2015 film by Brad Peyton
San Andreas is a 2015 American disaster thriller film starring Dwayne Johnson. The film was directed by Brad Peyton and written by Carlton Cuse. Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi and Paul Giamatti also star. Its plot centers on a massive earthquake caused by the San Andreas Fault that devastates the West Coast of the United States.
Principal photography of the film started on April 22, 2014, in Queensland, Australia, and wrapped on July 28 in San Francisco. The film premiered in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on May 26, 2015, and was released in the United States on May 29. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the visual effects and Johnson and Gugino's performances but criticized the plot and characters. The film grossed $475 million worldwide on a $110 million budget.
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