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Writers (WGA):
Caspian Tredwell-Owen (screenplay) and
Alex Kurtzman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 July 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Your time will come... more
Plot:
A man goes on the run after he discovers that he is actually a "harvested being", and is being kept along with others in a utopian facility. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(77 articles)
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Good Action Thriller more (828 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ewan McGregor | ... | Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln | |
| Scarlett Johansson | ... | Jordan Two Delta / Sarah Jordan | |
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | Albert Laurent | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Dr. Merrick | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | James McCord | |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | Starkweather Two Delta | |
| Ethan Phillips | ... | Jones Three Echo | |
| Brian Stepanek | ... | Gandu Three Echo | |
| Noa Tishby | ... | Community Announcer | |
| Siobhan Flynn | ... | Lima One Alpha | |
| Troy Blendell | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Jamie McBride | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Kevin McCorkle | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Gary Nickens | ... | Laurent Team Member | |
| Kathleen Rose Perkins | ... | Laurent Team Member |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
La isla (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
Die Insel (Austria) (Germany) [de]
A Ilha (Brazil) [pt]
A sziget (Hungary) [hu]
Ada (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kundzuli (Georgia) [ka]
L'île (Canada: French title) [fr]
Ostrov (Slovakia) [sk]
Ostrov (Czech Republic) [cs]
Ostrvo (Serbia) [sr]
Saar (Estonia) [et]
The Island (France) [fr]
To nisi (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some sexuality and language.
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Runtime:
136 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Taiwan:PG-12 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41894) | France:U (with warning) | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Germany:16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Norway:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:11 | Denmark:11 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Peru:14 | Czech Republic:12
Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The cubism-style painting by Pablo Picasso at the Merrick's office is the "Femme Assise (Jacqueline)" from 1962. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Lincoln and Jordan fall into the "education room", it shows Lincoln falling first but then it shows Jordan hitting the ground before Lincoln. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
God-Like Man:
You're special. You have a very special purpose in life. You've been chosen. The Island awaits you.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: The Island (#12.18)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Walking Bum more
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What is Merrick's first name?What happened at the end?
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I saw the movie at the Detroit red carpet premiere on Monday, July 18. In attendance were Michael Clarke Duncan and Djimon Hounsou.
The movie reminded me very much of Total Recall and The Matrix, not only with the plot line, but with its intensity. This was a very good summer action thriller. It was a little slow at first but once Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson's characters discovered that they were clones, the action picked up immensely.
I was a little surprise about the lack of time Duncan was in the movie. Hounsou did a fabulous job as the hired gun. I am not a Ewan McGregor fan but I think he did a great job as Lincoln Six Echo and Tom Lincoln, especially when both Six Echo and Lincoln were in the same scenes together. Johansson looked good on the screen but her dialogue was limited.
Steve Buscemi did an funny job in his supporting role as McCord, the human buddy of Lincoln Six Echo. The scene when Johansson's character, Jordan Two Delta, and McCord go through McCord's closet to find some normal clothes for Johansson is a riot.
As parts of the movie was shot in Detroit (See when Ewan and Scarlett arrive in L.A.), I was looking for shots of the Motor City. In this sense, the movie did an excellent job making Detroit and "L.A." look really snazzy. However, in two shots of downtown "L.A.", you will see on the side of one of the buildings, a giant mural of Stevie Yzerman in his Red and White Red Wings jersey. I don't know if this was a goof, but it was interesting to think of why Yzerman would be on the side of a building in L.A. forty years hence.
Overall, I give it a seven. If you are a giant action and science fiction fan, you should not miss The Island.