"The groundbreaking film popularized an extreme climate scenario. To what effect?"

"It has been 20 years since we first saw the paleo-climatologist Jack Hall, played by Dennis Quaid, standing at a railing overlooking a command center at NOAA and asking his colleagues the question that baffled them: “What about the North Atlantic Current?”

The ocean current is failing, he explained, relaying news he had just received from an observatory in the UK; the extreme storms they’re seeing “will not just continue but get worse. … I think we’re on the verge of a major climate shift.”

When it opened on Memorial Day weekend in May 2004, “The Day After Tomorrow” was a box office smash, grossing nearly $70 million in just four days. In several locations around the country, its premiere was also a major media event, drawing in environmental activists and voter registration tables and attracting a wide range of reviews and commentary."

Michael Svoboda reports for Yale Climate Connections May 24, 2024. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"The Ultimate List Of Cli-Fi Films" (Yale Climate Connections)
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/the-ultimate-list-of-cli-fi-f... [3]

"Hollywood Movies Rarely Reflect Climate Change Crisis. These Researchers Want To Change That" (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-movies-oscars-f7f58a6e24901651... [4]