie Bohem
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone ...
Amy Brenneman ...
Viggo Mortensen ...
Dan Hedaya ...
Frank Kraft
Jay O. Sanders ...
Steven Crighton
Karen Young ...
Sarah Crighton
Claire Bloom ...
Eleanor Trilling
Vanessa Bell Calloway Vanessa Bell Calloway ...
Grace Calloway
Renoly Santiago ...
Mikey
Colin Fox Colin Fox ...
Roger Trilling
Danielle Harris ...
Ashley Crighton
Trina McGee ...
LaTonya (as Trina McGee-Davis)
Marcello Thedford ...
Kadeem
Sage Stallone ...
Jo Anderson Jo Anderson ...
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Storyline

Trouble strikes when runaway robbers in a getaway car hit truck full of explosives in the tunnel connecting Manhatten and New Jersey. Survivors are left in a weakened tunnel blocked at both exits. As Kit Latura approaches the tunnel, he see the impact and knows he gotta take action. With time running out, he enters the tunnel through a system of maintenance walkways. Can he get the survivors out before the tunnel fills up? Written by Bryanne Marks  

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Plot Keywords:

Tunnel | Explosion | Guard | Disaster | Toxic Waste  | See more »

Taglines:

Hold your breath See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for disaster-related peril, death and destruction See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Daylight - Alagút a halálba See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$10,014,795 (USA) (8 December 1996) (2175 Screens)

Gross:

$159,212,469 (Worldwide)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Sylvester Stallone announced this movie to be his last action movie, as he deemed himself getting too old for the genre. However, he did continue to make action movies like Driven, Rocky Balboa and Rambo well into his fifties and sixties. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the explosion reaches the mouth of the tunnel, the cars entering stop in straight lines. After Kit and his passengers get out of their car, vehicles are scattered everywhere, including some which have overturned and are on their sides. Makes and models have also completely changed. See more »

Quotes

Kit Latura: Okay we're high and dry and out of danger. Now, what we do'nt need is more suprises. Right?
Steven Crighton: Okay, Were high and dry. Now what?
Kit Latura: Now, I may have a way where I can take down a part of that tube, that will seal us off from the fire and plug up that leak.
Steven Crighton: How do you plan on doing that?
Kit Latura: I gonna have to use an explosive.
[the people sigh in disbelief]
Kit Latura: No. wait. wait a second. Let me explain.
Steven Crighton: An explosive? that's your idea down here? No wonder you got people killed.
Kit Latura: Hey. If anybody's got a better idea, now is the time to say it.
Steven Crighton: You really do not know how much damage this tunnel has sustained. So, how do you know that you can contain it to one section?
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Connections

Referenced in Marcelo, La Mafia y La Estafa (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Don't Go Out With Your Friends Tonite"
Written by L. Bryan, R. Bryan, D. Hoffpauir and K. Kerby
Performed by Ho-Hum
Courtesy of Universal Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products See more »