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In the
not-too-distant future, when pets can be cloned after
they die and "virtual girlfriends" can be
installed and programmed, Adam Gibson (Arnold
Schwarzenegger) works as a helicopter tour pilot. On his
birthday he comes home to discover an identical version
of himself--an illegal human clone--celebrating with his
family and friends. The next thing he knows, a squad of
killers is after him in order to hide the evidence of
their cloning activities, funded by Michael Drucker
(Tony Goldwyn), a powerful businessman who hopes to make
billions from human cloning in collaboration with his
medical expert, Dr. Griffin Weir (Robert Duvall). Of
course, nobody believes Adam when he says there's an
impostor living his life, and soon he has to take
matters into his own hands while being chased by bad
guys who won't stay dead thanks to the magic of cloning
and Syncordings, instant memory downloads. THE 6TH DAY
is an intriguing sci-fi thriller, combining science fact
and fiction with everything viewers could want from a
Schwarzenegger movie: terrific special effects and an
action-packed story, with two Arnolds for twice the fun. Filmed
in Vancouver, Canada, and Phoenix, Arizona.
The film was originally titled ON THE SIXTH DAY.
THE 6TH DAY was coproduced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The
only other film for which he has served as a producer
was 1993's LAST ACTION HERO.
This film was written by husband-and-wife team Cormac
and Marianne Wibberley, who originally had set the movie
20 years in the future but made adjustments as technical
advances in cloning seemed to be occurring even during
production.
The Sim-Pal doll was the idea of noted writer-director
John Sayles, who is often hired to add touches to
screenplays.
The henchman Wiley, who keeps getting killed in various
ways but pops up again as a clone, was named after
cartoon character Wile E. Coyote.
Actor Schwarzenegger performed many of his own stunts,
including one in which he had to hide in a large tank of
water. While preparing for this scene, Schwarzenegger
became disoriented and a diver had to help him out.
The exteriors of the Replacement Technologies buildings
are actually the Vancouver Public Library.
The futuristic cars seen in the movie were provided by
General Motors, with special handlers to make sure they
were not damaged!! |
- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre:
Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction
- Rating:
PG-13 (MPAA)
- Rating Reason:
For Strong Action Violence, Brief Strong Language,
and Some Sexuality.
- Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall, Tony Goldwyn
- Directed By:
Roger Spottiswoode
- Release Information:
- Studio: Columbia Tristar Home
- Theatrical Release Date: November
17, 2000
- DVD Release Date: March 27, 2001
- Run Time: 124 minutes
- Production Company: Columbia
- Package Type: Keep Case
- DVD Features:
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
- English (Dolby Digital 2.0
Surround)
- French (?)
- Available Subtitles: English and
French
- Bonus Features:
- Digitally Mastered Audio &
Anamorphic Video
- Audio Commentary by Composer Trevor
Rabin with Isolated Music Score
- Re-Pet
Infomercial and TV Spot
- Theatrical Trailers
- Production Notes
- Talent Files
- Interactive Features:
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Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
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