10.5 (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

John Lafia

Writers (WGA):

Christopher Canaan (written by) and
John Lafia (written by) ...
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Release Date:

2 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror

Tagline:

The Greatest Quake in Human History threatens to Rock The World!

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Earthquake | Disaster | Nuclear Warhead | San Andreas Fault | U.S. President

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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
Kimberly Hawthorne	...	Jill Hunter (as Kim Hawthorne)
Jill Krop	...	Anchor #1
Marrett Green	...	Anchor #2
Dagmar Midcap	...	Anchor #3
Marke Driesschen	...	Anchor #4
David Berner	...	Reporter #1
Claire Riley	...	Reporter #2
Linda Ko	...	Reporter #3
Johannah Newmarch	...	Journalist #1
Zahf Paroo	...	Journalist #2
Peter Benson	...	Journalist #3
Angela Moore	...	Journalist #4
Bobby L. Stewart	...	Drill Tech #1
Peter Shinkoda	...	Drill Tech #2
Gary Pearl	...	Military Medic #1
Kyle Stein	...	Military Medic #2
Craig March	...	Man #1
Sandra Ferens	...	Woman #1
Alf Humphreys	...	Family Father (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Chilton Crane	...	Family Mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leanne Adachi	...	Communications Soldier
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Blockade Soldier
Emy Aneke	...	Check Point Soldier
Hayden Baptiste	...	Young Soldier
Warren Christie	...	Jimmy
Kendall Cross	...	Helipad Soldier
Aaron Douglas	...	Tent City Soldier
Jodelle Ferland	...	Little 'Wow!' Girl (as Jodelle Micah Ferland)
Bill Fink	...	Sick Man
Lorena Gale	...	Geologist
Iris Graham	...	Zoe Cameron
Alex Gregory	...	Dylan
Bart Gregory	...	Dylan
Biski Gugushe	...	Messenger Soldier
Curtis Harrison	...	Eddy
Sarah-Anne Hepher	...	Sister
Gary Hetherington	...	Mayor Spaulding
James Hutson	...	Nolan's Aide
Erin Karpluk	...	Rachel, Williams' Aide
John Lafia	...	Irate Man
D. Neil Mark	...	Major Bennet
Alison Matthews	...	Donna, Press Secretary
J.R. Messado	...	Calvin Hunter
Teniel Messado	...	Tamika Hunter
James Purcell	...	Seismologist
Matthew Sharp	...	Troy Keller
Michael Soltis	...	Rescue Worker
John Sorenson	...	Hospital Patient
Marc Worden	...	Earl (uncredited)

Directed by
John Lafia

Writing credits (WGA)
Christopher Canaan		(written by) and
John Lafia		(written by) &
Ronnie Christensen		(written by)

Produced by
Howard Braunstein	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Herd	....	associate producer
Michael Jaffe	....	executive producer
Gary Pearl	....	executive producer
Lisa Richardson	....	producer

Original Music by
Lee Holdridge

Cinematography by
David Foreman

Film Editing by
Don Brochu
Michael N. Knue

Casting by
Molly Lopata
Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by
David Fischer

