| A TEAM OF RENEGADE MARINES, LED BY BRIGADEER GENERAL FRANCIS X HUMMELL (Ed Harris) SEIZE A STOCKPILE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS. THEY TAKE CONTROL OF ALCATRAZ, A FEDERAL STATE PRISON. THEIR DEMANDS ARE THAT $100 MILLION IS PAID TO THE FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN VARIOUS COVERT OPERATIONS, NO BENEFITS WERE PAID TO THESE FAMILIES. IF THE DEMANDS ARE NOT MET, THEN 15 VX POISON GAS RCKETS WILL BE LAUNCHED INTO THE HEART OF SAN FRANCISCO, KILLING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE. A TEAM OF NAVY SEALS, LED BY COMMANDER ANDERSON (Michael Biehn) MUST INFILTRATE THE PRISON AND RESCUE THE 81 TOURISTS HELD HOSTAGE, AND NEUTRALISE THE ROCKETS. TO DO THIS, THEY TAKE DR STANLEY GOODSPEED (Nicolas Cage) A CHEMICAL WEAPONS SPECIALIST. THEY ALSO ENLIST THE HELP OF JOHN MASON (Sean Connery) THE ONLY MAN EVER TO ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ ALIVE. THEY MUST SUCCEED TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE. WELCOME TO THE ROCK... |
