The Void (2001) (V)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Gilbert M. Shilton

Writers (WGA):

Geri Cudia Barger (written by) and
Gilbert M. Shilton (written by)

Release Date:

28 November 2003 (Argentina)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

It Will Swallow You Hole!

Plot Keywords:

Black Hole

Cast

Adrian Paul	...	Prof. Steven Price
Amanda Tapping	...	Prof. Eva Soderstrom
Andrew McIlroy	...	Oscar
Kirsten Robek	...	Christine Marshall
Roger R. Cross	...	Detective
Michael Rivkin	...	Dr. Jason Lazarus
French Tickner	...	Dr. Soderstrom
Malcolm McDowell	...	Dr. Thomas Abernathy
Desiree Zurowski	...	Grace
Carlton Watson	...	Phil
Apollonia Vanova	...	Tech #1
Martin Budny	...	Tech #2
Ulla Friis	...	Tech #3 (as Ulla Fris)
Frank Cipriano	...	Larry
Adam Murphy	...	Adam

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality.

Runtime:

93 min | Argentina:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Lions Gate Entertainment

Quotes:

Prof. Steven Price: I'm not just a pretty face, you know.
Prof. Eva Soderstrom: You are, but that's beside the point.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Black Hole (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

DG's Bach

Comes close to the real world scenario with the RHIC

This film addresses a real concern of sorts, questions which were brought up about the Heavy Relatavistic Ion Collider which used a particle accellerator to smash gold atoms together in order to study exotic quarks. It was theorized that only a one in a billion trillion squillion chance of creating a particle-sized singularity (infinite volume in zero mass) that creates black holes, gravitational wells and event horizons. So much for media scares. Why actually watched 10 minutes of the film was because I like Amanda Tapping. I then watched another ten minutes because all of a sudden she was apparently geting tastefully nude. After another ten minutes I turned off again. I think it may have been a body double, but who cares. Amanda Tapping is gorgeous, no matter whose breasts were on the screen. The film? Ah. Well, if it was made with a big budget and heavyweight hollywood actors, say, Harrison Ford and Susan Sarandon, it would be considered worthy, though provoking material. A shame a proper, real science story has been let down by poor budgeting, and the fact that Amanda Tapping is marvellous, but not well known enough for film work. On the other hand, nice breasts.