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Growing up, I followed the exploits of the eponymous Lt. Theo Kojak patrolling the mean streets of Manhattan South in the 1970's TV cop series. In the late-1990s I was able to visit New York City.</p><p>There is much romance surrounding the Empire State building. In 1957 it was the setting for the romantic film 'An Affair to Remember' starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. The 1993 film 'Sleepless in Seattle' starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, is in truth, really little more than a reworking of that older film. Getting to the top of the building is hard work and takes a long time, and that is with using the series of lifts to get you there. At the top you discover that even a famous horse was there too.</p><p>By contrast the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center seemed a let down. Sure, they were an iconic sight, briefly seen in many movies such as 'Working Girl' (1988), and even functioning as a prop in 'Escape from New York' (1981). But the large, fast, and functional lifts, shot you up to the top of the building in no time at all. This all changed for me on Tuesday 11th September 2001. Watching live on the TV, I found the scenes almost impossible to believe. For many months it was difficult to accept the reality of what had happened. Now I am always happy to see a shot of the towers, such as in the opening sequence of HBO's TV series 'The Sopranos' (1999-2007), and would have preferred it to have been retained.</p><p>In this new film, 'The Walk' (2015), Director Robert Zemeckis, has penned a screenplay from the book 'To Reach the Clouds', that tells a true story of the early days of the Twin Towers. The story could be considered unbelievable, but this film is in fact a true representation of this astonishing story.</p><p>The film is narrated, thus giving us the audience the needed exposition. The early part of the film is set in Paris, France, and is cleverly filmed in a distinctive French-style. Innovative use is made of black-and white photography, subtitles and French-mime to help tell the story of a young street performer working the streets of Paris who uses mime and his juggling skills. His name is Philippe Petit, and in this film he is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The era is the late-sixties, and this is shown well. Philippe himself is a self-proclaimed anarchist. He also has an ambitious dream which is accurately and authentically captured in this film. In 1968, at the age of 17, he reads about the building of the Twin Towers and resolves to walk from one tower to another on a tightrope stretched across the top of the towers.</p><p>Before that though we have a nice romance between Philippe and Annie, played by Charlotte Le Bon. We have too, in this film, Ben Kingsley playing the role of an old high-wire performer, teaching his protégé the ropes. We get believable and thoughtful performances from the star and the supporting actors. Philippe, in 1971, walks between the towers of the cathedral of Notre Dame, shown in this film, and in 1973, did a walk at the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia, though this is not in the film.</p><p>Now Philippe resolves to carry out his ambition at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in the USA. This is where the rest of the film is located. Philippe recruits his supporters and they plan their coup. There is a time-element here, as the Towers are nearing completion. Detailed planning is also required and equipment is needed too. It is determined that a 450LB cable will be required as well as a specially made 55LB 26ft balancing pole. The gap between the towers was 200ft, the height above ground 1,368ft. The coup was planned for 7th of August 1974, one week before Philippe's 25th birthday.</p><p>While the acting is good, and the contrast between Paris and New York is shown authentically, and cleverly, by the different styles of filming, it is the special-effects that make this film. This reviewer saw the 3D version of this film. It was one of the main draws of the film and it must be doubted that this film could have been made as authentically before now. The camera shoots up and down the Twin Towers as well as across the wire. It looks down at the wire, and then swoops down to the ground. The effect is truly breathtaking. The tension is there throughout the latter part of the film. There too, are you, on the wire, looking up, and down.</p><p>It is clear how dangerous and foolhardy was this coup that Philippe Petit attempted. Nowadays, he would be declared an adrenalin junkie. No doubt he was that. This attempt can now never be replicated. I had thought that the WTC should not have been built on. I was wrong. It is right that something bigger and better should be built. The human spirit should always strive to go onwards and upwards.</p><p>The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center remain, always, an iconic vision of New York City, as well as the indomitable symbol of soaring ambition, vision, and the spirit of humanity throughout the world. Now Philippe Petit and Robert Zemeckis have given it it's own magic and romance too.</p><p>Breathtaking! 10/10.</p></div></div><div><ul><li><a href="/user/ur39929622/?ref_=tt_urv_usr">guchrisc</a></li><li>Oct 14, 2015</li></ul></div></div></section><div><hgroup><h3>Contribute to this page</h3></hgroup><p>Suggest an edit or add missing content</p></div></div><div><section><p><hgroup><h3>More to explore</h3></hgroup></p></section></div></div></section></div>||||I|||| Menu
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 In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers.
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 * Trivia
 Philippe Petit personally trained Joseph Gordon-Levitt how to walk on a tightrope. When the training started, Petit predicted that Gordon-Levitt would need no more than eight days of training to be able to walk on a wire alone, which came true.
 * Goofs
 The broadcast antenna on the World Trade Center's north tower wasn't added until 1978, four years after the events of the movie took place.
 * Quotes

 [first lines]

 Philippe Petit: "Why?" That is the question people ask me most. Pourquoi? Why? For what? Why do you walk on the wire? Why do you tempt fate? Why do you risk death. But, I don't think of it this way. I never even say this word, death. La mort. Yes of okay, I said it once, or maybe three times, just now... But watch, I *will* not say it again. Instead, I use the opposite word. Life. For me, to walk on the wire, this is life. C'est la vie.

 Philippe Petit: [now standing in the torch of the Statue of Liberty] So, picture with me it's 1974, New York city, and I am in love with two buildings - two towers. Or as everyone in the world will calls them, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. They call to me. These towers, they stir something inside of me, and they inspire in me a dream. My dream is to hang a high-wire between those twin towers, and *walk* on it! Of course, uh, this is impossible, not to mention, illegal. So, why attempt the impossible? Why follow your dream? But, I cannot answer this question why, not with words. But I can show you how i happened. And so, we must go back in time, and across the ocean, because my love affair with these beautiful towers did not begin in New York. In case you couldn't tell, I'm not from here. No, my story begins in another one of the world's most beautiful cities, se Paris.

