Maverick on hold, the firsttimeon4k release of original top gun, days of thunder and war of the worlds is now the main tom cruise event. Top gun, days of thunder and war of the worlds coming to. The home video was subsequently released on november 22, 2005. Top gun 1986, days of thunder 1990 and war of the worlds. An iconic star, a legendary filmmaker and an alltime scifi classic come together with spectacular results in war of the worlds. An englishwoman and her kids move into a spooky mansion while her husband fights in world war ii. War of the worlds is not among spielbergs very best work and it does suffer initially from a necessarily bland opening and cruise s unbelievability as a working joe, but it does go to far darker places than youd expect from a summer blockbuster. I like this film and if you like scifi stories you have to watch this movie. War of the worlds movie with tom cruise in it by kelly dattner. From the engine roar and fever pitch of professional stock car racing, days of thunder explodes with some of the most spectacular racing action ever captured on film.
The entire production, from location scout to final cut, was completed in 10 months, reports. Fleeing from an extraterrestrial army of killer tripods that annihilate everything in their path, ray ferrier cruise races to keep his family safe. Wells alieninvasion tale starring tom cruise, in only 72 days. War of the worlds is a science fiction film based on the novel by h. Arent you afraid that audiences in some parts of the world may even applaud when they see americans lying on the ground. The filmstarred tom cruise, dakota fanning, justin chatwin, tim. War of the worlds 2005 internet movie firearms database. When ray tom cruise first encounters the aliens, there is a street sign behind him displaying van buren. I streamed the film to my digital projector onto a 12 foot diagonal screen and the quality was just what i wanted. Jul 01, 2019 in 2005, steven spielberg released his remakeadaptation of war of the worlds. The movie centers around a divorced father named ray tom cruise who, after lackluster attempts to bond with his two children played by dakota fanning and justin chatwin, is forced to suddenly protect them from a violent alien invasion. John kampfe may 19, 2015 home, new jersey movies bayonne, bayonne bridge, ironbound, kill van kull, military ocean terminal, newark, staten island, steven spielberg, thomas mapother iv, tom cruise, war of the worlds.
This is a great story even though it was written in 1897. In 2005, steven spielberg released his remakeadaptation of war of the worlds. Tom cruise movies and tv shows tv listings tv guide. The movie is another feature film adaptation of the h. It stars tom cruise with dakota fanning, justin chatwin, miranda otto, and tim robbins in supporting roles. But at this point of the movie war of the worlds has subtly changed from a 911 film to a war in iraq film, with robbins basement as the transition. May 10, 2002 tom cruise is set to produce, and possibly star in, a new movie version of hg wellss the war of the worlds. War of the worlds is a book, a radio broadcast, and a 1940s movie. War of the worlds quotes, movie quotes movie quotes.
Both films arrive on 4k ultra hd bluray may 19, 2020. War of the worlds is a big, clunky movie containing some sensational sights but lacking the zest and joyous energy we expect from steven spielberg. Tom cruise is an american actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama endless love. Steven spielberg admits war of the worlds ending doesnt make. Character info raymond ray ferrier tom cruise, is the main protagonist in the 2005 film war of the worlds.
A heartpounding combination of action, music and incredible aerial photography helped make top gun the blockbuster hit. Sciencefiction thriller film geregisseerd door steven spielberg. A brief game of backyard catch reveals immediately that robbie resents his dads absence and selfishness. Feb 19, 20 but at this point of the movie war of the worlds has subtly changed from a 911 film to a war in iraq film, with robbins basement as the transition. On june 29, the film will open on thousands of screens worldwide. I love war of the worlds it is an awesome film but when i went and bought the blu ray version of it i was not impressed with the picture quality on the blu ray version as all it was just basically like watching it on a dvd format i would not bother. War of the worlds, the 2005 blockbuster from steven spielberg and starring tom cruise, is getting a 4k bluray release on may 19th. Special effects were excellent and the story moved along quickly. Six days later, on june 29, the film was released in approximately 3,908 theaters across america. Sep 26, 2019 in 2005, he released war of the worlds, which ranked sixth alltime domestically for the director and fifth alltime worldwide. War of the worlds 2005 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Theres a section of color photos, includes the film s screenplay with the cast and crew credits. Pedantic griping aside, war of the worlds deserves credit for being a seminal piece in the antsy latenaughties disaster porn genre. The filmstarred tom cruise, dakota fanning, justin chatwin, tim robbins, an underutilized miranda otto, and plenty of. The 10 highestgrossing tom cruise movies of all time. Tom cruise top gun, days of thunder and war of the worlds.
