Doomsday Rock
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Doomsday Rock | |
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Genre | Action Sci-Fi Thriller |
Written by | David Bourla Michael Norell |
Directed by | Brian Trenchard-Smith |
Starring | Connie Sellecca Ed Marinaro Jessica Walter William Devane |
Theme music composer | Sam Winans |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | James Shavick |
Producers | Paul Colichman (co-producer) (associate producer) |
Production location | Vancouver |
Cinematography | |
Editors | Eric Hill |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Distributor | The Family Channel |
Release | |
Original network | The Family Channel |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | August 24, 1997 |
Doomsday Rock is a 1997 made-for-TV science fiction film about an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.[1] The film premiered on The Family Channel on August 24, 1997.
Plot[]
An astronomer named Dr. Karl Sorenson believes that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, but few other scientists believe him. Desperate, he leads a group of militant followers to take over a nuclear missile silo in order to use its missiles to destroy the asteroid.
Cast[]
- William Devane as Dr. Karl Sorenson
- Connie Sellecca as Katherine
- Ed Marinaro as Paul, FBI Agent
- Jessica Walter as Secretary
- Roger Cross as Gibson
- Gary Jones as Gil Naspeth
- Rick Ravanello as Parks
- Jason Gray-Stanford as Sgt. Thompson
- Manoj Sood as Missile Commander
References[]
- ^ Everett, Todd (August 22, 1997). "Doomsday Rock". Variety. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
External links[]
- Doomsday Rock at IMDb
- Doomsday Rock at Rotten Tomatoes
- Review at Badastronomy.com
Categories:
- 1997 films
- 1997 television films
- ABC Family original films
- American disaster films
- English-language films
- Impact event films
- 1990s science fiction films
- American films
- 1990s science fiction film stubs