Atomic Twister (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Bill Corcoran

Writer (WGA):

Ron McGee (written by)

Release Date:

9 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It Takes A Disaster to Make A Hero.

Plot:

The staff of a nuclear reactor must struggle to avert a disaster when tornadoes cause damage that threatens to start a meltdown.

Plot Keywords:

Disaster | Nuclear Power Plant | Nuclear Reactor | Tornado | Deputy

Cast

Sharon Lawrence	...	Corrine Maguire
Mark-Paul Gosselaar	...	Deputy Jake Hannah
Carl Lewis	...	Securityman Stu
Jonathan Blick	...	Potter (as Johnny Blick)
Daniel Costello	...	Campbell Maguire
Charmaine Guest	...	Ashley Bishop
George Henare	...	Manuel Fluentez
John Leigh	...	Deputy Rollins
John Sumner	...	Neville
Corbin Bernsen	...	Sheriff C.B. Bishop
David Aston	...	Man at Cliff
Paul Barrett	...	Fuel Tanker Driver
Grant Bridger	...	Maguire's Neighbor
Katrina Devine	...	Gloria
Peter Feeney	...	Fireman

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG | USA:PG | Australia:M (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Once Upon a Time Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene with Jake pulling Ashley from the car, you can see the wire that is pulling the car further once he has her free.

Quotes:

Potter: [reading through an Emergency Procedure book] Okay we call the NRC... and we get everyone out of here.
Corrine Maguire: [sarcastically after already telling him that is what they would say] Thanks Potter, duly noted.

Tornadoes terrorize Tennessee.

A TBS Production for TV that kind of falls short. A series of powerful tornadoes threaten to destroy a nuclear power plant in Tennessee. Some of the F/X are interesting, more interesting than the story itself. Sharon Lawrence is the unrealistic hero; but she looks oh so good running around in a white tank top trying to save the plant. Also impressive is the eager Mark-Paul Gosselaar as the whipping boy of the police unit. Also in the cast are Corbin Bernsen and Fraser McGregor. My favorite scene is where McGregor, who plays Lawrence's son, tricks his buxom baby sitter into playing a game of Twister so he can look down her blouse. Scenes at the power plant are made to look so technical they lose realism. Hardly enough to get your blood to pumping.