Flood (2007)

Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East ... See full summary »

Director:

Tony Mitchell

Writers:

Justin Bodle, Matthew Cope,

Stars:

Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, Tom Courtenay

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Carlyle	...	Rob Morrison
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Samantha 'Sam' Morrison
Tom Courtenay	...	Leonard Morrison
Joanne Whalley	...	Patricia Nash
David Suchet	...	Deputy Prime Minister Campbell
Nigel Planer	...	Keith Hopkins
Ralph Brown	...	Mel's Dad
Gottfried John	...	Arthur Moyes
Tom Hardy	...	Zack
Pip Torrens	...	Army Liaison Officer Richardson
Susan Wooldridge	...	Nash's Assistant
David Hayman	...	Major General Ashcroft
Martin Ball	...	Wyatt
Poppy Miller	...	Nikki Fuller
Peter Wight	...	Johnson - Transport Chief

Storyline

Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. Overwhelming the Barrier, torrents of water pour into the city. The lives of millions of Londoners are at stake. Top marine engineers and barrier experts Rob, his ex-wife Sam and his father Leonard Morrison, have only a few hours to save the city from total devastation. A real probability in a real location. It is not a question of if, but when London floods.

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Plot Keywords:

flood | storm | one word title | weather | hurricane floyd | 

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Taglines:

It's coming straight for us.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK South Africa Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

Danger inondation

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Power, A Muse Productions, Moonlighting Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 188 min (video) (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

UK rock band Fightstar used clips from the film for their music video, Floods. The band had set the release date but had to change it because of the real floods hitting the UK.

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Goofs

Wick is shown in the opening scene as being in the Western Isles. A later news report appears to show it on Scotland's east coast south of Aberdeen. In fact it is on the east coast north of Aberdeen.

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Quotes

Leonard Morrison: Not this much water!

User Reviews

CGI and CGS!

This awful effort just goes to show what happens when you not only use computers to generate the effects, but also let them devise the plot and write the script. Someone somewhere has obviously come up with a new bit of software that asks a few questions then churns out four hours of loosely connected clichés, lousy dialogue and a collection of stock characters that you end up wishing had all drowned in the first five minutes.

Tom Courtney took the prize for worst performance. Saying that he was wooden would be an insult to trees. It's hard to fault Robert Carlyle in almost anything he does, but the odds were stacked against even him in this one, especially since he was for some unaccountable reason required to adopt a gor' blimey London accent.

A complete washout.