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NYC: Tornado Terror

2008 · 90 min

A cheesy disaster TV movie with silly science and city-wide chaos, fun for a lazy afternoon.

Directed by
Tibor Takács
Genres
Drama, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Nicole De Boer, Sebastian Spence, Jerry Wasserman
Overview
An unexplained, local split in the atmosphere causes a series of total unpredictable, yet devastating tornadoes. Rookie fireman Brian Flynn gets trapped in the underground sewage with his girlfriend, deputy mayor James 'Jim' Lawrence and climatologist Dr. Cassie Lawrence's niece Lori. Mayor Leonardo of New York initially refuses to pay proper attention to the phenomenon, a 'reelection threat', so the alert status remains too low for long. Atypical lightning discovered inside tornadoes adds unprecedented dangers. The Lawrences and aeronautics renegade Dr. Lars Liggenhorn conceive a possible solution by launching rockets, but NASA's Dr. Quinn overrules them, imposing standard silver iodine.

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Directed by
Tibor Takács
Genres
Drama, Action, Science fiction
Starring
Nicole De Boer, Sebastian Spence, Jerry Wasserman
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • politics
  • science
  • family
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama, action, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Tibor Takács
Written by
T.S. Cook
Starring
Nicole De Boer, Sebastian Spence, Jerry Wasserman, Winston Rekert, Colby Johannson, Tegan Moss, Jill Morrison, Matthew Harrison
Music
Clinton Shorter
Cinematography
Barry Gravelle
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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