War of the Worlds (4/8) Movie CLIP - Probing the Basement (2005) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
When an alien probe explores the basement, Ray (Tom Cruise) uses a mirror to confuse it.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
An ordinary man has to protect his children against alien invaders in this science fiction thriller, freely adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells. Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a dockworker living in New Jersey, divorced from his first wife Mary Ann (Miranda Otto) and estranged from his two children Rachel and Robbie (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin), of whom he has custody on weekends. On one such visitation, looking after the kids becomes a little more difficult when, after a series of strange lighting storms hit his neighborhood, Ray discovers that a fleet of death-ray robotic spaceships have emerged nearby, part of the first wave of an all-out alien invasion of the Earth. Transporting his children from New York to Boston in an attempt to find safety at Mary Ann's parents' house, Ray must learn to become the protector and provider he never was in marriage. Also starring Tim Robbins, War of the Worlds was directed by Steven Spielberg, who had been planning the project for years, but set it aside until a wave of "alien invasion" films (led by Independence Day) had run its course.

CREDITS:
TM & © Dreamworks (2005)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Dakota Fanning
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: Damian Collier, Kathleen Kennedy, Paula Wagner, Colin Wilson
Screenwriters: Josh Friedman, David Koepp, H.G. Wells

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[terranceredmond]

God the sound effects from the probe, the tripods, and everything else is just amazing. Weird thinking this was 11 years ago

[lonelyscarygirl]

I swear I kept quiet during this scene, I barely could breath. Well done SP. Well done.

[tfgameplay]

Probe: looks at mirror* ohhhh hello handsome probe

[sandyvasista]

This movie still has a special place in my heart

[ksmudger]

1:52 let's be a troll and get us killed.

[PaleozoicProductions]

This is like from "Raptors in the kitchen Jurassic Park" scene

[matthewlee]

I swear, my heart did not beat this whole scene

[TheGreekPianist]

This is one of the most intense scenes in the movie. It's like you're being dehumanized and can't feel comfortable in your own skin. The movie should've got a MUCH better rating than a 6.5/10 on IMDB. I'd give it an 8.0 minimum. I like the simple retelling of the story; a man visits with his children and he has to be the ultimate Dad and do whatever it takes to protect them. There aren't that many family-based Sci-Fi movies.

[toffeethedingo]

God this scene was so intense for me when I was a kid, it got to a point where I had to skip over it to avoid the sheer stress of the scene. well done Spielberg

[ANick]

1:15 i noticed a little mistake from Tom Cruise in the movie. His fingers were still on the mirror when the probe came. The probe could have seen that before it left. They would have been busted.

[Mienboi]

In any apocalypse, kids always will be a hinderance.

[CloroxBleach-khly]

When i was a kid iwas always scared that an alien probe is going to stare at me when i wake up after seeing this scene in the movie

[hazri]

I love when the aliens are just checking human stuff, like photos, and even bicycle. They were a bit shocked when the bicycle fell off 😂

[factcore]

Probing in the basement sounds like a porno title.

[RX-]

Love how Ray is just holding Rachel in his arms the whole time so she feels safe. The acting is great in this scene even though there's no dialogue.

[peterkovic]

Brilliant direction, writing, and performance demonstrated here. That mirror shot that then pans to a 50/50 with the actors on one half of the screen and the snake on the other = chef's kiss.

[Sun.Shine-]

The whole scene in the basement was most horrifying breath defying scene ever. I can only imagine how people watched it in theatres ❤️

[justeli]

Imagine having a whole world to dominate but you gotta stop and look at yourself in the mirror first

[Simon-lquk]

I want a video game JUST like that, playing hide and seek in a horror theme inside a basement. Are there any games like that?

[praedratheargumentativeand]

1:49
Me: Oh good it's leaving.
1:52
Me: *inhale* YOU STUPID SON OF A-
( word of choice)