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Supernova (2005) (TV)

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User Rating: 3.6/10 (533 votes)
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Overview

Director:
John Harrison
Writers:
Steven H. Berman (writer)
Don Keith Opper (writer)
Release Date:
5 September 2005 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
The day the world catches fire.
Plot:
A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Two Thirds of a Good Disaster Movie more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Luke Perry ... Dr. Chris Richardson

Tia Carrere ... Lisa Delgado

Peter Fonda ... Dr. Austin Shepard

Clemency Burton-Hill ... Ginny McKillip
Emma Samms ... Laurie Stephenson

Jessica Brooks ... Brooke Richardson

Eliza Bennett ... Haley Richardson

Marcus Jean Pirae ... Dr. Marshall Peters
Philip Lenkowsky ... Grant Cole
Ronald Pickup ... Dr. Malcolm Handey

Lance Henriksen ... Colonel Harlan Williams

Patrick Walton Jr. ... Agent Means (as Patrick Walton)
Nkuli Kgositsile ... Linda Darlington
Chris April ... Dr. Duka Ibrahim
Mehboob Bawa ... Dr. Rani Vahpayee
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Brazil:180 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M | Netherlands:12 (DVD)
Filming Locations:
Cape Town, South Africa more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: Not only do the "scientists" repeatedly misread the formulas, but the most famous one makes a 22-orders-of-magnitude error in a calculation. Who ever heard of a scientist who wouldn't notice that and fix it immediately? That's like expecting an answer in the angstroms range and getting an answer in the light-years range! more
Movie Connections:
References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more

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16 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
Two Thirds of a Good Disaster Movie, 6 September 2005
5/10
Author: Bob-45 from Savannah, GA

The Hallmark Network has chosen to create a series of movies to supplement their "Hall of Fame" product. They are off to a decidedly mixed start with "Supernova." Certainly, their timing could not have been worse, given events in New Orleans. Too bad they couldn't have scheduled another film for this time.

"Supernova" would a made a pretty good two hour disaster movie. Cut out the "dime store" space special effects and the trite "serial killer" subplot and you'd have something pretty memorable. Unfortunately, the "solar flare" effects look about as realistic as Disney 2D animation. While not particularly surprising, given the limited effects budget for TV fare, the bad "space effects' contrast jarringly with the pretty good "earth effects" on display.

Peter Fonda plays, flatly, a world famous astronomer who predicts the sun will go supernova (enlarge, then explode) within a month (or, was it a week). Luke Perry plays an astrophysicist(!), also flatly, and is the principal protagonist. Lance Henriksen plays his stock baddie. The women come off much better in the acting department, most notable are Tia Carrere (as a government agent), Emma Samms (as a crusading TV news commentator), Clemency Burton-Hill (as a scientist) and an unnamed actress who plays Fonda's bartender-squeeze.

Jettison an hour and "Supernova" would be good enough for a "7". As presented, however, it barely squeaks by as a "5".

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lol....I'm sorry, but it's so stupid! DuffstheStuff
solar flare northwoodsman
original title fipi_lele
Most of it was actually shot in Cape Town, South Africa ElenarMT
At least this has much better...... clacton0
Question About The Fireballs ar_twelve_22
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