Without Warning (TV 1994)

A television program is interupted by a news network announcing that three meteors have hit the United States, France and China. At first it seems natural but after interviews by scientists... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writers:

Jeremy Thorn (story), Walon Green (story),

Stars:

Sander Vanocur, Jane Kaczmarek, Bree Walker

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sander Vanocur	...	Himself
Jane Kaczmarek	...	Dr. Caroline Jaffe
Bree Walker	...	Herself (as Bree Walker Lampley)
Dwier Brown	...	Matt Jensen
Brian McNamara	...	Mike Curtis
James Morrison	...	Paul Whitaker
Ashley Peldon	...	Kimberly Hastings
James Handy	...	Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Kario Salem	...	Dr. Avram Mandel
Spencer Garrett	...	Paul Collingwood
Gina Hecht	...	Barbara Shiller
John de Lancie	...	Barry Steinbrenner
Patty Toy	...	Denise Wong
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Dr. Robert Pearlman
Ron Canada	...	Terrence Freeman

Storyline

A television program is interupted by a news network announcing that three meteors have hit the United States, France and China. At first it seems natural but after interviews by scientists and eyewitness seems to suggest that it is not. Three more meteors are coming and the various Earth governments combine forces to stop them.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | man in the street | news report | press conference | meteor threatens earth | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tod aus dem All

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolper Organization, The, Mountain View Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This TV movie originally aired on October 30th, 1994. This is the anniversary of the radio broadcast of Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds," which was the inspiration for this movie. "War of the Worlds" originally aired on October 30th, 1938.

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Goofs

The meteors are said to have hit at exactly 45 degrees north latitude. On the maps shown in the movie, one, Impact Site Alpha, hit in the Thunder Basin Grasslands of Wyoming, approximately 100 miles south of Wyoming's northern border. Wyoming's northern border runs along the 45th parallel. The impact in France occurred 20 miles south Lourdes. Lourdes is at 43 degrees north.

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Crazy Credits

Opens with credits for the faux TV-movie that begins the film. Loni Anderson, who appears briefly in this introduction, is the only actor who actually gets screen credit at the start of the film. Technically, "Without Warning" is the title of the movie-within-the-movie.

User Reviews

Without Warning is a well executed salute to the War of the Worlds radio broadcasts of the 1930s.

Shown 30 October, 1994, the Anniversary of the radio broadcast of War Of The Worlds, Without Warning is a tribute to the legendary radio broadcast. The film effectively represents the feel of War of the Worlds, by using a real life news anchor, Sander Vanocur, and newslike camera work. The effect was so real, that thousands of people called TV stations asking if it was real. Without Warning is a well executed salute to the War of the Worlds broadcasts of the 1930s. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in War of the Worlds, and the recent asteroid movies, Deep Impact and Armageddon.