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=== Filming === Most of ''The Rock'' was [[shot on location]] in the [[Alcatraz Prison]] on [[Alcatraz Island]]. As it is governed by the [[National Park Service]], it was not possible to close Alcatraz, and much of the filming had to accommodate tour parties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/r/Rock-1996.php |title=The Rock 1996 |website=Movie-Locations |access-date=December 18, 2018 |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213032104/http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/r/Rock-1996.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The scene in which FBI Director Womack is thrown off the balcony was filmed on location at the [[Fairmont San Francisco|Fairmont Hotel]] in San Francisco. The filming led to numerous calls to the hotel by people who saw a man dangling from the balcony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graff |first=Amy |date=2019-10-01 |title=The untold stories of San Francisco's Fairmont Penthouse |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/San-Francisco-Fairmont-Hotel-Penthouse-celebrities-14470178.php |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref> The closing scene was shot outside the Sacred Heart Mission Church in [[Saticoy, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-17-me-47481-story.html|title=Out of the Picture?|last=Ritsch|first=Massie|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=June 17, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708152810/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-17-me-47481-story.html|archive-date=July 8, 2021|access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> ''The Rock'' was Bay's first film shot in a widescreen [[anamorphic format|2.39:1]] aspect ratio, via [[Super 35]]. On the commentary track for the [[Criterion Collection]] DVD of ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'', Bay recalls not liking the format, due to the quality of the release prints, and did not touch the format again until ''[[Bad Boys II]]'', at which point the [[digital intermediate]] process was available.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Bay, Michael (director) |publisher=[[The Criterion Collection]] |medium=DVD |chapter=[[Audio commentary]] |title=Armageddon |volume=40 |date=20 April 1999}}</ref> There were tensions during shooting between Bay and [[The Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]] executives who were supervising the production. On the commentary track for the [[Criterion Collection]] DVD, Bay recalls a time when he was preparing to leave the set for a meeting with the executives when he was approached by Connery in golfing attire.<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Bay, Michael (director) |publisher=[[The Criterion Collection]] |medium=DVD |chapter=[[Audio commentary]] |title=The Rock |volume=108 |date=13 March 2001}}</ref> Connery, who also produced the film, asked Bay where he was going, and when Bay explained he had a meeting with the executives, Connery asked if he could accompany him. When Bay arrived in the conference room, the executives were surprised when they saw Connery behind him. According to Bay, Connery stood up for Bay and insisted that he was doing a good job and should be left alone.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bay |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Bay |date=2020-11-01 |title=Michael Bay Pens Tribute to Sean Connery and His "James Bond Smile" of Approval |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-bay-pens-tribute-to-sean-connery-and-his-james-bond-smile-of-approval-4086277/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223084551/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/michael-bay-pens-tribute-to-sean-connery-and-his-james-bond-smile-of-approval-4086277/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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