Spielberg chose the war of the worlds and stated, we looked at each other and the lights went on. His cruise wagner productions will team up with paramount pictures for the venture. H g wells war of the worlds movie script tom cruise steven. Steven spielbergs adaptation of war of the worlds delivers on the thrill. Cruise to film war of the worlds film the guardian. Film on retrospectacle deviantart deviantart is the world s largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. Cruise sees no scientology in war of the worlds abc news. Wells novel the war of the worlds, but like the famous 1953 adaptation, the 2005 version only uses. At the time of release, it was the highestgrossing film starring tom cruise. Cruise and spielberg told the film being dedicated to their children and the intimate feeling among themselves. Tom cruise, star of the new film war of the worlds, kisses his fiancee, katie holmes, after they arrived on a motorcycle for a screening of the film he hosted monday, june 27, 2005, in. Van buren was the surname of ann robinsons character in the the war of the worlds. June 24, 2005 an angry tom cruise took on a reporter who asked if war of the worlds resonated with him because scientologists believe in extraterrestrials. A still of tom cruise from the film war of the worlds.
A tripod emerged in his neighbourhood after a lightning storm and completely destroyed it but ray and his children escaped in a working van. Film locations for steven spielbergs war of the worlds 2005, with tom cruise, around new jersey, connecticut and virginia. War of the worlds dvd, 2005, widescreen for sale online. War of the worlds directed by steven spielberg starring tom cruise it would be very nice if you can support us by donating here. War of the worlds might not be many peoples favorite steven spielberg andor tom cruise movie, but maybe it should be. Actor tom cruise and director steven spielberg right field questions on june 22, 2005 from local and international media members regarding their new film war of the worlds cruise and spielberg first worked together on the 2002 film minority report. Divorced father of two ray ferrier tom cruise is looking after his children uncommunicative robbie justin chatwin and precocious rachel dakota fanning while his exwife mary miranda otto goes to boston for the weekend. The project was quickly redeveloped into the television series war of the worlds 1988, a sequel to the 1953 film, and talks of a remake stayed dormant until 2002, when steven spielberg and tom cruise chose the project as a followup collaboration to minority report 2002. Bigbudget adaptation of the classic science fiction novel by h. Mar 25, 2020 war of the worlds, the 2005 blockbuster from steven spielberg and starring tom cruise, is getting a 4k bluray release on may 19th. War of the worlds is a 2005 american science fiction action film directed by steven spielberg.
July 3, 1962 is an american actor and film producer. Gene barry and ann robinson from the 1953 original the war of the worlds play the grandparents. Tom cruise makes this film personal, while the special effects make it believable. For a long stretch, starting with an astonishing alien campaign to raze. Set from the tom cruise s movie war of the worlds, universal studio by leo7k. Also starring tim robbins, war of the worlds was directed by steven. Tom cruise and steven spielberg in war of the worlds 2005 war of the worlds. Jun 28, 2005 war of the worlds is a big, clunky movie containing some sensational sights but lacking the zest and joyous energy we expect from steven spielberg.
For the 1953 one, see the war of the worlds a 2005 science fiction disaster film directed by steven spielberg, written for the screen by david koepp and josh friedman, and starring tom cruise, dakota fanning, justin chatwin, tim robbins and miranda otto, narrated by morgan freeman and very loosely based on the classic h. Tom cruise did a good job acting in this film and as i said, i loved the special effects. War of the worlds 2005 tom cruise and steven spielberg in war of the worlds 2005. Without giving away too much about plot, aliens come from the ground through lightning strikes in their pods. War of the worlds stars tom cruise as ray, a disheartened, divorced father, taking care of his two children 10yearold rachel dakota fanning and 15ish brother robbie justin chatwin for the weekend. The aliens are looking to take over the world and destroy humanity in the process.