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 Anarchy in the USA: The coup at the WTC NYC.
 As a small boy, this reviewer read with excitement about the exploits of the great French 19th century tight-rope walker Charles Blondin who crossed the 1,100ft Niagara Gorge, many times in fact. Growing up, I followed the exploits of the eponymous Lt. Theo Kojak patrolling the mean streets of Manhattan South in the 1970's TV cop series. In the late-1990s I was able to visit New York City.

 There is much romance surrounding the Empire State building. In 1957 it was the setting for the romantic film 'An Affair to Remember' starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. The 1993 film 'Sleepless in Seattle' starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, is in truth, really little more than a reworking of that older film. Getting to the top of the building is hard work and takes a long time, and that is with using the series of lifts to get you there. At the top you discover that even a famous horse was there too.

 By contrast the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center seemed a let down. Sure, they were an iconic sight, briefly seen in many movies such as 'Working Girl' (1988), and even functioning as a prop in 'Escape from New York' (1981). But the large, fast, and functional lifts, shot you up to the top of the building in no time at all. This all changed for me on Tuesday 11th September 2001. Watching live on the TV, I found the scenes almost impossible to believe. For many months it was difficult to accept the reality of what had happened. Now I am always happy to see a shot of the towers, such as in the opening sequence of HBO's TV series 'The Sopranos' (1999-2007), and would have preferred it to have been retained.

 In this new film, 'The Walk' (2015), Director Robert Zemeckis, has penned a screenplay from the book 'To Reach the Clouds', that tells a true story of the early days of the Twin Towers. The story could be considered unbelievable, but this film is in fact a true representation of this astonishing story.

 The film is narrated, thus giving us the audience the needed exposition. The early part of the film is set in Paris, France, and is cleverly filmed in a distinctive French-style. Innovative use is made of black-and white photography, subtitles and French-mime to help tell the story of a young street performer working the streets of Paris who uses mime and his juggling skills. His name is Philippe Petit, and in this film he is played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The era is the late-sixties, and this is shown well. Philippe himself is a self-proclaimed anarchist. He also has an ambitious dream which is accurately and authentically captured in this film. In 1968, at the age of 17, he reads about the building of the Twin Towers and resolves to walk from one tower to another on a tightrope stretched across the top of the towers.

 Before that though we have a nice romance between Philippe and Annie, played by Charlotte Le Bon. We have too, in this film, Ben Kingsley playing the role of an old high-wire performer, teaching his protégé the ropes. We get believable and thoughtful performances from the star and the supporting actors. Philippe, in 1971, walks between the towers of the cathedral of Notre Dame, shown in this film, and in 1973, did a walk at the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia, though this is not in the film.

 Now Philippe resolves to carry out his ambition at the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in the USA. This is where the rest of the film is located. Philippe recruits his supporters and they plan their coup. There is a time-element here, as the Towers are nearing completion. Detailed planning is also required and equipment is needed too. It is determined that a 450LB cable will be required as well as a specially made 55LB 26ft balancing pole. The gap between the towers was 200ft, the height above ground 1,368ft. The coup was planned for 7th of August 1974, one week before Philippe's 25th birthday.

 While the acting is good, and the contrast between Paris and New York is shown authentically, and cleverly, by the different styles of filming, it is the special-effects that make this film. This reviewer saw the 3D version of this film. It was one of the main draws of the film and it must be doubted that this film could have been made as authentically before now. The camera shoots up and down the Twin Towers as well as across the wire. It looks down at the wire, and then swoops down to the ground. The effect is truly breathtaking. The tension is there throughout the latter part of the film. There too, are you, on the wire, looking up, and down.

 It is clear how dangerous and foolhardy was this coup that Philippe Petit attempted. Nowadays, he would be declared an adrenalin junkie. No doubt he was that. This attempt can now never be replicated. I had thought that the WTC should not have been built on. I was wrong. It is right that something bigger and better should be built. The human spirit should always strive to go onwards and upwards.

 The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center remain, always, an iconic vision of New York City, as well as the indomitable symbol of soaring ambition, vision, and the spirit of humanity throughout the world. Now Philippe Petit and Robert Zemeckis have given it it's own magic and romance too.

