Frozen Impact (TV 2003)

A plane, carrying the liver destined for a child's transplant, crashes in a hailstorm.

Director:

Neil Kinsella

Writer:

Scott Brown

Stars:

Ted McGinley, Linda Purl, Stacy Keach

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ted McGinley	...	Dan Blanchard
Linda Purl	...	Dr. Christy Blanchard
Stacy Keach	...	Pete Crane
Myles Jeffrey	...	Jason Blanchard
Nicole Paggi	...	Marie Blanchard
Leigh-Allyn Baker	...	Nurse Debbie (as Leigh Allyn Baker)
Ann White	...	Karen
Kenneth Kimmins	...	Stu (as Kenneth Kimmons)
Keith Robinson	...	Camera Man
Ben Feldman	...	Paramedic
John Lavelle	...	Michael
Jim Frangione	...	Pilot
Colleen Porch	...	Reporter
Joshua J. Masters	...	Edward the Orderly
Grainger Hines	...	Hunter 1

Storyline

In Rutland, Vermont, Forestry Service supervisor Dan Blanchard and his wife Dr. Christy Blanchard hope life will return to normal now a transplant liver is expected for their brave son Jason (12). Daughter Marie was ordered to bring Jason to perform magic on Pete Crane's big car auction, but she sneaks off to go mountaineering with friends. The violent hail storm Medusa causes the small jet to crash in the forest. When Dan gets there, the brave paramedic, who unlike pilot Tom survived, urges him to take the liver and rush back, it's only good for a few more hours, but the storm rages on.

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Plot Keywords:

auction | hailstorm | medical examination | mother son relationship | explosion | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2004 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Cataclysme

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edgewood Entertainment, PorchLight Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

All the shots of the twin-engine airplane flying left-to-right are reversed in the print; check out the registration number.

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Soundtracks

"Please Don't"
Written by Wes Wingate and Phil Dubnick
Performed by The Dubnicks

User Reviews

A very poorly written story

This was simply awful. The production values were fresh out of 'Plan 9 from Outer Space'. The casting of an aging Linda Purl with young children was ill-advised. The dialog was contrived and the story itself had too many lapses in logic.

What were these writers trying to convey? There is the environmental angle. There is the heartless hospital administrator. There is the greedy capitalist willing to risk lives for money. There is the ringing endorsement for organ donation. There is the dedicated doctor trading patient billing for patient care, ala HMOs. There is the clueless and narcissistic TV journalist. Oh, I forgot, the rock climbing young GIRL (we must erase the stereotype of the weak female).

Please avoid this movie, it's awful.