Sole Survivor (TV 2000)

Dean Koontz's best-selling novel is brought to TV in this 4 hour mini-series. After the death of his wife and daughter in a plane crash, a newspaper reporter discovers that the crash may ... See full summary »

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers:

Dean R. Koontz (novel), Richard Christian Matheson (teleplay)

Stars:

Billy Zane, Gloria Reuben, Isabella Hofmann

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Zane	...	Joe Carpenter
Gloria Reuben	...	Rose Tucker
Isabella Hofmann	...	Barbara Christman
Rachel Victoria	...	21-21
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Becker
Wally Dalton	...	Jeff Ealing
Christine Willes	...	Mercy Ealing
Glenn Morshower	...	Robert Donner
John C. McGinley	...	Victor Yates
Dan Joffre	...	Dewey
Susan Bain	...	Clarise Vadance
Rob Morton	...	Bob
Allan Gray	...	Dan Stevens
Chris Britton	...	Charles Delmann (as Christopher Britton)
Glynis Davies	...	Dr. Georgina Delmann

Storyline

Dean Koontz's best-selling novel is brought to TV in this 4 hour mini-series. After the death of his wife and daughter in a plane crash, a newspaper reporter discovers that the crash may have been related to a nefarious scientific experiment involving children. A woman, who claims she was a survivor of the crash, approaches at his wife's grave. This leads into a plot by the Quartermass organization to capture her and a young girl she is protecting - the girl has the powers to heal and to transport. A villainous killer and a young boy who can control minds from a distance lead the attack.

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | girl | cemetery | boy | survivor | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dean Koontz's Sole Survivor

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia TriStar Television, Lions Gate Television, Mandalay Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

174 min 240 min 164 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

A Movie Well Worth Seeing

Dean Koontz writes a superb story and part of his strength is that he develops his characters so well. Movies based on his books have not been as successful because film-makers often aim for horror and action at the expense of characterisation. I'm happy to say that "Sole Survivor" does not fall into this short-coming. The movie retains not only the drama, suspense and mystery of the book, but also the characterisations, especially in the first half of the movie. The acting is superb, particularly from Billy Zane and Rachel Victoria Roberts, who make their characters totally believable. The movies does lose some impact in the 2nd half as the character of Yates descends into a caricature of evil. The movie would have retained more credibility if he was portrayed as fanatic rather than lunatic. Nevertheless, the movie maintains its suspense to the end and, in my view, represents the best translation to screen of any Dean Koontz book I have seen to date. This is a movie well worth seeing.