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I Am Legend (2007)

15 101 min  -  Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   14 December 2007 (USA)
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Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.

Director:

Francis Lawrence

Writers:

Mark Protosevich (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith ...
Alice Braga ...
Charlie Tahan ...
Salli Richardson-Whitfield ...
Zoe Neville (as Salli Richardson)
Willow Smith ...
Darrell Foster ...
Mike - Military Escort
April Grace ...
Dash Mihok ...
Joanna Numata Joanna Numata ...
Abbey Abbey ...
Sam
Kona Kona ...
Sam
Samuel Glen Samuel Glen ...
Military Driver - Jay
James McCauley James McCauley ...
Male Evacuee
Marin Ireland ...
Pedro Mojica Pedro Mojica ...
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Storyline

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague -- The Infected -- lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time. Written by Warner Bros. Pictures  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Survivor | New York City | Cure | Blood | Virus  | See more »

Taglines:

The last man on earth is not alone See more »

Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

I Am Legend: The IMAX Experience See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$77,211,321 (USA) (16 December 2007) (3606 Screens)

Gross:

$256,386,216 (USA) (6 April 2008)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (Alternate ending)

Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Before it was finally green-lit with Will Smith as the lead and Francis Lawrence directing, the closest the project came to being made was in early 1998, when Warner Brothers gave an initial OK for a version starring Arnold Schwarzenegger with Ridley Scott directing. The studio's art direction and special effects workers had even begun working on a design for the apocalyptic mutant creatures. But some high-profile big-budget failures for Warners and the huge (for that time) initial budget of $125 million led to the project being put into turnaround. If the film had been made from Mark Protosevich's original screenplay, it would have differed from the 2007 version in three major ways: it was to be set in the Bay Area of California, it would have been more of an action film and less of a drama, and it would have been filmed with the intent of being R-rated. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: During the mass evacuation scene the M4 that the military is using clearly have the civilian 16" barrels. The military issued Colt M4 have 14.5" barrels. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
TV Personality: The world of medicine has seen its share of miracle cures, from the polio vaccine to heart transplants. But all past achievements may pale in comparison to the work of Dr. Alice Krippin. Thank you so much for joining us this morning.
Dr. Alice Krippin: Not at all.
TV Personality: So, Dr. Krippin, give it to me in a nutshell.
Dr. Alice Krippin: Well, the premise is quite simple - um, take something designed by nature and reprogram it to make it work for the body rather than against it.
TV Personality: You're talking about a virus?
Dr. Alice Krippin: Indeed, yes. In this case the measles, um, virus which has been engineered at a genetic level to be helpful rather than harmful. Um, I find the best way to describe it is if you can... if you can imagine your body as a highway, and you picture the virus as a very fast car, um, being driven by a very bad man. Imagine the damage that car can cause. Then if you replace that man with a cop... the picture changes. And that's essentially what we've done.
TV Personality: And how many people have you treated so far?
Dr. Alice Krippin: Well, we've had ten thousand and nine clinical trials in humans so far.
TV Personality: And how many are cancer-free?
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Crazy Credits

During the opening title sequence, a news report is heard. Then the movie begins with the news reporter. See more »

Connections

References Strangers on a Train (1951) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stir It Up"
Written by Bob Marley
Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises See more »