Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
- Awards
- 9 wins & 23 nominations
- Zoe Neville
- (as Salli Richardson)
- Sergeant
- (as Pedro Mojica)
- Evacuation Cop
- (as Anthony Mazza)
Storyline
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- TriviaWill Smith grew so enamored of his canine co-star, Abbey, that he tried to adopt her when filming was finished, but the dog's trainer could not be persuaded to give her up.
- GoofsNeville is able to drive around the city after three years of isolation. Gas starts degrading in three months in the tank of the car, but in a closed tank (such as those at a gas station) it can be kept for several years. The degradation is due to the fact that it evaporates and mixes with oxygen, but that doesn't happen in an airtight tank.
- Quotes
Neville: [talking to Anna about Bob Marley] He had this idea. It was kind of a virologist idea. He believed that you could cure racism and hate... literally cure it, by injecting music and love into people's lives. When he was scheduled to perform at a peace rally, a gunman came to his house and shot him down. Two days later he walked out on that stage and sang. When they asked him why - He said, "The people, who were trying to make this world worse... are not taking a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness."
- Crazy creditsThe title doesn't appear on screen until several minutes into the film.
- Alternate versionsThe ending to the Alternate Theatrical Version varies from the original ending. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a grenade, Neville discovers that the hemocytes actually came for the female he captured earlier in the movie. He relieves her of the cure and returns her to the hemocytes. Afterwards, the hemocytes leave and let Neville, Anna, and Ethan be. The three then are seen leaving New York heading to Vermont's safe zone with Anna broadcasting a message telling all other survivors that she is with Neville and is heading to the safe zone.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Arrivals (2008)
- SoundtracksThree Little Birds
Written by Bob Marley
Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Sprache
- Also known as
- I Am Legend: The IMAX Experience
- Filming locations
- USS Intrepid, New York City, New York, USA(golf practice)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $256,393,010
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $77,211,321
- Dec 16, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $585,410,052
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1