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6.0/10   137 votes
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Director:
James Erskine
Writers:
James Erskine (co-writer)
Caroline Levy (co-writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 June 2005 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller
Plot:
Documentary-style footage reveals the aftermath of disastrous events that disrupt the flow of oil to the United States. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
America over the barrel more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Melody Chase ... Hazel Knowle

Liev Schreiber ... Himself - Narrator (voice)

Lance E. Nichols ... Frank Milner
Mark Krasnoff ... John Hamel
Roland Uribe ... Jack Roden (as Hector Roland Uribe)
Lee Ritchey ... Ed Matthews
Peter Malof ... Bob Knowle

Will Wallace ... Tom McGraff

Michael Brouillet ... Joe Knowle

Steven Chester Prince ... Howard Gibbons

Kortney Adams ... Estelle Sanders

Brady Coleman ... Adam McGraff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malcolm Adams ... Emergency Medical Technician
Sheila Bailey ... Mary McGraff
Kim Carrell ... Boston Riot Leader

Anthony Gangi ... Protestor

Jason Harper ... Protester
V.J. Jones ... Farm Bureau Official #2
David Kroll ... TV Field Reporter
Jenni Lee ... Tv anchor

Angela Rawna ... Reporter

Dean Reading ... Farm Bureau Official #1

Ayden Smalling ... Elliot Knowle

Brent Smiga

Ken Thomas ... Reporter

Franco Trombino ... Angry Mob Leader

Mark Van Savage ... Mob Ruler

Santiago Villalobos ... Protestor

Jonathan Yvon ... John / Office Employee
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Certification:
Australia:PG | USA:TV-14
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more
Company:
Wall to Wall more

FAQ

I have tried in vain to locate a copy of this movie, Is it being suppressed?
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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
America over the barrel, 6 June 2005
4/10
Author: wardcullum from Nashville, TN

"Oil Storm" is the latest made-for-TV movie to use what is rapidly becoming a tiresome technique: a faux-documentary retrospective that details the events that led up to a disaster.

The story opens in the near future, Labor Day weekend of this year, and describes a chain reaction that leads to global economic turmoil. Drawing from a collection of worst-case scenarios, the film portrays an America in chaos after the oil supply chain is disrupted. Political efforts to alleviate the problems caused by the oil shortfall predictably fail, and the result is a crisis that makes Americans (at least the ones portrayed in the film) question their reliance on oil.

While some may portray the film as anti-Bush, it feels more anti-oil, anti-conspicuous consumption. Political actions in the movie are framed within the context of the current behavior of many of the major global political players - US, Russia, China, Saudi Arabia - and generally might not be too far off the mark.

The contingency planning and consideration of viable alternatives is simplistic, but thankfully, the writers at least avoid the "Mexico closes the border" cliché. In short, the film is about as interesting as watching a tanker spill cleanup.

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