A Sound of Thunder

A Sound of Thunder is a 2005 science fiction film directed by Peter Hyams. The film was planned originally for a 2002 release. However, flooding in Prague and other financial difficulties—including the bankruptcy of the original production company during post-production—resulted in a delayed release. A Sound of Thunder is based on the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. The film is about "time tourists" who accidentally interfere too much with the past, completely altering the present. In the near future time-travel is possible, but is considered very dangerous and...
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Release date:	September 2, 2005
Directed by:	Peter Hyams
Rated:
Runtime:	110 Minutes
Producer:	Renny Harlin, Howard Baldwin, Elie Samaha
Editor:	Sylvie Landra
Music by:	Nick Glennie-Smith
Cinematography:	Peter Hyams
Screenplay by:	Thomas Dean Donnelly, Gregory Poirier, Joshua Oppenheimer
Estimated budget:	$80,000,000
Adapted from:	A Sound of Thunder
Genre:	Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Thriller

Cast of A Sound of Thunder

Ben Kingsley

Charles Hatton

Born:December 31, 1943

Age:68

Edward Burns

Travis Ryer

Born:January 29, 1968

Age:44

Catherine McCormack

Born:April 3, 1972

Age:40

Corey Johnson

Born:May 17, 1961

Age:51

August Zirner

Born:January 7, 1956

Age:56

Jemima Rooper

Born:October 24, 1981

Age:30

Film director of A Sound of Thunder

Peter Hyams

Born: July 26, 1943

Age: 68

Education: Syracuse University

Peter Hyams is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, probably best known for directing the 1981 science fiction thriller Outland, Capricorn One, action/comedy Running Scared, 2010 , the comic book adaptation Timecop, the action film Sudden Death , and the horror film The Relic....
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Title	Released	Genre
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	2009	Thriller
A Sound of Thunder	2005	Fantasy
The Musketeer	2001	Action
End of Days	1999	Action
The Relic	1997	Thriller
Sudden Death	1995	Action
Timecop	1994	Science Fiction
Stay Tuned	1992	Musical
Narrow Margin	1990	Thriller
The Presidio	1988	Action
Running Scared	1986	Thriller
2010: The Year We Make Contact	1984	Adventure
The Star Chamber	1983	Thriller
Outland	1981	Western
Hanover Street	1979
Capricorn One	1977	Science Fiction
Peeper	1975	Comedy
Busting	1974	Comedy
Our Time	1974
Rolling Man	1972
Goodnight, My Love	1972

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Who was the distributor of the film, "A Sound of Thunder"?
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Warner Bros. Entertainment was the film's distributor.
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The film, "A Sound of Thunder" is of which genre?
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The film is labeled as... Doomsday film and Time travel.
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Who wrote the script for the film A Sound of Thunder?
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Ray Bradbury, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Gregory Poirier and Joshua Oppenheimer wrote the film's script.
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When was the premier of the motion picture "A Sound of Thunder"?
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The movie premiered in September, 2005.
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Who was the writer of the music for the movie A Sound of Thunder?
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Nick Glennie-Smith composed the original music score for the soundtrack.
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What is the approximate runtime of the motion picture "A Sound of Thunder"?
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The runtime for the movie is 103 minutes.
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What was the estimated cost to make the movie "A Sound of Thunder"?
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$52 million was the budget for this movie.
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Who directed the movie "A Sound of Thunder"?
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Peter Hyams was the director of the movie.
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Who produced the movie, "A Sound of Thunder"?
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Renny Harlin, Elie Samaha and Howard Baldwin were the movie's producers.
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Which celebrities starred in movie, "A Sound of Thunder"?
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Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack and Corey Johnson starred in the film.

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