Trapped (TV 2001)

Hotel guests become trapped by a raging fire.

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writer:

Michael Vickerman

Stars:

William McNamara, Parker Stevenson, Callum Keith Rennie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William McNamara	...	C. Whitmore Evans
Parker Stevenson	...	Oliver Sloan
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Anthony Bellio
Suki Kaiser	...	Susan Bellio
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Rachel
Natassia Malthe	...	Marisa (as Lina Teal)
Katie Stuart	...	Tiffany Sloan
John B. Lowe	...	Harry Maculwain
Gabrielle Rose	...	Mary Maculwain
Meat Loaf	...	Jim Hankins
Jodelle Ferland	...	Heather (as Jodelle Micah Ferland)
Martin Cummins	...	Clay Laroue Jr
Ian Tracey	...	Captain Al Becker
Roger R. Cross	...	Chief Edwards
Barbara Tyson	...	Lauren Gertz

Storyline

Oliver Sloan let his family heirloom hotel with casino run down. Among the guests are Anthony Bellio, who plans a take-over, boxing star Clay Laroue Jr and rising TV reporter C. Whitmore Evans, who finishes an item on fire safety. Then a major fire breaks out, which defies owner and fire department's confidence as it consumes rooms and people.

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Plot Keywords:

fire | hotel | bare chested male | fall | bed | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ansassa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Playa Inc., Wilmark Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Towering Inferno (1974)

User Reviews

Las Vegas meets "The Towering Inferno," "Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor," "The High and the Mighty," and...CLICK!

Stir together (a) a bunch of people, each with their own trite story, forced together when their escape routes are cut off in a burning high-rise Las Vegas hotel; (b) everything going wrong; (c) lots of smoke and fireballs; (d) lots of screaming, crying, and fear; (e) the obligatory true confessions; (f) confrontations and recriminations; (g) elevators; and (h) lots and lots of pulse-pounding music, and you've got "Trapped" --- or any of numerous slapped-together potboilers that you've already seen.

Did someone say "plot"? Who needs a plot when you've got pervasive bedlam? The few original touches make minimal difference in the end result. Also, with your powers of recall, you can be first on your block to know how these people will escape, Las Vegas style!

Competently put together, with lots of effort spent on special effects, stunts, firemen, and the score, but not much on a good story.