In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.
Practical Effects
That freeway chase with actual cars being destroyed.
Production
The sterile white facility vs. ruined LA contrast.
Visual Effects
McGregor fighting himself—twin tech that mostly holds up.
Director
Michael Bay
Ewan McGregor
Lincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
Scarlett Johansson
Jordan Two Delta / Sarah Jordan
Djimon Hounsou
Albert Laurent
Sean Bean
Dr. Bernard Merrick
Steve Buscemi
James 'Mac' McCord
Michael Clarke Duncan
Starkweather Two Delta / Jamal Starkweather
Ethan Phillips
Jones Three Echo
Brian Stepanek
Gandu Three Echo
Noa Tishby
Community Announcer
Siobhan Flynn
Lima One Alpha
Troy Blendell
Laurent Team Member
Jamie McBride
Laurent Team Member
Kevin McCorkle
Laurent Team Member
Gary Nickens
Laurent Team Member
Kathleen Rose Perkins
Laurent Team Member
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Michael Bay's first PG-13 film—he fought the rating, wanting R. The compromise? More explosions, less blood.
The Island flopped so hard it helped kill serious sci-fi blockbusters for years—audiences wanted Transformers, not cloning ethics. Irony: it borrows heavily from 1979's Parts: The Clonus Horror, which successfully sued for copyright infringement.
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