 Breathtaking! 10/10.
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<table><tbody><tr><th>World Trade Center</th></tr><tr><td><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Worldtrade.jpg"></a></span><p>Theatrical release poster</p></td></tr><tr><th>Directed by</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Stone">Oliver Stone</a></td></tr><tr><th>Written by</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Berloff">Andrea Berloff</a></td></tr><tr><th>Produced by</th><td><div>
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moritz_Borman">Moritz Borman</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debra_Hill">Debra Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shamberg">Michael Shamberg</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_Sher">Stacey Sher</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th>Starring</th><td><div>
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage">Nicolas Cage</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pe%C3%B1a">Michael Peña</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Gyllenhaal">Maggie Gyllenhaal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Bello">Maria Bello</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Dorff">Stephen Dorff</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Hernandez">Jay Hernandez</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shannon">Michael Shannon</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th>Cinematography</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seamus_McGarvey">Seamus McGarvey</a></td></tr><tr><th>Edited by</th><td><div>
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brenner_(film_editor)">David Brenner</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Monroe">Julie Monroe</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th>Music by</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Armstrong_(composer)">Craig Armstrong</a></td></tr><tr><th><p>Production<br/>companies</p></th><td><div>
<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shamberg">Double Feature Films</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermedia_(company)">Intermedia Films</a></li>
<li>Ixtlan</li>
<li>Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft &amp; Company</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th>Distributed by</th><td><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a></td></tr><tr><th><p>Release date</p></th><td><div>
<ul><li>August 9, 2006</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th><p>Running time</p></th><td>129 minutes<sup><a href="#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th>Country</th><td>United States</td></tr><tr><th>Language</th><td>English</td></tr><tr><th>Budget</th><td>$65 million<sup><a href="#cite_note-BOM-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th>Box office</th><td>$163.2 million<sup><a href="#cite_note-BOM-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>World Trade Center</b></i> is a 2006 American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docudrama">docudrama</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_film">disaster film</a><sup><a href="#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Stone">Oliver Stone</a> and written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Berloff">Andrea Berloff</a>. The film is based on the experience of a team of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department">New York City police officers</a> during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks">September 11 attacks</a>, in which they were trapped inside the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center"> rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center</a>. The film was shot between October 2005 and February 2006, and theatrically released in the United States by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> on August 9, 2006. It was met with generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $163 million worldwide.
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<p>On September 11, 2001, members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey_Police_Department">Port Authority Police</a> are dispatched to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Manhattan">Downtown Manhattan</a> in response to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tenants_in_1_World_Trade_Center_(1971%E2%80%932001)">North Tower</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_(1973%E2%80%932001)">World Trade Center</a> having been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_11">hit by a plane</a>. The officers learn en route that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tenants_in_Two_World_Trade_Center">South Tower</a> also was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_175">hit by another plane</a>. Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLoughlin_(police_officer)">John McLoughlin</a>, veteran of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing">1993 bombing</a>, assembles a group of volunteers; officers Antonio Rodrigues, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Jimeno">Will Jimeno</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_Pezzulo">Dominick Pezzulo</a>, to retrieve rescue equipment from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_World_Trade_Center#Original_building_(1970%E2%80%932001)">Building 5</a>. They are joined by Officer Christopher Amoroso.
</p><p>As the five officers prepare to enter the North Tower from the concourse, the South Tower begins to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center">collapse</a> onto them, and McLoughlin realizes that their only chance of survival is to take shelter in the elevator shaft. McLoughlin, Jimeno, and Pezzulo are the only survivors, but they are trapped beneath the rubble. Pezzulo tries but fails to free Jimeno, whose lower half is pinned. McLoughlin, who is also pinned, listens helplessly as the North Tower begins to collapse. Pezzulo is fatally injured when a concrete slab crushes his torso, but manages to fire his sidearm once into the air, in an attempt to alert rescuers to their whereabouts just before dying. Jimeno and McLoughlin spend painful, terrifying hours under the rubble telling each other about their lives. Meanwhile, their families try to learn if they are still alive.
</p><p>When <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tenants_in_7_World_Trade_Center_(1987%E2%80%932001)">Building 7</a> collapses, both men scream and accept their demise, but they survive without further harm. McLoughlin tries to keep Jimeno awake by encouraging him to repeatedly pull on metal rebar that potential rescuers might hear. Hours pass, and McLoughlin falls in and out of consciousness. Both agree to stay alive for one another.
</p><p>Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marines">United States Marines</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Karnes">Dave Karnes</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Thomas_(Marine)">Jason Thomas</a>, who are searching for survivors, hear the noise produced by Jimeno and find the men, calling for help to dig them out. After hours and effort by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_responders">first responders</a>, Jimeno is rescued first, and then hours later McLoughlin is lifted out of the debris in critical condition. Both men are reunited with their families at the hospital and undergo medical treatment, including extensive surgeries, and McLoughlin is placed in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medically_induced_coma">medically induced coma</a>.
</p><p>In 2003, Jimeno and McLoughlin, both medically retired from duty, attend a celebratory barbecue with their families. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilogue">epilogue</a> reveals that both men were two of twenty people found alive at Ground Zero, and they were numbers eighteen and nineteen, respectively. David Karnes reenlisted in the Marines and served two tours in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War">Iraq War</a>.
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<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage">Nicolas Cage</a> as Sergeant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLoughlin_(police_officer)">John McLoughlin</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Pe%C3%B1a">Michael Peña</a> as Officer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Jimeno">Will Jimeno</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Bello">Maria Bello</a> as Donna McLoughlin</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Gyllenhaal">Maggie Gyllenhaal</a> as Allison Jimeno</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Dorff">Stephen Dorff</a> as NYPD <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department_Emergency_Service_Unit">ESU Rescueman</a> Scott Strauss</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bernthal">Jon Bernthal</a> as Officer Christopher Amoroso</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Hernandez">Jay Hernandez</a> as Officer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_Pezzulo">Dominick Pezzulo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shannon">Michael Shannon</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Karnes">Marine Sergeant Dave Karnes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Murphy">Donna Murphy</a> as Judy Jonas</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_William_Henke">Brad William Henke</a> as Allison's Brother</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_McRobbie">Peter McRobbie</a> as Allison's Father</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Adams">Julie Adams</a> as Allison's Grandmother</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Whaley">Frank Whaley</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramedic">Paramedic</a> Chuck Sereika</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Ciccolella">Jude Ciccolella</a> as Inspector Lawrence Fields</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Turturro">Nicholas Turturro</a> as Officer Colovito</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Nucci">Danny Nucci</a> as Officer Giraldi</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mapother">William Mapother</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Thomas_(Marine)">Marine Sergeant Jason Thomas</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Wright_(American_actor)">Tom Wright</a> as Officer Reynolds</li>
<li>Wass Stevens as Officer Pat McLoughlin</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armando_Riesco">Armando Riesco</a> as Officer Antonio Rodrigues</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Eisenberg">Ned Eisenberg</a> as Officer Polnicki</li>
<li>Dara Coleman as Officer Boel</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Damici">Nick Damici</a> as Lieutenant John Kassimatis</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Paolo">Connor Paolo</a> as Steven McLoughlin</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Nascarella">Arthur Nascarella</a> as FDNY Chief At Ground Zero</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_D%27Arbanville">Patti D'Arbanville</a> as Donna's Friend</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Davis">Viola Davis</a> as Mother In Hospital</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Jimeno">Will Jimeno</a> as Port Authority Police Officer</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aimee_Mullins">Aimee Mullins</a> as Reporter</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_A._Gargano">Charles A. Gargano</a> as Port Authority Police Commander<sup><a href="#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
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<div><h3>Historical accuracy</h3><p><span><span>[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Trade_Center_(film)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4"><span>edit</span></a><span>]</span></span></p></div>
<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_Police">Port Authority police officers</a> portrayed by Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña, John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, and their wives, played by Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal, were involved with the writing and overall production. John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno said they wanted to have a film made to honor their rescuers and comrades who died on September 11, not for personal gain.<sup>[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
</p><p>McLoughlin's wife Donna has said: "We got involved because we felt it needed to be done accurately. We wanted to do the right thing and I think the filmmakers wanted to do the right thing too."<sup><a href="#cite_note-filmtoofar-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> Both John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno appear at the end of the film during the barbecue scene.
</p><p>The real ESU (Emergency Services Unit) police from New York who are depicted in the film—Scott Strauss and Paddy McGee—were on set as technical advisers. In addition, the firemen in the film were played by real FDNY members who served on 9/11. All of them enthusiastically supported the film and its intention to accurately portray the rescue of McLoughlin and Jimeno.
