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James S. Henerson (written by)
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20 April 1993 (USA)
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2017: The greenhouse effect and global warming take their toll as droughts, floods, and hurricanes wreak mass destruction in a world gone mad, one family struggles to survive against all odds... | add synopsis
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Won Primetime Emmy.
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Craig T. Nelson | ... | Drew Morgan |
 | Bonnie Bedelia | ... | Suzanne Morgan |
 | Richard Farnsworth | ... | Frank Morgan |
 | Jürgen Prochnow | ... | Larry Richter |
 | Justin Whalin | ... | Paul Morgan |
 | Ashley Jones | ... | Linnie Morgan |
 | Sal Lopez | ... | Valdez |
 | Shawn Toovey | ... | Jake Morgan |
| Charles Haid | ... | Buddy Eckhard |
| Odetta | ||
 | Trisha Simmons | ||
 | John Vernon | ... | Boudreaux |
| Hunt Scarritt | ... | Duane |
| Doug Bourgeois | ... | Young Doctor on Barge |
 | Jim Gleason | ... | Doctor Pinson (as James Gleason IV) |
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When this was first televised as a two part mini-series I watched the first night and opted out for the 2nd; now, some 13 yrs later, after renting it from Portland's finest (and the country's finest, if truth be told) video store MOVIE MADNESS and watching the entire four hours I can safely say that buried inside the 240 minute mammoth of overcooked plotting and sweaty melodramatics is a fine 90 minute movie.
Craig T Nelson is a hell of a good actor and that's the trouble: he plays a completely unlikable character to irritatingly well effect; that is one of the main drawbacks of THE FIRE NEXT TIME. There is no one to root for; Nelson's character is a selfish pig from the get-go and he never gets much smarter or nicer. I realize that its not his fault--the script makes everyone a symbol and he has to stand for The Guilty Short-Sighted Consumer of All The World's Goodies....other actors are saddled with equally heavy burdens to carry.
Which leads me to another major drawback : the uneven tone of the script; you get semi-interesting first night scenes between the extremely underrated Charles Haid and Craig T. Nelson alongside some real 2nd night howlers like the absurd scene with Lousie Fletcher-- who chirpily tells Bonnie Bedelia ( who I must say looks wonderful with her ample bosom on sweaty display) "In the morning you will be issued your regulation camouflage army fatigues; its our way of keeping our message of hope alive." I am not kidding; she actually says that--and she is supposed to be the representative of the Evil Pro-Earth whatever the hell you want to call them. Ludicrous. As is most of the rest of this thing; but there are some interesting notions. Not ALL worthless but you have to wade thru a lot of dumb stuff.