Art Direction by
David McLean
Walter Ockley

Set Decoration by
Mark Lane

Costume Design by
Gregory Mah

Makeup Department
Liz Farrell	....	first assistant makeup artist
Janet MacDonald	....	hair stylist
Shauna Magrath	....	assistant hair stylist
Shauna Magrath	....	assistant makeup artist
Deborah Slonowski	....	second assistant makeup artist (as Debra Slonowski)
Margaret Solomon	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Fiona Duncanson	....	post-production supervisor
Brendan Ferguson	....	production manager
Matt Fitzsimons	....	production supervisor
Greg Krutilek	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott J. Ateah	....	second unit director
Paul Garrison	....	third assistant director
Catherine Kretz	....	second assistant director
Nico Sachse	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Michael Allen	....	paint coordinator
Tim Battle	....	lead hand
Richard Bickel	....	on-set dresser
Paul Burton	....	set dresser
John Carr	....	lead greens
Jim Davie	....	construction coordinator
Nick Dibley	....	property master
Jim Geddes	....	construction foreman
Frank Haddad	....	greens
Geoff Hilliard	....	lead hand
Brad McMurray	....	assistant set decorator
Jake Miller	....	property buyer
Kathleen Morrissey	....	draftsperson
Aleya Naiman	....	property assistant
Jared Naiman	....	assistant property master
George Neuman	....	props buyer
Michael Olling	....	paint foreman
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist (as Rob Pratt)
Mark Rathgeber	....	construction foreman
Zbibgniew Scheller	....	lead hand
Randy Schmidt	....	scenic carpenter
Catherine Schroer	....	assistant art director
Stuart Shepard	....	scenic carpenter
Tony Soragnese	....	set dresser
Scott Stewart	....	lead dresser
Susan Troller	....	art department assistant
Joel Turner	....	lead greens
Joel Venti	....	storyboard artist
Lorraine Yawney	....	construction buyer

Sound Department
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	adr supervisor
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Kris Fenske	....	sound designer
Kelly Frey	....	background sound editor
Kirby Jinnah	....	adr & dialogue editor
Devan Kraushar	....	supervising sound editor
Pat Lauwers	....	sound assistant
Philip J. MacCormick	....	boom operator
Laurie Melhus	....	audio post-production coordinator
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sina Oroomchi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ralph Parker	....	production sound mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Joshua Stevenson	....	assistant dialogue editor

Special Effects by
David Barkes	....	special effects set supervisor
Denys Guillemette	....	special effects assistant
Ian Korver	....	special effects first assistant
Robert Lyle	....	special effects assistant (as Rob Lyle)
Jak Osmond	....	special effects assistant
Randy Shymkiw	....	special effects coordinator
Tyler Shymkiw	....	special effects assistant
Juliet Verni	....	production coordinator: Cinema Production Services

