As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 9 wins & 23 nominations total
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- (as Raoul Trujillo)
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- (as Isabel Diaz)
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- TriviaWhile filming a 170-ft. waterfall for Jaguar Paw's jump scene, a real cow that was trying to cross upstream went over the falls. It emerged at the bottom alive and dazed, banging along rocks near the bank. Mel Gibson and crew were certain the cow was done for. After a local man swam into the river and calmed the cow, it climbed up on bank and began eating grass as if nothing had happened.
- Goofs(at around 1h 40 mins) When Jaguar Paw is in the trees and sees the torch lights of the hunting party, the close up shows his labret (lip) piercing missing. When he turns around, the piercing is back again.
- Quotes
Old Story Teller: And a Man sat alone, drenched deep in sadness. And all the animals drew near to him and said, "We do not like to see you so sad. Ask us for whatever you wish and you shall have it." The Man said, "I want to have good sight." The vulture replied, "You shall have mine." The Man said, "I want to be strong." The jaguar said, "You shall be strong like me." Then the Man said, "I long to know the secrets of the earth." The serpent replied, "I will show them to you." And so it went with all the animals. And when the Man had all the gifts that they could give, he left. Then the owl said to the other animals, "Now the Man knows much, he'll be able to do many things. Suddenly I am afraid." The deer said, "The Man has all that he needs. Now his sadness will stop." But the owl replied, "No. I saw a hole in the Man, deep like a hunger he will never fill. It is what makes him sad and what makes him want. He will go on taking and taking, until one day the World will say, 'I am no more and I have nothing left to give.'"
- Crazy creditsThe movie is dedicated "In Remembrance of Abel." This honors the Mexican character actor Abel Woolrich, whose career spanned over thirty years of Mexican cinema. Woolrich had one scene in Apocalypto ("Laughing Man") but he died before the movie was released.
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- Mel Gibson's Apocalypto
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,866,635
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,005,604
- Dec 10, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $120,654,337
- Runtime2 hours 19 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1