On September, 11th 2001, after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, the building collapses over the rescue team from the Port Authority Police Department. Will Jimeno and his sergeant John McLoughlin are found alive trapped under the wreckage while the rescue teams fight to save them.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In preparing for his portrayal of Sgt. John McLoughlin, Nicolas Cage focused on accurately speaking with a New York accent. And to also capture the fear and claustrophobia of McLoughlin's ordeal, Cage spent hours in a sense-deprivation tank in Venice, California.
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Goofs
Factual errors:
There is an outdoor scene showing trees with leaves displaying bright fall colors. Leaves in the northeast US don't begin to change until late September and would not be at their peak colors until mid-October.
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Quotes
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Radio announcer:
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