</p><p>Jeanette Pezzulo, the widow of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_Police">Port Authority police officer</a> Dominick Pezzulo (who died in the attacks and is played by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Hernandez">Jay Hernandez</a> in the film), expressed anger with the film, criticizing McLoughlin's and Jimeno's participation in its production. She is quoted as saying, "My thing is: this man died for you. How do you do this to his family?"<sup><a href="#cite_note-filmtoofar-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island">Staten Island</a> resident Jamie Amoroso, whose husband also died during the rescue operation, also expressed her anger over the film and said she did "not need a movie" to tell her "what a hero" her husband was.<sup><a href="#cite_note-filmtoofar-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Many major American newspapers ran editorials accusing Stone of having his film examine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories">9/11 conspiracy theories</a> because Stone was known for examining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories">various conspiracy theories</a> surrounding the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_assassination">Kennedy assassination</a> in <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFK_(film)">JFK</a></i>. However, Stone has stated that the film does not explore the conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11. He, the producers, and the real McLoughlin and Jimeno, have said the film is a simple dedication to the heroism and sadness of the day with little-to-no political themes.<sup><a href="#cite_note-filmtoofar-5"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-6"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-7"><span>[</span>7<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The film has been accused of not providing a fair portrayal of the character and motives of rescuer Dave Karnes and paramedic Chuck Sereika. They did not participate in the making of the film and felt their roles of being the first rescuers to reach the trapped men did not receive enough screen time. Sereika began treating and extricating Jimeno a full 20 minutes before officers from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department">New York City Police Department</a>'s Emergency Services Unit arrived.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Slate-8"><span>[</span>8<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Certain details about the story were altered. For instance, the film depicts McLoughlin's team being completely oblivious to the crash into the South Tower, having arrived at the World Trade Center site and entered the concourse before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_175">United Airlines Flight 175</a> struck; in reality, Will Jimeno has clarified in interviews that they were well aware of the second impact as it occurred while they were en route to the complex.<sup><a href="#cite_note-9"><span>[</span>9<span>]</span></a></sup>
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<div><h2>Non-fictional characters</h2><p><span><span>[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Trade_Center_(film)&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5"><span>edit</span></a><span>]</span></span></p></div>
<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLoughlin_(police_officer)">John McLoughlin</a></b> graduated from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_of_New_York_at_Oswego">State University of New York at Oswego</a>, where he was a member of the Sigma Tau Chi <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities">fraternity</a>. He was rescued after 22 hours, the 19th of 20 people pulled out of the rubble alive. Doctors kept him in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_coma">induced coma</a> for six weeks. He underwent 27 surgeries and spent nearly three months in the hospital and rehabilitation. Four months after their rescue, McLoughlin and Jimeno—who both have since retired—took part in a ceremony at Ground Zero to watch as the final column was removed. When all the uniformed officers walked out of The Pit, the last two were McLoughlin and Jimeno. On June 11, 2002, McLoughlin received the Port Authority's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor">Medal of Honor</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-10"><span>[</span>10<span>]</span></a></sup> He resided in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goshen,_New_York">Goshen, New York</a>.
</p><p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Jimeno">Will Jimeno</a></b> was born on November 26, 1967, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia">Colombia</a> but immigrated to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New York City</a> as a boy with his family. At the time of the attacks, he was a rookie cop assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Miracles-11"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> He was pulled out of the rubble after 13 hours, the 18th of 20 people pulled out alive. On June 11, 2002, Jimeno received the Port Authority's Medal of Honor.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Miracles-11"><span>[</span>11<span>]</span></a></sup> Jimeno and McLoughlin make a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameo_appearance">cameo </a> in the film.<sup><a href="#cite_note-Slate1-12"><span>[</span>12<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p><b>Christopher Amoroso</b> was born on June 1, 1972, and raised in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bergen,_New_Jersey">North Bergen, New Jersey</a> where he attended <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Bergen_High_School">North Bergen High School</a>.<sup><a href="#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> Since 2010 the Chopper 2002 Foundation has presented their annual invitational softball tournament in North Bergen on the first weekend of June.
</p><p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominick_Pezzulo">Dominick Pezzulo</a></b> was born on August 15, 1965, in Italy to Dino and Victoria Pezzulo. He was named after his grandfather Domenico Pezzulo. Pezzulo taught auto repair, math and computer technology. After seven years as a teacher, Pezzulo became a police officer for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey">Port Authority of New York and New Jersey</a> Police Department 13 months before the attack. He was stationed at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Authority_Bus_Terminal">Port Authority Bus Terminal</a>. On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_Heroes_Medal_of_Valor">9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor</a> by President George W. Bush.<sup><a href="#cite_note-14"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_9/11_Memorial">National 9/11 Memorial</a>, Pezzulo is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-29.<sup><a href="#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup> In his birthplace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giano_Vetusto">Giano Vetusto</a>, Italy, a plaque has been erected on the door of the house he grew up in.<sup><a href="#cite_note-16"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p><b>Bruce A. Reynolds</b> was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inwood,_Manhattan">Inwood</a> and resided in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowlton_Township,_New_Jersey">Knowlton Township, New Jersey</a> with his wife and two kids. He joined the Port Authority in 1986 and was stationed at the bus terminal on 42nd Street. On September 11, 2001 - Reynolds was sent to the World Trade Center from his post at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge">George Washington Bridge</a>. Despite having respiratory problems, he went into the South Tower to help with the rescue effort.<sup><a href="#cite_note-17"><span>[</span>17<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_W._Karnes">David W. Karnes</a></b> was born <abbr>c.</abbr><span> 1958</span> and spent 23 years in the Marine Corps infantry. He left his accounting office at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deloitte_and_Touche">Deloitte and Touche</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilton,_Connecticut">Wilton, Connecticut</a> soon after witnessing the attacks on television to assist in the rescue efforts. Karnes spent nine days at the site before returning to his office. He then reenlisted in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Reserve">Marine Corps Reserve</a> and went on to serve in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines">Philippines</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq">Iraq</a>. He served for 17 months, including two tours of duty in Iraq. Karnes did not cooperate in the making of Stone's <i>World Trade Center</i> movie due to Stone's antipathy towards U.S. President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush">George W. Bush</a>. Some critics took issue with the portrayal in the film. Rebecca Liss of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate_(magazine)"><i>Slate</i></a> magazine observed, "The film seems to overplay his zeal without conveying his motivations and reasoning." It notes he is unfairly portrayed as "a robotic soldier of Christ—a little wacky and simplistic."<sup><a href="#cite_note-18"><span>[</span>18<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Thomas_(Marine)">Jason Thomas</a></b> was born <abbr>c.</abbr><span> 1974</span> and was dropping his daughter off at the home of his mother on Long Island when she told him about the attacks. Despite having left active duty in August 2001, Thomas drove to Manhattan to assist in the rescue efforts,<sup><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo_Caruso_20060814-19"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup> telling the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press">Associated Press</a>: "Someone needed help. It didn't matter who. I didn't even have a plan. But I have all this training as a Marine, and all I could think was, 'My city is in need.'"<sup><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo_Caruso_20060814-19"><span>[</span>19<span>]</span></a></sup> As of 2013, Thomas is serving in the United States Air Force as a medical technician.<sup><a href="#cite_note-20"><span>[</span>20<span>]</span></a></sup> His portrayal by a white actor in the film generated controversy, although the producers claimed that they were unaware that the real Thomas was black until they had already started filming.<sup><a href="#cite_note-21"><span>[</span>21<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-22"><span>[</span>22<span>]</span></a></sup> On February 11, 2007, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Makeover:_Home_Edition">Extreme Makeover: Home Edition</a></i> aired a special two-hour episode about Thomas and his family. Following the attacks, Thomas and his wife had moved their four children from New York to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>. The house they bought began to deteriorate and the show intervened to help them. On September 2, 2013, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4">Channel 4</a> broadcast <i>The Lost Hero of 9/11</i><sup><a href="#cite_note-23"><span>[</span>23<span>]</span></a></sup> which detailed Thomas's involvement in the rescue operation following the collapse of both towers. As of 2018, Thomas was living in Columbus with his wife Kirsti and their children. He worked as an officer for the Ohio Supreme Court.<sup><a href="#cite_note-24"><span>[</span>24<span>]</span></a></sup><sup><a href="#cite_note-25"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a></sup> Thomas is in <i>15 Septembers Later</i> which has appeared on the History Channel.<sup>[<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"><span>citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<p>In its opening weekend, the film made $18.7 million in the U.S. and Canada. In total, the film grossed $70.3 million in North America, and $93 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $163.2 million.<sup><a href="#cite_note-BOM-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup>
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<p>On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a> the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on 234 reviews, and an average rating of 6.70/10. The website's critics consensus states: "As a visually stunning tribute to lives lost in tragedy, <i>World Trade Center</i> succeeds unequivocally, and it is more politically muted than many of Stone's other works."<sup><a href="#cite_note-26"><span>[</span>26<span>]</span></a></sup> On <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<sup><a href="#cite_note-27"><span>[</span>27<span>]</span></a></sup> Audiences polled by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CinemaScore">CinemaScore</a> gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<sup><a href="#cite_note-28"><span>[</span>28<span>]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>The producers met with all relevant September 11 victims groups, before production began, to inform them of the intent. After its release, they, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYPD">NYPD</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDNY">FDNY</a> were very pleased with it. Former mayor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a>, former Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pataki">George Pataki</a>, and then-Fire Commissioner <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Scoppetta">Nicholas Scoppetta</a>, as well as representatives from the NY Port Authority, were at the premiere of the film at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziegfeld_Theatre_(1969)">Ziegfeld Theatre</a> in Manhattan.
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<p>The film was released on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD">DVD</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_DVD">HD DVD</a> on December 12, 2006, and on Blu-ray on June 3, 2008.
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<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cultural_references_to_the_September_11_attacks">List of cultural references to the September 11 attacks</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_the_World_Trade_Center">Collapse of the World Trade Center</a></li>
<li><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_93_(film)">United 93</a></i>, another 2006 film, directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Greengrass">Paul Greengrass</a>, which centered around the events aboard <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_93">United Airlines Flight 93</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_firefighting_films">List of firefighting films</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewashing_in_film">Whitewashing in film</a></li></ul>


