The Black Hole (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Tibor Takács

Writer:

David Goodin (writer)

Release Date:

10 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

No force from this world can stop it!

Plot:

An atomic research experiment goes awry in St. Louis, Missouri unleashing not only a big black hole, but also a creature from beyond that feeds on electricity through the streets of this Midwest city.

Plot Keywords:

Black Hole | St. Louis Missouri | President | Scientist | News Anchor

Cast

Kristy Swanson	...	Shannon Muir
Judd Nelson	...	Eric Bryce
David Selby	...	General Ryker
Heather Dawn	...	Sgt. Alicia Bennett
Jennifer Lyn Quackenbush	...	Elizabeth Williams
Christa Campbell	...	Advisor Coldwell
Peter Mayer	...	General Tate
Julia Sinks	...	Kayley Bryce
James Anthony	...	Spencer Tolland (as Jim Anthony)
Kevin Beyer	...	Dr. Hauser
Daniel Buran	...	Kent (as Dan Buran)
Tim Snay	...	Hayes
Adrian Rice	...	Lt. Samson
Greg Carr	...	Guardsman
Chris Nolte	...	Lt. Hendricks
Robert Giardina	...	James
Rick Tamblyn	...	Wagner
Ermal Williamson	...	The President
Rod Bernsen	...	Anchor #1
Susan Wood	...	Anchor #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Marx	...	Angry Mob
Joshua M. Schmidt	...	Angry Mob
Samantha Zurovec
Rosemary Garris	...	Female survivor (uncredited)
Kathy Hanner	...	Red Cross Member (uncredited)
Paul Lancia	...	Special Forces Officer (uncredited)
Gerald J. Lange Jr.	...	Mob Scene Extra (uncredited)
Eric Lutes	...	Russ Martin - TV Reporter (uncredited)
William Lynn	...	Special Forces Officer (uncredited)
Molly Meginiss	...	Special Forces Officer (uncredited)
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Humvee driver (uncredited)
Candace Nicol	...	Mob Member (uncredited)
Stephanie Raven	...	Red Cross Worker (uncredited)
Bridget A. Schmidt	...	Elizabeth Williams's Next Door Neighbor (uncredited)
Dave Schuetz	...	Male survivor (uncredited)
Kevin Stroup	...	Dr. Hans Reinhardt (uncredited)
David M. Walk	...	White House Cameraman (uncredited)

Directed by
Tibor Takács

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Goodin		writer

Produced by
Kenneth M. Badish	....	producer
Boaz Davidson	....	producer
Manfred D. Heid	....	executive producer
Gerd Koechlin	....	executive producer
Josef Lautenschlager	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	producer
Karri O'Reilly	....	line producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Dickson

Cinematography by
David Worth

Film Editing by
Ellen Fine

Production Design by
Yuda Acco

Art Direction by
Cat Cacciatore

Costume Design by
Laura Darner

Production Management
John Goodwill	....	unit production manager
Bobby Ranghelov	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benjamin T. Brammeier	....	additional second assistant director
Michelle Gonsiorek	....	second second assistant director
Paul-Edouard Laurens	....	first assistant director
Jim McKinney	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Borislav Belberov	....	stand-by props
Greg Goad	....	property assistant
Brent Jaimes	....	leadman
Bobby Kirk	....	assistant props
Chris Shader	....	on-set dresser
Jim Tudor	....	art department utility
Clark Woodman	....	property master

