“Daylight” (1998) starring Sylvester Stallone and Amy Brenneman / Z-View
Daylight (1998)
Director: Rob Cohen
Screenplay: Leslie Bohem
Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Jay O. Sanders, Karen Young, Claire Bloom, Barry Newman, Stan Shaw, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Renoly Santiago, Renoly Santiago, Danielle Harris, Trina McGee, Marcello Thedford, Jo Anderson, Mark Rolston, Rosemary Forsyth, Luoyong Wang, Tony Munafo, Nestor Serrano, Rob Cohen and Sage Stallone
Tagline: HOLD YOUR BREATH
The Plot…
When an explosion seals a tunnel beneath the Hudson River, time is running out for the few survivors. Despite it being a suicide mission, ex-NYC Medical Services Chief Kit Latura (Stallone) goes in. As the air dwindles, the water levels rise and tempers flare, Latura and the survivors search for a way out.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Daylight was nominated for one Academy Award
- nominee Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing – Richard L. Anderson, David A. Whittaker
Daylight is the second time that Sly and his son Sage appeared together in a movie.
Cameos include: director Rob Cohen as a businessman and Associate Producer Tony Munafo as a waste truck driver.
Stan Shaw, who plays a Transit cop trapped in the tunnel also played the boxer named Dipper who gets Rocky’s locker in Rocky.
Daylight is a throwback to the disaster movies like The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and The Towering Inferno.
Daylight (1998) rates 4 of 5 stars.
