Category 7: The End of the World (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers (WGA):

Christian Ford (written by) (segment) &
Roger Soffer (written by) (segment) ...
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Release Date:

6 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The Ultimate Superstorm is Back - And This Time It's Deadlier...

Plot:

A deadly category 7 storm wreaks havoc on the world. Meanwhile, kidnappers threaten to make matters even worse.

Plot Keywords:

Tornado | Hurricane | Global Warming | Mass Destruction | Thunderstorm

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Gina Gershon	...	FEMA Director Judith Carr
Cameron Daddo	...	Ross Duffy
Shannen Doherty	...	Faith Clavell
Randy Quaid	...	Tornado Tommy Dixon
Robert Wagner	...	Sen. Ryan Carr
Adam Rodriguez	...	USAF Pilot Ritter
Sebastian Spence	...	FPS Agent Gavin Carr
Nicholas Lea	...	Monty
John Kapelos	...	Secretary of Homeland Security Jim Roberts
Lindy Booth	...	Brigid
James Brolin	...	Donny Hall
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Penny Hall
Tom Skerritt	...	Colonel Mike Davis
Kenneth Welsh	...	Chief of Staff Alan Horst
Suki Kaiser	...	Gayle Duffy
James Kirk	...	Stuart Carr
Noam Jenkins	...	Evan, White House Press Secretary
Peter Mooney	...	Peter
Rachel Skarsten	...	Lyra Duffy
Andrea Lui	...	Melody Chang
David Alpay	...	Billy Chamber
Michal Grajewski	...	Dan
Jim Codrington	...	FPS Capt. Tergesson
David Brown	...	Reston (as Dave Brown)
David Bastl	...	Reporter #2
Marc Devigne	...	Rick
Jon Hendricks	...	Slicker Reporter
Allan Wallace Dunkeld	...	Mime
Paul Lachance	...	Monsieur Chambron
Lisa Anne Durupt	...	Ball Park Manager
Darcy Fehr	...	Black Mask Leader
Jason Berzuk	...	Sean
Kevin Frazier	...	NYC Reporter
Janaya Stephens	...	Mary Beth Davis
Randy Apostle	...	Ted, Power Plant Foreman
Solmund MacPherson	...	Bobby
Will Woytowich	...	Security Guard
Miriam Smith	...	Frances
Mariam Bernstein	...	Woman at Ministry
John Bluethner	...	Maintenance Man
Martin Trudel	...	Marine #1 (as Martin Trudell)
Darren Wall	...	Agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeanette Driver	...	B.B.C. Reporter (voice)
Mike Bell	...	Ranger at Mount Rushmore #1 (uncredited)
Lisa Best	...	Reporter #1 (uncredited)
Cory Cassidy	...	Fire Fighter #2 (uncredited)
Terri Cherniak	...	Editor (uncredited)
Sarah Constible	...	Trailer Park Woman #1 (uncredited)
Eleanor Coopsammy	...	Reporter #3 (uncredited)
David Dick	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Edgar Governo	...	FEMA Employee (uncredited)
Kristen Harris	...	Nurse (uncredited)
James Holt	...	Eiffel Tower Tourist (uncredited)
Sandy Kellerman	...	Various (voice) (uncredited)
Roy MacEachern	...	National guard (uncredited)
Devin McCracken	...	Hippie (uncredited)
Carson Nattrass	...	Paddy (uncredited)
Sean O'Brian	...	Federal Agent (uncredited)
Dave Price	...	Max Wilder (uncredited)
David Price	...	Street Reporter (uncredited)
Jennifer Pudavick	...	Ranger at Mount Rushmore #2 (uncredited)
Quyen Raceles	...	Pilot #1 (uncredited)
Chuck Robinson	...	Scientist in Paris (uncredited)
Bradley Sawatzky	...	Georgetown Cop (uncredited)
Clayton T. Stewart	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Gordon Tanner	...	Black Mask Guard #2 (uncredited)
Blake Taylor	...	Street Reporter #2 (uncredited)
Jodi Terhoch	...	Sandra (uncredited)
Illya Torres-Garner	...	Black Mask Guard #3 (uncredited)

Directed by
Dick Lowry

Writing credits (WGA)
Christian Ford		(written by) (segment "Night 1") &
Roger Soffer		(written by) (segment "Night 1")
Matt Dorff		(characters) (segment "Night 1")
Christian Ford		(teleplay) (segment "Night 2") &
Roger Soffer		(teleplay) (segment "Night 2") and
James LaRosa		(teleplay) (segment "Night 2")
Christian Ford		(story) (segment "Night 2") &
Roger Soffer		(story) (segment "Night 2")
Matt Dorff		(characters) (segment "Night 2")

Produced by
Laurence Ducceschi	....	associate producer
Lesley Oswald	....	producer
Peter Sadowski	....	producer
Robert M. Sertner	....	executive producer
Randy Sutter	....	co-executive producer
Frank von Zerneck	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joseph Williams		(as Joseph Stanley Williams)

