10.5 (2004)

An earthquake reaching a 10.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, strikes the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A large portion of land falls into the ocean, and the situation is worsened by aftershocks and tsunami.

Director:

John Lafia

Writers:

Christopher Canaan, John Lafia,

Stars:

Kim Delaney, Fred Ward, Ivan Sergei

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Delaney	...	Dr. Samantha Hill
Fred Ward	...	Roy Nolan, FEMA Director
Ivan Sergei	...	Dr. Zack Nolan
Dulé Hill	...	Dr. Owen Hunter
Beau Bridges	...	President Paul Hollister
John Schneider	...	Clark Williams
Kaley Cuoco	...	Amanda Williams
Rebecca Jenkins	...	Governor Carla Williams
David Cubitt	...	Dr. Jordan Fisher
Brian Markinson	...	Daniel, Hollister's Advisor
John Cassini	...	Sean Morris, Hollister's Aide
Kim Hawthorne	...	Jill Hunter
Jill Krop	...	Anchor #1
Marrett Green	...	Anchor #2
Dagmar Midcap	...	Anchor #3

Storyline

An earthquake reaching a 10.5 magnitude on the Richter scale, strikes the west coast of the U.S. and Canada. A large portion of land falls into the ocean, and the situation is worsened by aftershocks and tsunami.

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Plot Keywords:

earthquake | digit in title | period in title | federal works agency | golden gate bridge | 

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Taglines:

The Day The Earth Would Not Stand Still.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

10.5: Apocalypse

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Sign, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Argosy Productions Limited, Dogwood Pictures, Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

165 min 240 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The filmmakers never received permission to use the trademarked name "Space Needle." In order to circumvent this, it is spelled "Spaceneedle" when it appears in the film.

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Goofs

At around 1hr 17min on the second 'episode' of the movie during the 10.5 quake, when a tower falls on Dr. Fisher and he is climbing out of the pit, crew can be seen on the far right shaking the tower.

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Quotes

President Paul Hollister: When the left hand finally realizes what the right hand is doing, it's exploded in all of our faces.

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Connections

References The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)

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Soundtracks

"Tired of Being Played"
by BossHouse

User Reviews

Catastrophic Predictable Soap Opera

After two successive earthquakes, the scientist Dr. Samantha Hill (Kim Delaney) claims that it is not an aftershock, but a rupture and displacement of the plate tectonics. She advises that other earthquakes would happen. When her prediction happens, Roy Nolan (Fred Ward), the assessor of the American President Paul Hollister (Beau Bridges), gives all the support Dr. Hill needs to reduce the casualties in the affected cities. "10.5" is a totally predictable movie, full of clichés and terrible dialogs. There is one specific character (Amanda Williams, played by Kaley Cuoco, in the role of the daughter of Gov. Carla Williams (Rebecca Jenkins)) that irritated me, since her lines were very silly and even stupid. Most of the dramatic situations are shallow, such as the Afro-American doctor who argues with his wife, because he bought a Porsche instead of a new house for the family. However, the guy leaves his expensive car in the city that is being evacuated instead of using it for escaping. I could point out many other ridiculous situations, but it is not the objective of my review. I regret that a movie, having a reasonable budget, good cast and a very updated theme, has had such a bad screenplay and direction. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "10.5 – O Dia Que a Terra Não Aguentou" ("10.5 – The Day Earth Has Not Resisted")