The Day After Tomorrow

(fox) Release Date: May 28, 2004 Director: Roland Emmerich Cast: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum Plot: Paleoclimatologist (a scientist who studies the ways weather patterns changed in the past), Professor Adrian Hall, tries to save the world from the effects of global warming (including multiple hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods and the beginning of the next Ice Age) while also trying to get to his son, Sam, who was in New York City as part of a scholastic competition, when the city was overwhelmed by the chilling beginnings of the new Ice Age. In addition to all of the other challenges Dr. Hall faces, he's also going against the flow, as humanity races south to warmer climates, and he's nearly the only one going north. Website: www.thedayaftertomorrow.com/