World Trade Center
Action, Adventure, Drama
Paramount Pictures  (2006) 128 mins PG-13

6.3 (26,916 votes)
A True Story of Courage and Survival.

From three-time Academy Award® winner Oliver Stone comes this inspiring true story about courage, family and our nation's unyielding spirit. Oscar® winner Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña (Crash) star as John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, two New York City Port Authority policemen who were trapped in the rubble of September 11, 2001. As McLoughlin and Jimeno bond together in a fight for survival, the events of an unimaginable day unfold through the eyes of the two policemen, their loving wives (Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal), survivors and rescuers throughout the city....

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Cast and Crew
Maria Bello  ......  Donna McLoughlin
Maggie Gyllenhaal  ...... 
Nicolas Cage  ......  John McLoughlin
Michael Pena  ...... 
Jay Hernandez  ......  Dominick Pezzulo
Stephen Dorff  ...... 
Director  .....  Oliver Stone
Producer  .....  Michael Shamberg; Stacey Sher; Moritz Borman; Chantal Feghali; Debra Hill
Writer  .....  Andrea Berloff; John McLoughlin
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The mall shows Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream being a store when in reality it was a kiosk. (more)

Trivia:
Oliver Stone thought of casting K. Costner as Sgt. John McLoughlin, his JFK (1991) lead. Costner had narrated the 2006 documentary On Native Soil (2006), about the 9/11 Commission Report's investigation of the causes of the terrorist attacks and what could have been done to prevent them from happening. Paramount Pictures was concerned that Stone and Costner would then delve into another conspiracy theory. (more)

Filming Locations:
Clifton, New Jersey, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
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Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations (more)