Cinematography by
Neil Roach

Film Editing by
Tod Feuerman
Scot J. Kelly

Casting by
Susan Glicksman
Jim Heber
Clare Walker

Production Design by
Sheila Haley

Art Direction by
Scott Rossell

Set Decoration by
Victoria Söderholm

Costume Design by
Tina Fiorda

Makeup Department
Amanda Kuryk	....	first assistant makeup artist
Barry Olafson	....	key hair stylist
Joyce Wold	....	key makeup artist
Frances Hans	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Fleur Morell	....	makeup department head: LA unit (uncredited)

Production Management
Dave Mahoney	....	production manager
Mickie Reuster	....	post-production supervisor
Glenn Steelman	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Warren Hanna	....	second assistant director
Shelly Heyward	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
David Markowitz	....	first assistant director
Douglas Mitchell	....	second assistant director (as Doug Mitchell)
Richard O'Brien-Moran	....	second unit director
Blair Scott	....	third assistant director: second unit
Glenn Steelman	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Karla Trujillo Villon	....	assistant director intern
Fergus Barnes	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Tarnya Cook	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
Sheree Fondeur	....	third assistant director (uncredited)
David Markowitz	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Douglas Mitchell	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Colleen Wowchuk	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Owen Bird	....	property master
Jolene Bourrier	....	art department assistant
Nick Burns	....	storyboard artist
Mary Esther Griffiths	....	key scenic painter (as Mary Esther Griffith)
David Macvicar	....	assistant property master
Patrick Romine	....	construction coordinator
Larry Spittle	....	props buyer
Will Antoniuk	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Gary Barringer	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Chantel Bourrier	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)
Alexis Labra	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Khali Wenaus	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bill Bell	....	sound editor
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joy Ealy	....	dialogue editor
Kevin Fisher	....	special effects editor
Devon Heffley Curry	....	adr supervisor (as Devon Curry)
Anton Holden	....	special effects editor
J. Michael Hooser	....	dialogue editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott C. Kolden	....	sound effects editor
Louis Marion	....	sound recordist
Joseph Melody	....	supervising sound editor
Sharon Michaels	....	foley artist
Mark Steele	....	dialogue editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound design editor (as Rick Steele)
Tim Terusa	....	dialogue editor
David Torres	....	foley mixer
Burton Weinstein	....	dialogue editor (as Burt Weinstein)
Sean Byrne	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Paul Morrow	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
Louis Piche	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tom Blacklock	....	special effects coordinator
Jimi Campbell	....	special effects assistant
Robbie Knott	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Carlos Aiken	....	technical advisor: Mt. Rushmore sequence
Chris Barsamian	....	animator
Jimmy Berndt	....	CG animator
Loren Bivens	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Deane Boeka	....	lead digital compositor
Chris DeCristo	....	2D supervisor (as Christopher DeCristo)
Eric Ehemann	....	CG animator
George Garcia	....	digital matte painter
Joseph Jones	....	animator
Apollo S.J. Kim	....	modeller
Nicki Kreitzman	....	digital compositor
Dennis McHugh	....	visual effects director of photography
Christopher Moore	....	Inferno artist
Angie Ottati	....	model maker
Audri Phillips	....	CG lighting/texture artist
Erik Press	....	visual effects producer
Ramjasha Rhodes	....	visual effects production assistant
John G. Small	....	systems
Chris Tezber	....	visual effects coordinator (as Christopher Tezber)
Brian Vogt	....	CG lighting/texture artist
Craig Weiss	....	visual effects supervisor
Cliff Welsh	....	digital compositor
Niel Wray	....	CG supervisor (as Niel R. Wray)
Bridget Allen	....	production assistant: miniature effects, Fantasy II Film Effects (uncredited)
James Holt	....	Realflow/Massive artist (uncredited)
Dan Lopez	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Tony Magaletta	....	first assistant cameraman: miniatures, Fantasy II Film Effects (uncredited)
Andrew Shuford	....	stage manager: UPC Fantasy II Film Effects (uncredited)
Gene Warren III	....	model supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Alisson Amigo	....	stunts
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunt double: Shannon Doherty
Mario De Negri	....	stunt performer
Allan Wallace Dunkeld	....	stunt performer
Lisa Anne Durupt	....	stunt performer
Matt Kippen	....	stunt double
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt double
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt performer
Terrance Leigh	....	stunt performer
Jacqueline Loewen	....	stunt performer
Carson Nattrass	....	stunts
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt performer
Sam Robinson	....	stunt performer
Darren Ross	....	stunt performer
Monty L. Simons	....	stunt coordinator (as Monty Simons)
Dan Skene	....	stunt performer
Jan Skene	....	stunt performer
Rick Skene	....	stunt performer
Sean Skene	....	stunt performer
Jodi Stecyk	....	stunt performer
Jodi Terhoch	....	stunt performer
Ron Webber	....	stunt performer
Chuck Robinson	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
François Balcaen	....	second key grip
Jefferson Bruyere	....	electrician
Jefferson Bruyere	....	grip
Jim Campbell	....	generator operator
John Gilmore	....	gaffer: second unit
John Holbrook	....	camera operator
Michael Marshall	....	additional photographer
William Mills	....	key grip (as Bill Mills)
Saubrie Mohamed	....	gaffer
Allen Fraser	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Jason Heke	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Joao Holowka	....	best boy electric (uncredited)
Joao Holowka	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Jay Kohne	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Dean Morin	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Keith Murphy	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Keith Murphy	....	camera operator: "a" camera (uncredited)
Michael Roy	....	second best boy electric (uncredited)
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Gary Barringer	....	animator

