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Meltdown: Days of Destruction

2006 · 90 min

A frantic, sweaty scramble through a collapsing city, all sirens and gunfire, that plays like a grimly earnest disaster matinee.

Directed by
J.P. Howell
Genres
Action, Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Casper Van Dien, Vincent Gale, Stefanie von Pfetten
Overview
Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to earth. It is deflected but so close that it shift our course closer to the sun, causing rapid extreme heating, hopefully only mid-term. Nathan warns his sister, TV journalist Carly, and she her lover, police detective Tom. He brings his unruly daughter Kim, her ex-con lover C.J. and her mother, nurse Bonnie, when Nathan offers a flight to a friend's Arctic weather station. Tom takes charge of a dangerous trip to the airport, as everywhere on earth things catch fire and people fight for water, transport and sheer looting.

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Directed by
J.P. Howell
Genres
Action, Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Casper Van Dien, Vincent Gale, Stefanie von Pfetten
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • violence
  • crime
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, drama, science fiction, tv movie
Directed by
J.P. Howell
Written by
Rick Drew
Starring
Casper Van Dien, Vincent Gale, Stefanie von Pfetten, David Quinlan, Amanda Crew, Ryan McDonell, Venus Terzo, Greg Anderson
Music
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Cinematography
Adam Sliwinski
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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