San Andreas (film)

This article is about the film. For other uses, see San Andreas (disambiguation).

San Andreas
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBrad Peyton
Screenplay byCarlton Cuse
Story by
  • Andre Fabrizio
  • Jeremy Passmore
Produced byBeau Flynn
Starring
CinematographySteve Yedlin
Edited byBob Ducsay
Music byAndrew Lockington
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • May 26, 2015 (2015-05-26) (Los Angeles)
  • May 29, 2015 (2015-05-29) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110 million[2][3]
Box office$474 million[4]

San Andreas is a 2015 American disaster thriller film directed by Brad Peyton and written by Carlton Cuse, with Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore receiving story credit. The film stars Dwayne Johnson in the lead role, with Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi and Paul Giamatti. Its plot centers on a massive earthquake caused by the San Andreas Fault that devastates the West Coast of the United States.

Principal photography of the film started on April 22, 2014, in Queensland, Australia, and wrapped up on July 28 in San Francisco. The film premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on May 26, 2015, and was released in the United States on May 29. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visual effects and Johnson and Gugino's performances but criticized the plot and characters. The film grossed $474 million worldwide on a $110 million budget.

  1. ^ "San Andreas". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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