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Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001) (TV)
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David Hunter (writer)
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3 November 2001 (USA)
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Overwhelmed by a disastrous lightning storm that his son predicted, a man must learn to trust his son in order to save his family and the whole community. | add synopsis
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Family Friendly meets Believability
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(Credited cast) | John Schneider | ... | Tom Dobbs |
 | Jesse Eisenberg | ... | Eric Dobbs |
 | Michele Greene | ... | Barbara Dobbs |
| Gary Sandy | ... | Luke |
| Barbara Crampton | ... | Mayor Sylvia Scott |
| Stacy Keach | ... | Bart Pointdexter |
 | Chase Masterson | ... | Anna |
 | Erika Thomas | ... | Chloe |
 | John James | ... | Porter Randall |
 | Tim McKay | ... | Dr. Fitzhugh |
| Miles Chapin | ... | Giles |
| Joshua J. Masters | ... | Lineman #2 |
| Peter L. Beckwith Sr. | ... | Slocum |
| Paul Schnabel | ... | Marty |
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100 Millionen Volt - Inferno am Himmel (Germany) (Pay-TV title)
Wenn die Welt untergeht - Das Wetter-Inferno (Germany)
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Wenn die Welt untergeht - Das Wetter-Inferno (Germany)
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Australia:91 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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And Family Friendly wins. There are times some things have to become compromises when you make a movie, and sometimes you have to compromise on the theme to fit a market.
But unless you are setting up a pure fantasy you should not have to compromise on believability. In this feature, in an attempt pump up the dramatic side at the same time they tried to remain family friendly, lighting was made to "jump through hoops" (sorry about the pun) and things were happening that simply do not happen in the real world. This story had promise, this movie had potential. The direction was fitting, the photography was acceptable, the editing, acting, sound-- all made the grade. Unfortunately, like a wonderful house built on an inadequate foundation, it cracks and falls apart as it ages.
So much potential.