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<li><span><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span><cite><a href="https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/world-trade-center-4">"<i>WORLD TRADE CENTER</i> (12A)"</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification">British Board of Film Classification</a>. August 14, 2006<span>. Retrieved <span>November 12,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span></span></span>
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<li><a href="http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/local_slideshow_220114845">Images from the film</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060810142822/http://wcbstv.com/slideshows/local_slideshow_220114845">Archived</a> August 10, 2006, at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li>
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              World Trade Center         
                Theatrical release poster
              Directed by                  Oliver Stone                                        
              Written by                   Andrea Berloff                                      
                                               * Moritz Borman                                 
              Produced by                      * Debra Hill                                    
                                               * Michael Shamberg                              
                                               * Stacey Sher                                   
                                               * Nicolas Cage                                  
                                               * Michael Peña                                  
                                               * Maggie Gyllenhaal                             
              Starring                         * Maria Bello                                   
                                               * Stephen Dorff                                 
                                               * Jay Hernandez                                 
                                               * Michael Shannon                               
              Cinematography               Seamus McGarvey                                     
              Edited by                        * David Brenner                                 
                                               * Julie Monroe                                  
              Music by                     Craig Armstrong                                     
                                                 * Double Feature Films                        
              Production                         * Intermedia Films                            
              companies                          * Ixtlan                                      
                                                 * Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft & Company
              Distributed by               Paramount Pictures                                  
              Release date                     * August 9, 2006                                
              Running time                 129 minutes [ 1 ]                                   
              Country                      United States                                       
              Language                     English                                             
              Budget                       $65 million [ 2 ]                                   
              Box office                   $163.2 million [ 2 ]                                
              