Casting Department
Eleanor Erum	....	extras casting assistant
Susan Glicksman	....	casting: Los Angeles
Jim Heber	....	casting: Winnipeg
Clare Walker	....	casting: Toronto
Kari Rieger	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Boulet	....	set costume supervisor (uncredited)
Patricia J. Henderson	....	costumer (uncredited)
Karen Kristalovich	....	wardrobe department coordinator (uncredited)
Angela Wells	....	costume trainee (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Richard Glazerman	....	assistant editor
Damien Simon	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Peter DiRado	....	music editor
Gregg Lehrman	....	composer: additional music
Jeff Rona	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Julia Diana Cereceda	....	driver
John Mysyk	....	transportation coordinator
Corey Walker	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Rhia Alcantara	....	office production assistant
Shelly Anthis	....	extras wrangler
Pia Athayde	....	production accountant
Cathie J. Edgar	....	location manager (as Cathie Edgar)
Andrew Gallinger	....	location assistant
Eileen Gano	....	craft service first aid
Patricia Jagger	....	script supervisor
Shaun Johnson	....	assistant production coordinator
Tamara Mauthe	....	production coordinator
Alexandra Menzie	....	production assistant
Nancy Mouton	....	production associate
Becky Pelto	....	accounting clerk
Kerrie Reid	....	extras wrangler
Ryan Wuckert	....	key production assistant: second unit
Neal Baksh	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator (uncredited)
Shane Clements	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jilene Dyck	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Gloria Gibb	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Robb Inniss	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Christie Kucera-Evenson	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Crystal Mikoluff	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Kimberly Mikoluff	....	travel coordinator (uncredited)
Jocelyn Shindle	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Kevin Uddenberg	....	assistant to director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Luisa Filmproduktions GmbH and Co. KG
• Von Zerneck Sertner Films

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2005) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Kanal 2 (2009) (Estonia) (TV)
• Nikkatsu (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Sky One (2006) (UK) (TV)
• Talpa (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• CBS Digital
• Fantasy II Film Effects (miniature effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies

Runtime:

169 min (2 parts)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Luisa Filmproduktions GmbH and Co. KG

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: If you've seen Category 6: Day Of Destruction, you'll notice that almost half of the disaster scenes that was on the news on the TV are taken from the scenes in that part of the series and put into this half (Category 7) of the series. Also, various videos of actual tornadoes and floods are put into this movie.

Quotes:

Penny Hall: No, Monty! You heard what you wanted to hear. Now you listen to me. You have committed a grave sin, and you will be punished because you were right about one thing, Monty, it is the End of Days. And your guilty. Of anger. Of envy. Of lust. Your only hope is to repent, Monty. Now you tell me where the children are and then, and only then, will I help you out of this hell you've made for yourself. And the worst thing about your hell, Monty, I won't be there with you.
[she lightly kisses him]
Penny Hall: And you won't be with me.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Edited from The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) (TV)

This was really, really bad

I watched this on TV last night - yes the whole mini series was shown in one block on Australian TV. The script was like ten different scripts thrown together (from the high winds perhaps?), and there were too many special effect disasters in the first 10 minutes, so there were no suspense built up over the next 3 hours. Jerky and hectic camera work and slow-mo in the middle of dialogue scenes does not create energy and excitement guys. It lacked any bridges between scenes, with people in Paris one second and then Washington DC the next. How many days/months/years was this set over? The lighting and makeup made every female character looked like she had acne and pre-mature aging, but surprisingly the males looked young and clear skinned. In fact it had a music video feel to it - but I don't want to watch a music video for more than 5 minutes. And some scenes were low budget copies of The Day After Tomorrow.

The only reason I wouldn't give this boring and nonsensical mish-mash 0/10 is that it had Cameron Daddo (an Australia ex-TV host) and Shannen Doherty in it. And which ever actor played the male preacher was a hoot. Oh, and it is funny to here the FEMA director outline how the department is the only one to save the day (made pre-Katrina).

Without spoiling it for you if you do end up watching it - the way they 'resolve' the climate change disaster that is threatening to destroy civilisation is just lamo.

2/10