Type movie Release Date May 26, 2004 Country United States of America Language English Genre Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller Cast Dennis Quaid as Jack Hall Jake Gyllenhaal as Sam Hall Emmy Rossum as Laura Chapman Dash Mihok as Jason Evans Jay O. Sanders as Frank Harris Sela Ward as Dr. Lucy Hall Austin Nichols as J.D. Arjay Smith as Brian Parks Tamlyn Tomita as Janet Tokada Sasha Roiz as Parker Ian Holm as Terry Rapson Richard McMillan as Dennis Nassim Sharara as Saudi Delegate Carl Alacchi as Venezuelan Delegate Kenneth Welsh as Vice President Becker Michel 'Gish' Abou-Samah as Saudi Translator Kenneth Moskow as Bob Glenn Plummer as Luther Adrian Lester as Simon Nestor Serrano as Gomez John Maclaren as Veteran Scientist Richard Zeman as Flight Director Perry King as President Blake Mimi Kuzyk as Secretary of State Vitali Makarov as Yuri, Russian Astronaut Russell Yuen as Hideki, Japanese Astronaut Tim Bagley as Tommy Chris Britton as Vorsteen Christian Tessier as Aaron Rick Hoffman as NY Businessman on Bus Alan Fawcett as Commander Daniels Sheila McCarthy as Judith Amy Sloan as Elsa Karen Glave as Maria Joe Cobden as Zack Caroline Keenan as Tina Matt Adler as Truck Radio Announcer (voice) Nobuya Shimamoto as Japanese Policeman Robin Wilcock as Tony Jesus Perez as Mexican (NWS) Janitor Wendy L. Walsh as Weather Channel Newscaster #1 References website imdb