Visual Effects by
Simon Ager	....	digital compositing artist
Vishal Anand	....	CG artist
Vishal Anand	....	visual effects artist
Robert J. Babin	....	best boy grip: Cinema Production Services
Kenneth Hunter Bagish	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Jordan Benwick	....	CG artist
Sébastien Bergeron	....	lead visual effects compositor: Rainmaker
Rod Bland	....	CG artist
Tom Brydon	....	CG artist
Craig Calvert	....	visual effects
Brenda Campbell	....	compositor: Rainmaker
Troy W. Carrington	....	production assistant: Cinema Production Services
Tara Conley	....	digital effects coordinator
Mark Dillon	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Porfirio Dominguez	....	key grip: Cinema Production Services
Keegan Douglas	....	digital effects artist
Giovanni Dulay	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Debora Dunphy	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker (as Debra Dunphy)
Christian Emond	....	modeler
Todd Fellows	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Tristam Gieni	....	visual effects
Paul Guglielmo	....	first assistant camera: Cinema Production Services
Eric Heisler	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Dennis Hoerter	....	grip: Cinema Production Services
Carl Horner	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Bob Hurrie	....	miniature producer: Cinema Production Services
John Joyce	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce	....	miniature supervisor: Cinema Production Services
Chandra Juhasz	....	match mover
Jason Kaufman	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Jean Lapointe	....	lead digital compositor
Caius Man	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Tannis Mathers	....	roto artist
Dan Mayer	....	visual effects
Ryan McCoy	....	second assistant camera: Cinema Production Services
Ryan McCoy	....	second assistant camera: miniature unit
Dennis McHugh	....	visual effects director of photography
Juliette Mourez	....	lead compositor: Meteor Studios
Timothy Niver	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Fredrick Ollman	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Jeryd Pojawa	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Les Quinn	....	lead cgi artist
A.J. Raitano	....	first assistant camera: miniatures
Eugene P. Rizzardi	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Allen M. Rose	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Mark Ross-Sullivan	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Andrew G. Ryder	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Wes Sargent	....	visual effects artist
Mike Schaeffer	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Brian V. Siador	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Richard King Slifka	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Kate St-Pierre	....	miniatures production coordinator: Cinema Production Services
Ken Swenson	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Jen Underdahl	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Jason A. Wallace	....	production assistant: Cinema Production Services Inc.
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects
Lynda Wu	....	second assistant camera: Cinema Production Services
Lou Zutavern	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Nicholas Boughen	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Brin Alexander	....	stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunt driver
Brett Armstrong	....	stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator
Byron Briscoe	....	stunts (as Byron Brisco)
Jason Calder	....	stunt performer
Dave Campbell	....	stunts
Mike Carpenter	....	utility stunts
Douglas Chapman	....	stunts (as Doug Chapman)
Alex Chiang	....	stunts
Kimberly Chiang	....	stunts
Brent Connolly	....	stunts
Garvin Cross	....	stunts
Crystal Dalman	....	stunts
Chris Devos	....	stunts
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts
Mike Dopud	....	stunts
Ashlea Earl	....	stunt double
Mark Fielding	....	stunts
Bruce Fontaine	....	stunts
Mike Godenir	....	stunts
Lars Grant	....	stunt performer
Curtis Harrison	....	stunts
Leif Havdale	....	stunts
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Kim Howey	....	stunts
Kathy Hubble	....	stunts
Yvette Jackson	....	stunts
Trevor Jones	....	stunt performer
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Randy Lee	....	stunt coordinator
Steven McMichael	....	utility stunts
Phillip Mitchell	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	stunts
Rick Pearce	....	stunts
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunts
Mary Ann Skoll	....	stunts (as Maryann Skoll)
Kimani Ray Smith	....	stunt double: victim
Bill Stewart	....	stunts
Lori Stewart	....	stunts
Sylvesta Stuart	....	stunt performer
Owen Walstrom	....	stunts
Claire Webb	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Arasheben	....	camera assistant: aerial unit
Jim Barber	....	rigging grip
Fred Boyd	....	gaffer
Cory Budney	....	first assistant camera
Murray Chysyk	....	lamp operator
Gavin B. Craig	....	second dolly grip (as Gavin Craig)
Drew David	....	best boy grip
Michael Derbyshire	....	video playback assistant
Mike Dubé	....	rigging gaffer (as Mike Dube)
Richard Eagan	....	first assistant camera
Derek Roald Hall	....	grip
Shane Harvey	....	still photographer
Glen Hawkins	....	dolly grip
Steve Holland	....	generator operator
Leigh Jenkins	....	camera trainee
Ron MacLeay	....	key grip
Ryan McMaster	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ryan McMaster	....	director of photography: second unit
Steve Moore	....	camera operator
Chuck Reid	....	best boy electric
Dave Roughley	....	lamp operator
Paul Sedzimir	....	lamp operator
Jared Spencer	....	best boy electric (as Jarred Spencer)
Ken Sutherland	....	camera trainee
John Taylor	....	grip
Max Torroba	....	playback operator
John Trapman	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Marie-Helene Tremblay	....	second assistant camera
A.J. Vesak	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Mark Weinhaupl	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Errin Clutton	....	casting coordinator: Canada
Doreen Ferreira	....	extras casting associate
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	background casting
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
James Moore	....	casting assistant
Josephine Ochej	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tess Brummitt	....	costumer
Gillian Kieft	....	costumer
Clare McLaren	....	costumer
Hisami Yamamoto	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Steve Ansell	....	assistant editor
Andrea Dixon	....	colorist
Johanna Gavard	....	editorial intern
Michael Glynn	....	color timer
Ian Harbilas	....	assistant editor
Derek Herr	....	on-line editor
Ada Shek	....	editorial production assistant

