The Rock

In the gripping 1996 action thriller "The Rock", a rogue group of Force Recon Marines led by General Francis X. Hummel seize control of Alcatraz Island, holding tourists and guards hostage as they threaten to launch deadly biological rockets into San Francisco unless the government pays them $100 million in ransom. FBI chemical weapons specialist Dr. Stanley Goodspeed is recruited to join forces with notorious ex-con John Mason, a former British SAS Captain, to disarm the missiles safely and prevent catastrophic destruction. As they infiltrate the prison and navigate treacherous tunnels, they must evade Hummel's men and confront their own demons in a heart-pumping battle for survival.