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Writers (WGA):
Takeshi Kawata (novel)
Joe Gannon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 July 1990 (Japan) more
Tagline:
In the year 2050, the battle to save the earth will be fought on the sun.
Plot:
A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts must go to the Sun to drop a talking bomb... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Crisis is right more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tim Matheson ... Steve Kelso

Charlton Heston ... Adm. 'Skeet' Kelso

Peter Boyle ... Arnold Teague
Annabel Schofield ... Alex Noffe

Corin Nemec ... Mike Kelso (as Corin 'Corky' Nemec)
Tetsuya Bessho ... Ken Minami

Jack Palance ... Travis
Dorian Harewood ... Borg

Paul Koslo ... Haas
Sandy McPeak ... Gurney
Silvana Gallardo ... T.C.
Dan Shor ... Harvard
Scott Allan Campbell ... McBride

Frantz Turner ... Lamare
Richard S. Scott ... Meeks
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Crisis 2050 (USA) (working title)
Kuraishisu niju-goju nen (Japan)
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Runtime:
112 min | Japan:118 min (director's cut)
Country:
Japan | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #30410) | South Korea:12 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Baker, California, USA more

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Travis Rides Again more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Crisis is right, 21 July 1999
Author: Altaira from Salem, Oregon

What was Charlton Heston thinking when he signed up for this disaster?? Alright, I'll be fair. I rented Solar Crisis (translation: wasted a buck) with an open mind. It had an interesting plot, so it seemed, and some famous guys. So there must be something there. Man oh man was I wrong. I realized that with the opening scene in which cheap subtitles scrolled across the screen, describing the Impeding Doom of Earth. To make matters worse, a voice-over further insulted my intelligence by reading the words too. Gee, since I was dumb enough to rent the film, they must figure I can't read either. Then came the real blow: The weak, weak acting (usually showcased by laughably over-dramatic monologues) coupled with the bland, bland writing, strewn together with the lousy, lousy soundtrack make for one nose-wrinkling mess. Dr. Haas was especially bad, as was the ship's commander whose name escapes me. We are treated to such memorable lines as: "Our only security blanket out there is ourselves" and the immortal "I'm the only one who can ever free you!" Please. Free me, for the love of God.

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