              World Trade Center is a 2006 American docudrama disaster film [ 3 ] directed by Oliver Stone and written by Andrea Berloff. The film is based on the experience of a team of New York City police officers during the September 11 attacks, in which they were trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center. The film was shot between October 2005 and February 2006, and theatrically released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on August 9, 2006. It was met with generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $163 million worldwide.

                Plot

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              On September 11, 2001, members of the Port Authority Police are dispatched to Downtown Manhattan in response to the North Tower of the World Trade Center having been hit by a plane. The officers learn en route that the South Tower also was hit by another plane. Sergeant John McLoughlin, veteran of the 1993 bombing, assembles a group of volunteers; officers Antonio Rodrigues, Will Jimeno and Dominick Pezzulo, to retrieve rescue equipment from Building 5. They are joined by Officer Christopher Amoroso.

              As the five officers prepare to enter the North Tower from the concourse, the South Tower begins to collapse onto them, and McLoughlin realizes that their only chance of survival is to take shelter in the elevator shaft. McLoughlin, Jimeno, and Pezzulo are the only survivors, but they are trapped beneath the rubble. Pezzulo tries but fails to free Jimeno, whose lower half is pinned. McLoughlin, who is also pinned, listens helplessly as the North Tower begins to collapse. Pezzulo is fatally injured when a concrete slab crushes his torso, but manages to fire his sidearm once into the air, in an attempt to alert rescuers to their whereabouts just before dying. Jimeno and McLoughlin spend painful, terrifying hours under the rubble telling each other about their lives. Meanwhile, their families try to learn if they are still alive.

              When Building 7 collapses, both men scream and accept their demise, but they survive without further harm. McLoughlin tries to keep Jimeno awake by encouraging him to repeatedly pull on metal rebar that potential rescuers might hear. Hours pass, and McLoughlin falls in and out of consciousness. Both agree to stay alive for one another.

              Two United States Marines, Dave Karnes and Jason Thomas, who are searching for survivors, hear the noise produced by Jimeno and find the men, calling for help to dig them out. After hours and effort by first responders, Jimeno is rescued first, and then hours later McLoughlin is lifted out of the debris in critical condition. Both men are reunited with their families at the hospital and undergo medical treatment, including extensive surgeries, and McLoughlin is placed in a medically induced coma.

              In 2003, Jimeno and McLoughlin, both medically retired from duty, attend a celebratory barbecue with their families. The epilogue reveals that both men were two of twenty people found alive at Ground Zero, and they were numbers eighteen and nineteen, respectively. David Karnes reenlisted in the Marines and served two tours in the Iraq War.

                Cast

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                  * Nicolas Cage as Sergeant John McLoughlin
                  * Michael Peña as Officer Will Jimeno
                  * Maria Bello as Donna McLoughlin
                  * Maggie Gyllenhaal as Allison Jimeno
                  * Stephen Dorff as NYPD ESU Rescueman Scott Strauss
                  * Jon Bernthal as Officer Christopher Amoroso
                  * Jay Hernandez as Officer Dominick Pezzulo
                  * Michael Shannon as Marine Sergeant Dave Karnes
                  * Donna Murphy as Judy Jonas
                  * Brad William Henke as Allison's Brother
                  * Peter McRobbie as Allison's Father
                  * Julie Adams as Allison's Grandmother
                  * Frank Whaley as Paramedic Chuck Sereika
                  * Jude Ciccolella as Inspector Lawrence Fields
                  * Nicholas Turturro as Officer Colovito
                  * Danny Nucci as Officer Giraldi
                  * William Mapother as Marine Sergeant Jason Thomas
                  * Tom Wright as Officer Reynolds
                  * Wass Stevens as Officer Pat McLoughlin
                  * Armando Riesco as Officer Antonio Rodrigues
                  * Ned Eisenberg as Officer Polnicki
                  * Dara Coleman as Officer Boel
                  * Nick Damici as Lieutenant John Kassimatis
                  * Connor Paolo as Steven McLoughlin
                  * Arthur Nascarella as FDNY Chief At Ground Zero
                  * Patti D'Arbanville as Donna's Friend
                  * Viola Davis as Mother In Hospital
                  * Will Jimeno as Port Authority Police Officer
                  * Aimee Mullins as Reporter
                  * Charles A. Gargano as Port Authority Police Commander [ 4 ]

                Production

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                Historical accuracy

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              The Port Authority police officers portrayed by Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña, John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno, and their wives, played by Maria Bello and Maggie Gyllenhaal, were involved with the writing and overall production. John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno said they wanted to have a film made to honor their rescuers and comrades who died on September 11, not for personal gain.[ citation needed ]

              McLoughlin's wife Donna has said: "We got involved because we felt it needed to be done accurately. We wanted to do the right thing and I think the filmmakers wanted to do the right thing too." [ 5 ] Both John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno appear at the end of the film during the barbecue scene.

              The real ESU (Emergency Services Unit) police from New York who are depicted in the film—Scott Strauss and Paddy McGee—were on set as technical advisers. In addition, the firemen in the film were played by real FDNY members who served on 9/11. All of them enthusiastically supported the film and its intention to accurately portray the rescue of McLoughlin and Jimeno.

