Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003) (TV)

Director:

Doug Campbell

Writers:

Peter Beckwith (story)
Joseph Broido (story)

Release Date:

25 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

An architect and his son become trapped inside a dam that is about to burst.

Cast

Joe Lando	...	David Arthur Powell
Matthew Ewald	...	Garth Powell
Michele Greene	...	Natalie Powell
Christopher Kriesa	...	Frank
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Mr. Walker
Joshua J. Masters	...	Deputy Bloom
D.K. Kelly	...	Sheriff Ted Metcalf
Danny Johnson	...	Bruce
Celeste Oliva	...	Diane Gonzalo
Lisa Young Robinson	...	Jeanine Mackey
Patrick Shea	...	Ken Sanders

Also Known As:

Flood Zone (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials) | Netherlands:110 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | UK:PG

Company:

PorchLight Entertainment

Trivia:

Loosely based on the real event when East Pittsford Dam was breached and Rutland was devastated in 1947.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: As the water is rushing through the city, you can tell that the water is animated. In some shots the water does not look real.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Dante's Peak (1997)

Decent effort

I might be easy to please but I found this to be an okay film. Being a fan of the 'Disaster film' I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the special effects. However let us be honest the plot as with most disaster movies is thus. One person sees the disaster coming and the rest do not. His/her personal life is a mess but the disaster does bring the family closer together. I know their are some of you that are reaching for the sick bag, but hey that is the formula for disaster movies so get used to it. At least in this movie we did not have the cute children caught up in the disaster. I am probably a romantic so if the right guy gets the girl and the bad guy gets his just desserts then I am happy and that was I got with this film. The important question? Is this film good enough for my DVD collection ( that is assuming it was available)? yes but only at a real bargain price.