Roland emmerich, commentary track, the day after tomorrow. The film was made in toronto and montreal and is the highestgrossing hollywood film to be made in canada if adjusted for inflation. Day after tomorrow, the when a new global iceage threatens the world, a climatologist tries to figure out a way to save humanity, and attempts to get to his young son in new york. Roland emmerichs inspiration for the day after tomorrow came from the coming global superstorm 1987, a nonfiction book by art bell and whitley strieber. In the day after tomorrow, new york city is besieged first by torrential. Paul osborn soon tracks him down and identifies him as albert merriman, a career criminal. The film depicts fictional catastrophic climatic effects in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling. The demon barber of fleet street, company for which he won an olivier award, hamlet, henry v, cat on a hot tin roof and othello. Adrian lester awardwinning actor and director of stage and screen, adrian lester has played the title roles in othello and henry v at the national theatre and hamlet, directed by peter brook. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The day after tomorrow is a 2004 american sciencefiction disaster film cowritten, directed, and produced by roland emmerich and starring dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, ian holm, emmy rossum, and sela ward.
Dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, emmy rossum, sela ward, ian holm, dash mihok, jay o. Created by tony jordan, it was produced by kudos film and television, and broadcast on bbc one in the united kingdom. The day after tomorrow loose remake of independence day with weather as the villain rather than aliens, pic is a disarmingly pulpy, eyepopping disaster movie during its first half, and an. The day after tomorrow 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors. Lester was born in birmingham, england to jamaican parents. The 2004 film the day after tomorrow features a young jake gyllenhaal playing the role of sam hall, the son of paleoclimatologist jack hall, who gets stuck in new york city while an earthshattering disaster takes place.
The day after tomorrow is my most favorite movie of all time. See exclusive photos and pictures of adrian lester from their movies, tv shows, red carpet events and more at. On screen, his work includes hustle, primary colours and the day after tomorrow. The day after tomorrow was inspired by coast to coast am talkradio host art bell and whitley strieber s book, the coming global superstorm, and strieber wrote the films novelization. His other works included day of confession, the exile, the machiavelli covenant, and the hadrian memorandum. Adrian lester obe was born on august 14, 1968 in birmingham, england as adrian anthony lester. The day after tomorrow inspired dog names popular male. The film depicts catastrophic climatic effects following the disruption of the.
Starring dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, emmy rossum, dash mihok, jay o. Read all about adrian lester with s exclusive biography including their list of awards, celeb facts and more at. Customers the day after tomorrow official book trailer. Meanwhile some scientists in scotland including adrian lester and ian holm. Adrian lester adrian lester born august 14, 1968 is an english actor. Shop the day after tomorrow bluray 2004 at best buy.
Stars dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, emmy rossum, sela ward. The day after tomorrow was one of the first thrillers that i ever read, at age 12, from my school library. Abstract paleoclimatologist jack hall bears witness to the terrifying fragmentation of the larsen ice shelf while drilling for icecore samples in antarctica, drawing his attention to urgent problems posed by global warming that lead to an unsuccessful attempt to. The show premiered on 24 february 2004, and ran for eight series, with its final episode aired on 17 february 2012. Possible loose bindings, highlighting, cocked spine or torn. The day after tomorrow is a 2004 american climate fictiondisaster film cowritten, directed, and produced by roland emmerich. Watch the day after tomorrow online verizon fios tv. Rapson ends up with his crew of two at his scotland research base with assistant simon adrian lester. I presume that the librarian had not read it herself, so as to include in the shelf, considering it had liberal doses of between the sheets activities.
He won a critics circle theatre award in 20 for his performance as ira aldridge in red velvet. Jasmine and lila lesters father adrian lester is a wellknown actor best known for his work in hustle, the day after tomorrow, and many more. Adrian lester the day after tomorrow has been cast in spiderman 3 as a research scientist working on finding a cure for one of the films villains. The day after tomorrow simon 2004 primary colors henry burton 1998 doomsday norton 2008. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, emmy rossum, dash mihok, jay o. A climatologist must head out on a journey to save his son from falling victim to a new ice age enveloping the earth. A lot of subtle references to other booksmovies like the burning of the books in. In the book, bell and strieber put forth the case that fluctuations in the weather patterns are warnings signs of a superstorm that could sweep the northern hemisphere, creating winds of. Although the submersion of manhattan by tidal wave was done fairly convincingly in 1933s deluge, that films visuals dont begin to compare to the digital magic conjured up by. Customers the day after tomorrow we are entering phase 3 of digitalization. The day after tomorrow is a 2004 american science fiction disaster film co written, directed, and produced by roland emmerich and starring dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, ian holm, emmy rossum, and sela ward. He was paid approximately two million dollars for the book. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, some of his notable credits include breaking away 1979, the right stuff 1983, the big easy 1986, innerspace 1987, the parent trap 1998, frequency 2000, traffic 2000, the rookie 2002, the day after tomorrow 2004, vantage point 2008, footloose 2011, and soul surfer 2011.
The day after tomorrow is a 2004 american science fiction disaster film cowritten, directed, and produced by roland emmerich and starring dennis quaid, jake gyllenhaal, ian holm, emmy rossum, and sela ward. Hustle is a british television crime drama series starring adrian lester, robert glenister and robert vaughn. It is based on the book the coming global superstorm by art bell and. Kenny moskow, adrian lester, emmy rossum, rick hoffman, austin nichols. Adrian lester, obe, is a british actor, director and writer. Lolita chakrabarti actress, two daughters daughter. The book has all the feelings the movie gave and i was glad to read this. The day after tomorrow is a ludicrous popcorn thriller. Jason blicker, kenneth moskow, tim hamaguchi, glenn plummer, adrian lester, richard mcmillan, nestor serrano, sylvain landry, chris britton, vlasta vrana, pauline little.
He died from metastatic melanoma on may 16, 2014 at the age of 72. Nestor serrano, austin nichols, sheila mccarthy, adrian lester, sela ward, kenneth welsh, perry king, roland emmerich, jeffrey nachmanoff. Sanders, arjay smith, austin nichols, tamlyn tomita, adrian lester, glenn plummer, kenneth walsh, sheila mccarthy, perry king, luke letourneay 2004 124 minutes rated. This is a world of automation, bots and artificial intelligence. None of the scientists were impressed with what they saw, although most conceded that the movie was enjoyable nonsense. He and his friends get trapped in the new york public library and find ways to survive. Formulaic plotting and stereotypical characters aside, the day after tomorrow, like jack hill himself, plots a course and doggedly pursues it to a successful conclusion. It is based on the book the coming global superstorm by art bell and whitley strieber.
His television credits include hustle, girlfriends, the ghost squad, bonekickers and trauma. Early life and educationlester was born in birmingham, west midlands, the son of. Adrian lester adrian anthony lester, obe born 14 august 1968 is an english actor, director, and writer. He began performing in youth choirs at the age of ten. He began acting with the birmingham youth theatre and trai. The day after tomorrow roland emmerich 2004 118min. Meet adrian lesters daughters jasmine lester and lila. The day after tomorrow wikipedia republished wiki 2. The film is a work of fiction but the message is clear.
While dennis quaids jack hall is the films lead character, gyllenhaals. In the day after tomorrow, lester had a minor role as simon, one of the three researchers who drink a toast of twelveyearold scotch shortly before freezing to death. Directed by roland emmerich, starring roland emmerich. His first novel, the day after tomorrow, published in 1994. The day after tomorrow by allan folsom, paperback barnes.