              Jeanette Pezzulo, the widow of Port Authority police officer Dominick Pezzulo (who died in the attacks and is played by Jay Hernandez in the film), expressed anger with the film, criticizing McLoughlin's and Jimeno's participation in its production. She is quoted as saying, "My thing is: this man died for you. How do you do this to his family?" [ 5 ] Staten Island resident Jamie Amoroso, whose husband also died during the rescue operation, also expressed her anger over the film and said she did "not need a movie" to tell her "what a hero" her husband was. [ 5 ]

              Many major American newspapers ran editorials accusing Stone of having his film examine 9/11 conspiracy theories because Stone was known for examining various conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination in JFK. However, Stone has stated that the film does not explore the conspiracy theories surrounding 9/11. He, the producers, and the real McLoughlin and Jimeno, have said the film is a simple dedication to the heroism and sadness of the day with little-to-no political themes. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

              The film has been accused of not providing a fair portrayal of the character and motives of rescuer Dave Karnes and paramedic Chuck Sereika. They did not participate in the making of the film and felt their roles of being the first rescuers to reach the trapped men did not receive enough screen time. Sereika began treating and extricating Jimeno a full 20 minutes before officers from the New York City Police Department's Emergency Services Unit arrived. [ 8 ]

              Certain details about the story were altered. For instance, the film depicts McLoughlin's team being completely oblivious to the crash into the South Tower, having arrived at the World Trade Center site and entered the concourse before United Airlines Flight 175 struck; in reality, Will Jimeno has clarified in interviews that they were well aware of the second impact as it occurred while they were en route to the complex. [ 9 ]

                Non-fictional characters

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              John McLoughlin graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego, where he was a member of the Sigma Tau Chi fraternity. He was rescued after 22 hours, the 19th of 20 people pulled out of the rubble alive. Doctors kept him in an induced coma for six weeks. He underwent 27 surgeries and spent nearly three months in the hospital and rehabilitation. Four months after their rescue, McLoughlin and Jimeno—who both have since retired—took part in a ceremony at Ground Zero to watch as the final column was removed. When all the uniformed officers walked out of The Pit, the last two were McLoughlin and Jimeno. On June 11, 2002, McLoughlin received the Port Authority's Medal of Honor. [ 10 ] He resided in Goshen, New York.

              Will Jimeno was born on November 26, 1967, in Colombia but immigrated to New York City as a boy with his family. At the time of the attacks, he was a rookie cop assigned to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. [ 11 ] He was pulled out of the rubble after 13 hours, the 18th of 20 people pulled out alive. On June 11, 2002, Jimeno received the Port Authority's Medal of Honor. [ 11 ] Jimeno and McLoughlin make a cameo in the film. [ 12 ]

              Christopher Amoroso was born on June 1, 1972, and raised in North Bergen, New Jersey where he attended North Bergen High School. [ 13 ] Since 2010 the Chopper 2002 Foundation has presented their annual invitational softball tournament in North Bergen on the first weekend of June.

              Dominick Pezzulo was born on August 15, 1965, in Italy to Dino and Victoria Pezzulo. He was named after his grandfather Domenico Pezzulo. Pezzulo taught auto repair, math and computer technology. After seven years as a teacher, Pezzulo became a police officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department 13 months before the attack. He was stationed at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. On September 9, 2005, all of the public safety officers killed on September 11, 2001, were posthumously awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor by President George W. Bush. [ 14 ] At the National 9/11 Memorial, Pezzulo is memorialized at the South Pool, on Panel S-29. [ 15 ] In his birthplace of Giano Vetusto, Italy, a plaque has been erected on the door of the house he grew up in. [ 16 ]

              Bruce A. Reynolds was born in Inwood and resided in Knowlton Township, New Jersey with his wife and two kids. He joined the Port Authority in 1986 and was stationed at the bus terminal on 42nd Street. On September 11, 2001 - Reynolds was sent to the World Trade Center from his post at the George Washington Bridge. Despite having respiratory problems, he went into the South Tower to help with the rescue effort. [ 17 ]

              David W. Karnes was born c. 1958 and spent 23 years in the Marine Corps infantry. He left his accounting office at Deloitte and Touche in Wilton, Connecticut soon after witnessing the attacks on television to assist in the rescue efforts. Karnes spent nine days at the site before returning to his office. He then reenlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve and went on to serve in the Philippines and Iraq. He served for 17 months, including two tours of duty in Iraq. Karnes did not cooperate in the making of Stone's World Trade Center movie due to Stone's antipathy towards U.S. President George W. Bush. Some critics took issue with the portrayal in the film. Rebecca Liss of Slate magazine observed, "The film seems to overplay his zeal without conveying his motivations and reasoning." It notes he is unfairly portrayed as "a robotic soldier of Christ—a little wacky and simplistic." [ 18 ]

              Jason Thomas was born c. 1974 and was dropping his daughter off at the home of his mother on Long Island when she told him about the attacks. Despite having left active duty in August 2001, Thomas drove to Manhattan to assist in the rescue efforts, [ 19 ] telling the Associated Press: "Someone needed help. It didn't matter who. I didn't even have a plan. But I have all this training as a Marine, and all I could think was, 'My city is in need.'" [ 19 ] As of 2013, Thomas is serving in the United States Air Force as a medical technician. [ 20 ] His portrayal by a white actor in the film generated controversy, although the producers claimed that they were unaware that the real Thomas was black until they had already started filming. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] On February 11, 2007, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition aired a special two-hour episode about Thomas and his family. Following the attacks, Thomas and his wife had moved their four children from New York to Columbus, Ohio. The house they bought began to deteriorate and the show intervened to help them. On September 2, 2013, Channel 4 broadcast The Lost Hero of 9/11 [ 23 ] which detailed Thomas's involvement in the rescue operation following the collapse of both towers. As of 2018, Thomas was living in Columbus with his wife Kirsti and their children. He worked as an officer for the Ohio Supreme Court. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] Thomas is in 15 Septembers Later which has appeared on the History Channel.[ citation needed ]

                Reception

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                Box office

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              In its opening weekend, the film made $18.7 million in the U.S. and Canada. In total, the film grossed $70.3 million in North America, and $93 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $163.2 million. [ 2 ]

                Critical response

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              On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 66% based on 234 reviews, and an average rating of 6.70/10. The website's critics consensus states: "As a visually stunning tribute to lives lost in tragedy, World Trade Center succeeds unequivocally, and it is more politically muted than many of Stone's other works." [ 26 ] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [ 27 ] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. [ 28 ]

              The producers met with all relevant September 11 victims groups, before production began, to inform them of the intent. After its release, they, the NYPD, and the FDNY were very pleased with it. Former mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Governor George Pataki, and then-Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, as well as representatives from the NY Port Authority, were at the premiere of the film at the Ziegfeld Theatre in Manhattan.

