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2012 (2009/I)
By admin | June 28, 2010
Movie: 2012 (2009/I)
“Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth’s core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world’s population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world’s leaders race to build “arks” to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>”
- Director: Roland Emmerich
- Release Date:
13 November 2009 (USA)
- Run Time:
158 min- Country: USA , Canada
- Genre: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi , Thriller See »
- MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language.Tagline: We Were Warned. See »
Trivia: In the film, many cultural and historic icons are destroyed, including Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro and The Vatican. Director Roland Emmerich also wished to depict the destruction of The Kaaba in Mecca. The idea was scraped however, when producer and co-writer of the film Harald Kloser opposed the idea. He later stated that he made the decision because he did not want a Fatwa issued against him by radical Muslims. (Interestingly to note, a Fatwa is not an Islamic death sentence, as Kloser thought/stated; it is actually an opinion made by an Islamic Leader/Scholar concerning Islamic Law.)
See »Goofs: Errors in geography: The kids are wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts in Yellowstone in the tent. Even in the summer the temperature drops drastically at night. The kids would have been in danger of hypothermia.
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