The Rock (1996)

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1996 action thriller 'The Rock', featuring Nicholas Cage and Sean Connery, and directed by Michael Bay.

An FBI chemical weapons expert (Oscar-winner Nicholas Cage) and a former SAS soldier turned political prisoner (Oscar-winner Sean Connery) must break into Alcatraz prison when a rogue military group, lead by a renegade general (Oscar-nominee Ed Harris), has taken it over and are now threatening a nerve gas attack on San Franscisco. This high-octane action thriller was a huge smash when released in the Summer of 1996 and helped cement director Michael Bay (Bad Boys, Armageddon, Transform...

People in this episode

Host: Geoff Gershon

Topics covered

• action thriller
• film review
• 1990s cinema
• Michael Bay
• Alcatraz
• military
• chemical weapons

Keywords

• The Rock
• Nicholas Cage
• Sean Connery
• Michael Bay
• action movie
• Alcatraz
• 1996 film
• thriller
• nerve gas
• military

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

Places: Alcatraz, San Francisco

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