Music Department
Stan Jones	....	music supervisor
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor
Rich Walters	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Dave Liboiron	....	transportation coordinator
Carrie O'Bray	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Deirdre Bennett	....	program manager
Victor Boutrous	....	assistant: Mr. Brunstein
Sophie Brodovitch	....	assistant: Mr. Lafia
Andrea Connacher	....	production assistant
Brad Erickson	....	production assistant
Jim Filippone	....	aerial coordinator
Don Hack	....	extras craft service
Audrey Hellmer	....	second assistant production coordinator
Susan Hicks	....	accounting clerk
Mark Hoeppner	....	security co-captain
Carol Jensen	....	assistant accountant
Ken Johns	....	operational supervisor
Lynn Josephson	....	assistant: executive producer (as Lynn Delaney)
Lynn Josephson	....	executive assistant to producer
Christine Lalande	....	script supervisor
Paul Lavigne	....	set supervisor (as J. Paul Lavigne)
Myles Lennig	....	production assistant
Katy Lew	....	assistant: Ms. Richardson
Deborah Loven	....	assistant accountant
Sheenah Main	....	production coordinator
Andrew Marles	....	key production assistant
Katie McFadden	....	director of operations
Bob McQuarrie	....	trainee assistant location manager
Terry J. Murray	....	script supervisor
Louisa Phung	....	production assistant
Ross Redhead	....	assistant: Ms. Richardson
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Paula Simson	....	assistant production coordinator
Kyle Stein	....	stand-in
Gladys Tong	....	computer and video graphics supervisor
Nina Van Den Boogaard	....	stand-in
Costa Vassos	....	location manager
Heather Vedan	....	assistant location manager (as Heather Byrne)
Beverly Wiens	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Argosy Productions Limited
• Dogwood Pictures
• Jaffe/Braunstein Films
• Pearl Pictures

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2004) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Imagem Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinema Production Services (miniatures)
• Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Boardwalk Foley  foley
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by (as Clairmont)
• Line 21  closed captioning
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Paramount Pictures Production Services  production equipment
• Sharpe Sound Studios  audio post-production

Also Known As:

Earthquake 10.5 (UK)

Runtime:

240 min (including commercials) | USA:165 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | USA:Unrated (video rating) | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Sign, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Argosy Productions Limited

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.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Dr. Samantha Hill and FEMA Director Roy Nolan are placing the warheads at the six sites for detonation, the computer screen identifying the geographical location of the Washington State warhead actually has the Washington State warhead being placed and detonated in Oregon.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Armageddon (1998/I)

Soundtrack:

Tired of Being Played

Deliciously, Laughably Bad

It was obvious in the opening credit sequence that "10.5" was going to be one doozy of a stinker. The cyclist outracing the collapsing Space Needle - how contrived, how ridiculous, how utterly physically impossible to ride a bicycle during an earthquake so tremendous.

This movie is so bad, it "MST's" itself!

There are so many gaps in logic, fact and production, it's impossible to keep up with them. Cheesy "effects" (that train was soooo obviously a model!), preposterous plot, lousy continuity and terrible timing (yeah, right - Science Chick and Doubting Guy DRIVE from LA to Redding and back in the same afternoon and, oh yeah, neither one of them gets dirty...). However, my absolute favorite gaffe in the movie comes in the first minutes of Part 2, in which a newscaster is detailing the arrival of troops in San Franciso. Across the bottom of the "news crawler" is the phrase "Marshal Law". What, did Marshal Faulk and Ty Law have a baby? When the military takes over local control, kids, it's called MARTIAL Law!! The fact that the editorial and production teams did not catch this simple error is, to me, indicative of their overall approach to this, ah, er, um, film. It seems painfully obvious that the entire company - actors, writers, gaffers, prop masters, everyone - have no respect for the movie they're making.

It is a great mystery how a bit of dreck such as this can get made, especially by network television, which is notoriously conservative. Rank this turd up there with "Atomic Train" and "Tidal Wave" - the only thing missing from "10.5" is an impassioned performance from Corbin Bernson.

A rank pile o' poo, but so much fun to watch! 1/2* out of *****