Synopsis
Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come en masse to destroy Earth. As they plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must come to the defense of his children. As the world must fend for itself by a new and very advanced enemy not of this world, it's inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it.
More Info
USA Box Office: $234 Million
Worldwide Box Office: $591 Million
Budget Estimate: $132 Million
Also Known As: Out of the Night
Filming Locations: 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA| Athens, New York, USA| Bayonne, New Jersey, USA| Beacon, New York, USA| Brownsburg, Virginia, USA| Canyon Country, California, USA| Cold Spring, New York, USA| Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA| Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA| Howell, New Jersey, USA| Ingraham St & Hartford Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA| Lexington, Virginia, USA| Mystery Mesa, California, USA| Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA| New York City, New York, USA| Newark, New Jersey, USA| Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA| Piru, California, USA| Raphine, Virginia, USA| Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA| Santa Clarita, California, USA| Sony Pictures Studios - 10202 W. Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California, USA| Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA| Universal Studios, Universal City, California, USA| Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank Studios, Burbank, California, USA| Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Cast:
Tom Cruise .... Ray Ferrier
Dakota Fanning .... Rachel Ferrier
Justin Chatwin .... Robbie Ferrier
Miranda Otto .... Mary Ann
Tim Robbins .... Harlan Ogilvy
Rick Gonzalez .... Vincent
Yul Vazquez .... Julio (as Yul Vázquez)
Lenny Venito .... Manny the Mechanic
Lisa Ann Walter .... Bartender (Sheryl)
Ann Robinson .... Grandmother
Gene Barry .... Grandfather
David Alan Basche .... Tim
Roz Abrams .... Herself
Michael Brownlee .... TV Reporter, Osaka
Camillia Sanes .... News Producer
