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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   13,417 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Graham Yost (written by)
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Release Date:
16 January 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
In the worst storm in living memory, one guard stands between five men and three million dollars. more
Plot:
Set during a massive flood started by a dam accident in a small town, Christian Slater is an armored truck guard who gets robbed by Morgan Freeman... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
great action movie with great special effects!! more (108 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Morgan Freeman ... Jim

Christian Slater ... Tom

Randy Quaid ... Sheriff

Minnie Driver ... Karen

Edward Asner ... Uncle Charlie

Michael A. Goorjian ... Kenny (as Michael Goorjian)
Dann Florek ... Mr. Mehlor

Ricky Harris ... Ray
Mark Rolston ... Wayne Bryce

Peter Murnik ... Phil

Wayne Duvall ... Hank
Richard Dysart ... Henry Sears

Betty White ... Doreen Sears

Ray Baker ... Mayor
Lisa Fuhrman ... Mayor's Wife
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Flood (Japan: English title)
Pluie d'enfer (France)
The Flood (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence.
Runtime:
97 min | 92 min (Nordisk Film DVD version FI SE NO DE)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
In early stages of production, John Woo was slated to direct. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Although the water level rises rapidly in Karen's house while she's handcuffed to the stairs, three blocks away at the church it isn't rising at all. more
Quotes:
Officer: You took the money. Didn't you son?
Tom: Yeah I hid it in the cemetery.
Officer: Why you do that?
tom: I don't like to carry around that much cash, ya know?
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Movie Connections:
References Dip huet seung hung (1989) more
Soundtrack:
It Makes Me Lonely Blue Mountain Breakdown more

FAQ

Have Christian Slater and Morgan Freeman worked together before?
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
great action movie with great special effects!!, 28 September 1999
10/10
Author: Doc_Who from VACAVILLE, CA, USA

This movie is about a truck been robbed during a flood. The drivers are played Christian Slater and Edward Asner. Morgan Freeman wants the money. Both Slater and Freeman play cat and mouse though out the movie. Also the local sheriff get word of the money. Eventually it ends up in all out war. While all this going on, the local dam is about to burst. The special effects are great. The action is none stop. Betty White and some one else stars as two people who stayed behind during the flood. This movie is great if you like action movies,lots of special effects. Overall, it a great action with a fast plot and loads of fun!!This movie was written by Graham Yost(writer of Speed,Chill Factor, and Broken Arrow). I also forget to mention that it's raining during the whole movie!!

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