Daylight (1996) Daylight

Daylight is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Sylvester Stallone as Kit Latura, a disgraced former EMS chief who enters a collapsed Hudson River tunnel to rescue survivors trapped after a catastrophic explosion. The film was written by Leslie Bohem, shot primarily at Cinecitta Studios in Rome by cinematographer David Eggby, scored by Randy Edelman, and released by Universal Pictures on December 6, 1996. It grossed $159 million worldwide against an $80 million budget. (wikipedia, imdb)

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Story and Structure

• Plot Summary (Daylight)
• 40 Beats (Daylight)

Cast & Performances

• Cast and Characters (Daylight)
• Sylvester Stallone (Daylight)
• Amy Brenneman (Daylight)
• Viggo Mortensen (Daylight)

Director & Crew

• Rob Cohen
• Leslie Bohem
• David Eggby
• Randy Edelman (Daylight)

Key Sequences

• The Tunnel Explosion (Daylight)
• The Fan Shaft Descent (Daylight)
• The Blowout (Daylight)

Analysis & Context

• Themes and Analysis (Daylight)
• The Collision of Illegal Dumping and Criminal Flight (Daylight)
• The Ensemble Under Pressure (Daylight)
• George Tyrell and the Bracelet (Daylight)

Setting & Genre

• The Holland Tunnel
• The 1990s Disaster Film Revival
• Stallone in the 1990s

Production & Release

• Production History (Daylight)
• Critical Reception and Legacy (Daylight)
• Physical Media Releases (Daylight)

Structure & Graphics

• Structure Graphics (Daylight)