Sound Department
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aleksandr Gruzdev	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve La Fayette	....	boom operator
Dessie Markovsky	....	sound designer
Geoff Maxwell	....	sound mixer
Emile Razpopov	....	sound designer
Xavier Sol	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aran Tanchum	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Willie Botha	....	special effects supervisor
Ivo Jivkov	....	special effects crew
Marten Ruskov	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Javor Asenov	....	digital compositor
Angelina Borisowa	....	visual effect assistant editor
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Yasen Denev	....	visual effects illustrator
Venelin Dinkov	....	creature designer
Stanislav Dragiev	....	visual effects supervisor
Veselina Georgieva	....	visual effects lead artist
Dobri Georgiev	....	lead cgi artist
Kiril Georgiev	....	visual effects coordinator
Velislava Gospodinova	....	digital effects compositor
Danail Hadzhiyski	....	visual effects
Veselina Haralanova	....	digital lead artist
Dobromir Hristov	....	digital compositor
Jivko Ivanov	....	digital effects artist
Velichko Ivanov	....	digital compositor
Milen Jiliazkov	....	digital effects artist
Delyan Ketipov	....	digital effects artist
Momchil Kirov	....	digital effects artist
Rumen Kirov	....	visual effects
Nikolay Kolev	....	digital artist
Ekaterina 'Kuki' Korabelnikova	....	visual effects supervisor on location
Ivailo Marinov	....	digital artist
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Velislava Mihailova	....	digital effects artist
Diana Moneva	....	digital compositor
Krasimir Paskalev	....	visual effects coordinator
Marin Petrov	....	digital artist
Yakim Petrov	....	visual effects
Shero Rauf	....	digital effects artist
Krasimir Rizov	....	visual effects illustrator
Nikola Simeonov	....	digital effects artist
Georgi Slavov	....	digital artist
Stanislav Stoynev	....	digital effects artist
Stefan Tchakarov	....	visual effects production supervisor
Peter Tomov	....	digital artist
Filip Uzunov	....	digital effects artist
Adriana Valcheva	....	digital artist
Alexander Valev	....	digital artist
Borislava Zahova	....	visual effects
Vladimir Zdravkov	....	visual effects technical support

Stunts
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	....	stunts
Danko Jordanov	....	stunts
George Karlukovski	....	stunts
Paul Lancia	....	stunts
Tom Lowell	....	stunt coordinator
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunts
Velizar Peev	....	stunts
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunt double
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunts
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Benson	....	director of photography: second unit
Andy DePung	....	second assistant camera
Alex Esber	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Anne Freivogel	....	camera loader
Dan Gartner	....	electrician
Marty Hechinger	....	electrician
Keith Ogier	....	first assistant camera
Adam Reisz	....	best boy grip
Dave Rutherford	....	Steadicam operator
John Sennott	....	electrician
Richard Speed	....	key grip

Casting Department
Joni Tackette	....	casting: St. Louis

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hatsephi Kushma	....	costume supervisor
Elaine McCaul	....	costume intern

Editorial Department
Bat-Sheva Guez	....	assistant editor
Candice Levy	....	post-production intern

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Greag Waldrop	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Donald Bruce	....	production controller
Cindy Burnett	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Derek Elz	....	production assistant
Belle Francisco	....	continuity
Belle Francisco	....	script supervisor
Marcus Freeman	....	production assistant
Robert Giardina	....	assistant: Tibor Takacs
David Ham	....	production assistant
Jesse Luke	....	production assistant
William Lynn	....	stand-in
Marcy McKenzie	....	location supervisor
Christine Schlum	....	production assistant
Andy Spellman	....	key set production assistant
Kay Watkins	....	craft service
Matt Wicks	....	production assistant
Dianna Wilson	....	assistant production office coordinator

Production Companies

• Active Entertainment
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III
• Nu Image Films

Distributors

• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Nu Image Films (2005) (non-USA) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2007) (France) (DVD)
• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2005) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi violence, peril and thematic elements.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Bissells Point Water Treatment Plant - Bissell and Blair Streets, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Company:

Active Entertainment

Trivia:

Elizabeth and Kayley's house and Eric's apartment were both filmed in the same house.

Goofs:

Continuity: The arch is eaten by the black hole. Later in the movie, the arch is seen in the background.

Movie Connections:

References The Void (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Breaking Now

An Uneven, But Decent Sci Fi Thriller

The intent was noble, but this science fiction thriller doesn't quite make the leap into serious, quality science fiction. This B-Movie had the potential and concept to be a very good movie, but it isn't able to discard the typical stereotypes, the underdevelopment of decent character lines, a decent science fiction-based script that shot an alien creature that looked too much like a man jumping around in a suit. However, the under-current, the attempt at an integrity-based movie is retained while the actual product revealed gaps in the delivery. There are too many oh what a dumb move, even the ending is typically American. The deaths of several mid-level characters is accomplished too suddenly. Six out of Ten Stars.