War of the Worlds -

From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes “War of the Worlds,” directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar Tom Cruise. A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells’s seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. The film also stars Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, and Tim Robbins.

Cruise stars as Ray Ferrier, a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife (Miranda Otto) and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and young daughter Rachel (Dakota Fanning) for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

Moments later, at an intersection near his house, Ray witnesses an extraordinary event that will change all their lives forever. A towering three-legged war machine emerges from deep beneath the earth and, before anyone can react, incinerates everything in sight. An ordinary day has suddenly become the most extraordinary event of their lifetimes – the first strike in a catastrophic alien attack on Earth.

Ray scrambles to get his children away from this merciless new enemy, embarking on a journey that will take them across the ravaged countryside, where they become caught in the desperate tide of refugees fleeing from an extraterrestrial army of Tripods.

But no matter where they run, there is no safety, no refuge … only Ray’s unconquerable will to protect the ones he loves.
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures present an Amblin Entertainment/Cruise|Wagner Production, a Steven Spielberg film, “War of the Worlds.” Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Josh Friedman and David Koepp, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, the film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson. The executive producer is Paula Wagner. The film also stars Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin and Tim Robbins. This film has been rated PG-13 for Frightening Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence and Disturbing Images.

Spielberg’s core filmmaking team, which has collaborated with the director on numerous projects, is led by director of photography Janusz Kaminski, ASC, production designer Rick Carter, editor Michael Kahn, A.C.E., and costume designer Joanna Johnston. Music is composed by John Williams. Visual effects and animation is by Industrial Light & Magic, led by senior visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman.

Movie information

Release Date (USA):	2005-06-29
Rating (USA):	PG-13
Release Date (UK):	2005-06-29
Rating (UK) :	PG
Director:	Steven Spielberg
Producer:	Tom Cruise,Kathleen Kennedy.Paula Wagner
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Writer/s:	HG Wells (Novel), Josh Friedman and David Koepp (screenplay)

Cast

Tom Cruise	Ray Ferrier
Justin Chatwin	Robbie Ferrier
Dakota Fanning	Rachel Ferrier
Tim Robbins	Ogilvy
Miranda Otto	Mary Ann Ferrier
David Alan Basche	Tim
James DuMont
Yul Vazquez	Julio
Daniel Franzese
Michalina Almindo	Refugee
Cass Asher	Corporal Benjamin Russell
Tania Barone
Gerald Blakey	Refugee
David Blanc	Chef
Benny Ciaramello	Staff Sgt. Morales
Shanna Collins	Teenager #1
David Conley	Ill-informed guy
Robert DaGasta	Survivor
Ambi Daniel	Refugee
Crystal Dawne	Starving girl in diner
Joseph DeBona	Newark Deliveryman
Matt DeWinkeleer	Refugee with Cart
Jane Di Nicola	Red Cross Worker
Robert Feeley	Passerby
Miguel Antonio Ferrer	Brazilian Neighbor
Takayo Fischer	Older Woman #3
David Gere	Survivor
Stephen Gevedon	Neighbor
Jennifer Glasgow	Survivor
Rick Gonzalez
Tommy Guiffre	National Guardsman
David Harbour
Amy Hohn
Elizabeth Jayne Hong
John Thompson Hopkins	Survivor
Priscilla Hopkins	Survivor
Tracy Howe	Mob Onlooker #1
Dalon Huntington	Survivor
Daniel A. Jacobs	Young Man
Freddie J