                Home media

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                The film was released on DVD and HD DVD on December 12, 2006, and on Blu-ray on June 3, 2008.

                  See also

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                  * List of cultural references to the September 11 attacks
                  * Collapse of the World Trade Center
                  * United 93, another 2006 film, directed by Paul Greengrass, which centered around the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93.
                  * List of firefighting films
                  * Whitewashing in film
                  * Film portal

                  Notes

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                     1. ^ "WORLD TRADE CENTER (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. August 14, 2006 . Retrieved November 12, 2016 .
                     2. ^ a b c "World Trade Center". Box Office Mojo. IMDb . Retrieved October 9, 2011 .
                     3. ^ "World Trade Center (2006) - Oliver Stone". AllMovie.
                     4. ^ "PA HONCHO IS READY FOR HIS CLOSEUP - NY Daily News". www.nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018 . Retrieved August 1, 2018 .
                     5. ^ a b c d Sharp, Rob (July 9, 2006). "A film too far for Stone?". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media . Retrieved July 19, 2006 .
                     6. ^ Mantel, John Marshall (November 2, 2005). "Oliver Stone shoots Sept. 11 movie in New York". USA Today. Gannett Company . Retrieved July 22, 2006 .
                     7. ^ Halbfinger, David M. (July 2, 2006). "Oliver Stone's 'World Trade Center' Seeks Truth in the Rubble". The New York Times . Retrieved July 22, 2006 .
                     8. ^ Liss, Rebecca (August 9, 2006). "Oliver Stone's World Trade Center Fiction". Slate. The Slate Group . Retrieved July 12, 2018 .
                     9. ^ "Revisiting September 11, 2001 with Will Jimeno". Mossy Oak. August 31, 2021 . Retrieved November 30, 2022 .
                    10. ^ Dennis Cauchon and Martha T. Moor. He resides in Goshen, New York "Miracles emerge from debris" . USA Today . September 6, 2002
                    11. ^ a b "Miracles emerge from debris" , usatoday.com, September 5, 2002; accessed August 28, 2015.
                    12. ^ "Oliver Stone's World Trade Center Fiction". Slate. August 9, 2006. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006 . Retrieved September 25, 2012 .
                    13. ^ Alsbrook, Nina-Louise. "Christopher Amoroso, 29, Port Authority Police officer less than 2 years" , Staten Island Advance , September 11, 2010. Accessed September 10, 2015. "Born on Long Island, Mr. Amoroso was raised in North Bergen, N.J. He graduated from North Bergen High School in 1990, and lived briefly in Bayonne, N.J, working six years for Consolidated Dairy."
                    14. ^ "President Remembers 9/11 Heroes at Medal of Valor Award Ceremony". Press release of President George W. Bush's comments. www.whitehouse.gov. September 5, 2005 . Retrieved September 7, 2011 .
                    15. ^ "South Pool: Panel S-29 - Dominick A. Pezzulo". National September 11 Memorial & Museum . Retrieved October 29, 2011 .
                    16. ^ "9-11 Victim Memorial: Dominick Pezzulo". www.9-11heroes.us. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016 . Retrieved September 26, 2016 .
                    17. ^ "Police Officer Bruce A. Reynolds". Port Authority Police Benevolent Association Inc . Retrieved February 19, 2023 .
                    18. ^ Liss, Rebecca. "How the 9/11 Rescue Really Happened". Slate magazine. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006 . Retrieved August 12, 2006 .
                    19. ^ a b Caruso, David B (August 14, 2006). "Mystery 9/11 rescuer reveals himself". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006.
                    20. ^ "Time to get your flu shot". www.445aw.afrc.af.mil . Retrieved January 8, 2018 . "Staff Sgt. Jason Thomas, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, administers a flu vaccine to Staff Sgt. Joshua McCrabb, 445th Security Forces Squadron craftsman, during the Oct. 13 unit training assembly for the 2012-13 flu season"
                    21. ^ Spencer, Lester (August 22, 2006). "Oliver Stone's 'Trade Center' Casting Recall". NPR . Retrieved October 31, 2017 .
                    22. ^ "Mystery 9/11 rescuer reveals himself". msnbc.com. Associated Press. August 15, 2006 . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
                    23. ^ "The Lost Hero of 9/11 - Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2013.
                    24. ^ Feran, Tim (June 16, 2007). "Whitehall family opens home for tours after 'Extreme Makeover'". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018 . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
                    25. ^ Gant, Jenna (October 26, 2012). "9/11 Hero Speaks to Ohio's Law Enforcement Officers". www.courtnewsohio.gov . Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
                    26. ^ "World Trade Center (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
                    27. ^ "World Trade Center Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 22, 2009 .
                    28. ^ "Find CinemaScore" (Type "World Trade Center" in the search box) . CinemaScore . Retrieved July 26, 2020 .

                  References

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                  * World Trade Center official site Archived April 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
                  * Article in truTV Crime Library Archived August 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
                  * Craig Armstrong – Movie Score Composer
                  * 'World Trade Center' Movie Leaves Real Heroes Awestruck Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
                  * September 11th Remembered Archived September 2, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
                  * Images from the film Archived August 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
                  * Tribute to Will Jimeno Archived August 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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