Lightning: Fire from the Sky (TV 2001)

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.

Director:

David Giancola

Writer:

David Giancola (story)

Stars:

John Schneider, Jesse Eisenberg, Michele Greene

Cast

Cast overview:
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

Storyline

Sheriff Tom Dobbs takes a dim view of his bright, nerdy son Eric's fascination with meteorology, unlike his physics teacher. Eric has an original theory to predict an exceptionally devastating storm, bout the St. Louis regional met office director refuses to take them seriously, just like Tom. After the facts prove Eric right, the town suffers apocalyptic damage. Eric tells dad he sees one way out.

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Plot Keywords:

lightning | locker room | mother son relationship | boy genius | road accident | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

100 Millionen Volt - Inferno am Himmel

Filming Locations:

Northfield, Vermont, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edgewood Entertainment, PorchLight Entertainment, Videal GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The car that the Mayor drives is a Porsche 986 Boxster.

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Goofs

In the fictional Weather Service offices in St. Louis, there is a scene of reporting equipment for various counties in Missouri. One device is labeled as "Columbia." This should actually be "Boone," the name of the county in which the town Columbia is located. Albeit, several of these counties are actually monitored by the Kansas City/Pleasant Hill National Weather Service location, it's possible for St. Louis to have reporting equipment for them.

User Reviews

If only Mystery Science Theatre was still on...

This film would be perfect. Even without commentary, it's so stupidly hillarious it's worth watching. Clearly directed by some kind of partially trained monkey and edited by his cousin. While it starts a bit slow, it quickly kicks in with various scenes of lightning mischief. Who ever know lighting could go so slow!? Highly recommended!