Supernova (TV 2005)

A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home.

Director:

John Harrison

Writers:

Steven H. Berman, Don Keith Opper

Stars:

Luke Perry, Tia Carrere, Peter Fonda

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

Storyline

A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home. An astrophysicist Christopher Richardson who discovers that the sun is about to explode, and take the Earth with it, unless he can find a way to prevent it. Tia Carrere, Peter Fonda, Emma Samms, and Lance Henriksen round out the game cast.

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Plot Keywords:

universe | australia | sun | supernova | india | 

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Taglines:

The day the world catches fire.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Hallmark Channel

Country:

USA South Africa

Language:

English French

Release Date:

5 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Supernova - Wenn die Sonne explodiert

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Silverstar Ltd., Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Prof Austin escapes to the beach hut in the Maldives, we see in the background a very large mountain. The Maldives are flat, with the highest point above sea level about 2.4 metres (8ft)

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Quotes

Dr. Austin Shepard: You make a good drink.
waitress: You make a good drunk.

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Connections

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

User Reviews

Bomb!

Why, oh why, do I keep getting suckered by promotional trailers for DVDs? Anyway, if you have seen the promo trailers for this film, be warned: they are clearly concerning another film never made, brief clips of which showing up in this one for no discernible reason whatsoever.

The principle problem here is a script that thinks it's a remake of "The Day After" but which would fit just about any daytime soap-opera. Since the premise of the film derives from astro-physics, the finale - a typically empty 'happy ending', having absolutely no grounding in any science whatsoever - makes no sense whatsoever.

Although the film actually avoids religion, let's put the matter in religious terms for clarification: Imagine Judgment Day; and God is really pee-ed off and decides no one is worth saving. Suddenly, Peter Pan's Tinkerbell pops up and reminds God that if he really really believes, creation can be saved. God smiles down on a half-dozen soap-opera stars (no, they haven't repented, what's to repent?), and suddenly we're all back in Eden.... - Scientifically speaking, that's "Supernova".

What brilliant con-artist convinced anybody this film could be made? And who are the emotionally troubled people who would like this garbage? By the way, if you're wondering whether one could watch this turkey all the way through, the answer is no; after giving it some 20 minutes, sheer boredom demanded I started skipping scenes sequentially trying to find something interesting to watch. I didn't. But I did watch the whole of the finale to see if there was anything important I'd missed. There wasn't.

And there wouldn't be anything important missed if you skipped the whole film.