Oct 30, 2018 thirteen years after the movies release, filmmaker steven spielberg finally admits that the ending of his war of the worlds adaptation doesnt make sense. As earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival in this scifi action film. In 1976, if you had told fourteenyearold franciscan seminary student thomas cruise mapother iv that one day in the not too distant future he would be tom cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. Director steven spielberg shot his latest film, war of the worlds, an interpretation of the classic h. It proceeds with the leadfooted deliberation of its 1950s predecessors to give us an alien invasion that is malevolent, destructive and, from the alien point of view, pointless. As a piece of pure visual storytelling, there likely wont be a more gripping film this year than spielbergs war of the worlds, which at its best glides along like choreography with a camera, slowly parsing out information while shrouding the rest in shadow and suggestion. Steven spielbergs war of the worlds is his most underappreciated. Jun 30, 2005 war of the worlds is a fundamentally unambitious and often quite dull film, compared to spielbergs great alien romances et and close encounters. War of the worlds premiered at the ziegfeld theatre on june 23, 2005. Cruise met with spielberg during the filming of spielbergs catch me if you can 2002 and gave three options of films to create together, one of them being an adaptation of the war of the worlds. War of the worlds is a 2005 film directed by steven spielberg, loosely based on the novel of the same title written by h. In the 2005 film war of the worlds starring tom cruise and dakota fanning, tom cruise was seen wearing a vintage omega seamaster chronograph calibre 321. The film, which stars tom cruise as ray ferrier as he battles to protect his family during an alien invasion, was widely criticised for its sudden.
The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. There, tom cruise revealed his relationship with katie holmes. Steven spielberg has admitted that theres a major flaw in his adaptation of hg wellss classic the war of the worlds the 2005 movie starred tom cruise as a dock worker who has to protect his. He has received several accolades for his work, including three golden globe awards and nominations for three academy awards. Ray ferrier tom cruise is a dockworker living in new jersey, divorced from his. With tom cruise, dakota fanning, tim robbins, miranda otto. All these formats were exceedingly scary for their time. What watch did tom cruise wear in war of the worlds. For tom cruise, war of the worlds was his fourth highestgrossing movie of alltime. Tom cruise, dakota fanning, tim robbins, miranda otto, justin chatwin, rick gonzalez, yul vazquez, lenny venito, lisa ann walter, ann.
Paramount home media distribution will bring to 4k bluray tony scotts film top gun 1986, starring tom cruise, kelly mcgillis, val kilmer, anthony edwards, and tom skerritt. Wells classic novel while impressively updating the action and effects for modern audiences. The film was directed by steven spielberg, and made its debut in the summer of 2005. It is an awesome treatment of the science fictions classic by the great director steven spielberg, carrying out fulfilment justice to the nightmarish observations of an interplanetary war, his direction is extremely stylish and. Steven spielberg admits his war of the worlds adaptation has. Its been three decades since steven spielberg ushered in the current blockbuster age with 1975s jaws, but for all the blustery spectacle thats followed, no one else has learned to wrangle the elements with such effortless panache. War of the worlds is the 2005 science fiction thriller directed by steven spielberg and starring tom cruise as ray ferrier, a dock worker who finds himself along with his two estranged children in the middle of an alien invasion of earth. His breakthrough role was in the comingofage comedy risky business 1983, which garnered cruise his first nomination for the golden globe award for best actor motion picture musical or comedy. War of the worlds 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Steven spielbergs war of the worlds 2005 remastered. Steven spielbergs war of the worlds 2005 starring tom cruise has been remastered from a new 4k digital intermediate for release in 4k ultra hd.
The release will be available for purchase on may 19. War of the worlds is not among spielbergs very best work and it does suffer initially from a necessarily bland opening and cruises unbelievability as a working joe, but it does go to far darker places than youd expect from a summer blockbuster. There likely wont be a more gripping film this year than spielbergs war of the worlds, which at its best glides along like choreography with a camera, slowly parsing out information while. Tom cruise stars as ray ferrier, an ordinary man who summons extraordinary courage to protect his children when a global army of alien invaders set their sights and their devastating war machines upon earth. War of the worlds 2005 film war of the worlds wiki fandom. War of the worlds 2005 tom cruise first encounter with. I think time has been kind to this film i loved it when it was. War of the worlds, starring tom cruise, is a great scifi flick blu ray. And you can make it a tom cruise marathon with two more actionpacked favorites arriving on 4k ultra hd digital for the first time on may.
For other people named tom cruise, see tom cruise disambiguation. A trio of tom cruise films are set to make their 4k bluray debut on 8th june top gun, days of thunder and the war of the worlds are all set for their uk uhd 4k debut. Steven spielbergs adaptation of war of the worlds delivers on the thrill and paranoia of h. War of the worlds dreamworks animation wiki fandom. Steven spielberg admits war of the worlds ending doesnt.
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