"Killer Wave" (2007) TV mini-series 2007-

Writers:

Tedi Sarafian (teleplay) (2007) &
George Malko (teleplay) (2007) ...
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Beware the Force of Nature ... And the Nature of Man

Plot:

Suddenly the US east coast is hit by a type of natural disaster formerly reserved, except after a major earthquake...

Plot Keywords:

Disaster | Scientist | Maine | Volkswagen Van | Attempted Murder

Cast

Angus Macfadyen	...	John McAdams (2 episodes, 2011)
Karine Vanasse	...	Sophie Marleau (2 episodes, 2011)
Louis Philippe Dandenault	...	Marlon Clark (2 episodes, 2011)
John Robinson	...	Frank Brisick (2 episodes, 2011)
Tom Skerritt	...	Victor Bannister (2 episodes, 2011)
Stephen McHattie	...	Edgard Powell (2 episodes, 2011)
Ellen David	...	Annabelle (2 episodes, 2011)
Bruce Dinsmore	...	Jackson Wilcord (2 episodes, 2011)
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Stanley Schiff (2 episodes, 2011)
Andreas Apergis	...	Aslan Bukhari (2 episodes, 2011)
Anna Hopkins	...	Mel (2 episodes, 2011)
Vlasta Vrana	...	Heinz Litchner (2 episodes, 2011)
Linda Smith	...	Olivia McPhee (2 episodes, 2011)
Larry Day	...	Highway Patrolman Larry (2 episodes, 2011)
Cary Lawrence	...	Assassin / ... (2 episodes, 2011)
Alexander Bisping	...	Assassin / ... (2 episodes, 2011)
Sheena Larkin	...	Sarah (2 episodes, 2011)
Catherine Colvey	...	Bannister Nurse (2 episodes, 2011)
Bill Croft	...	Police Captain (2 episodes, 2011)
Susan Glover	...	Red Cross Doctor (2 episodes, 2011)
Ricky Mabe	...	Jeff (2 episodes, 2011)
Laurence Leboeuf	...	Tina (2 episodes, 2011)
Ivan Smith	...	Vikram Sanjee (2 episodes, 2011)
Mike Tsar	...	Jasper the Trucker (2 episodes, 2011)
Arthur Holden	...	Reporter Brand (2 episodes, 2011)
Bronwen Mantel	...	Margaret Bannister (2 episodes, 2011)
Nicole Braber	...	Anne Bannister (2 episodes, 2011)
Joanna Noyes	...	Diner Cashier (2 episodes, 2011)
Pauline Little	...	Red Cross Adminstrator (2 episodes, 2011)
Michael de Francesco	...	Chauffeur (2 episodes, 2011)
Kwasi Songui	...	Highway Patrol Officer #1 (2 episodes, 2011)
James McGowan	...	Reporter Erik Adjuk (2 episodes, 2011)
Kyle Gatehouse	...	Cool Teen with video camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Cindy Busby	...	Grad Student (2 episodes, 2011)
Lori Graham	...	Anchorperson Pamela Sills (2 episodes, 2011)
Michael Armstrong	...	Maine Local Reporter (2 episodes, 2011)
Bill Rowat	...	Field Doctor (2 episodes, 2011)
John Topor	...	National Guard Soldier (2 episodes, 2011)
Valérie Wiseman	...	Woman Assassin (2 episodes, 2011)
Miguel Dugal	...	Male Assassin (2 episodes, 2011)
André Laforest	...	Passerby (2 episodes, 2011)
Gerardo Lo Dico	...	Maine State Trooper (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Directed by
Bruce McDonald		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Writing credits
William Gray		(2 episodes, 2007-2011)
Tedi Sarafian		(2 episodes, 2007-2011)
George Malko		(unknown episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Robert Halmi Sr.	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2007-2011)
Michael Prupas	....	producer (2 episodes, 2007-2011)
Irene Litinsky	....	producer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Original Music by
Normand Corbeil		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Cinematography by
Pierre Jodoin		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Film Editing by
Denis Papillon		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Casting by
Andrea Kenyon		(1 episode, 2011)
Randi Wells		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Production Design by
Guy Lalande		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Art Direction by
Raymond Dupuis		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Set Decoration by
Alain Clouatre		(1 episode, 2011)
Ann Grenier		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Costume Design by
Claire Nadon		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Makeup Department
Gaétan Landry	....	co-hair department head / hairdresser (2 episodes, 2011)
Elizabeth Kuchurean	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Ghislaine Sant	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Patrice Bujold	....	assistant unit manager (1 episode, 2011)
Craig Cameron	....	production manager: Halifax (1 episode, 2011)
Sandrine Gros d'Aillon	....	production manager (1 episode, 2011)
Patrick Legault	....	unit manager (1 episode, 2011)
Elissa Lewis	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erik Ajduk	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 2011)
Stéphane Byl	....	third assistant director (1 episode, 2011)
Angèle Gagnon	....	second assistant director (1 episode, 2011)
François Ouimet	....	second unit director (1 episode, 2011)
Nadine Brassard	....	additional third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Manon Célestin	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Véronique Arcouette	....	props buyer (1 episode, 2011)
René Aubertin	....	art department runner (1 episode, 2011)
Anthony Bourgouin	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Francis Brousseau	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Nicolas Roy Clouatre	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Stéphane Dufour	....	assistant decorator (1 episode, 2011)
Anne Faubert	....	assistant decorator (1 episode, 2011)
Luc Gagnier	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Marceline Gonin	....	property master (1 episode, 2011)
Sophie Grenier	....	graphic designer (1 episode, 2011)
Sébastien Harnois	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Geof Isherwood	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2011)
Alexandre Juneau	....	assistant on set property master (1 episode, 2011)
Louis-René Landry	....	set designer (1 episode, 2011)
Patrick Lee	....	model maker (1 episode, 2011)
Charles Lévesque	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Frederic Mainville	....	art department coordinator (1 episode, 2011)
François Martin	....	greensman (1 episode, 2011)
Claude Rainville	....	on set property master (1 episode, 2011)
Bruno Robert	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Emma Severin	....	multimedia artist (1 episode, 2011)
Marc-André Shonikowski	....	scenic technician (1 episode, 2011)
Chris Brown	....	set dresser: Halifax (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Robert Doucet	....	boom operator (1 episode, 2011)
Gabor Vadnay	....	sound mixer (1 episode, 2011)
Benoît Coaillier	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Michel Descombes	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Scott Donald	....	supervising dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Philippe Espantoso	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Steven Gurman	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Roger Guérin	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Louis Molinas	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Luc Therrien	....	special effects technician (2 episodes, 2011)
Pierre L'Heureux	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes, 2007)
Jean-Martin Desmarais	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Bernard Guay	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes)
André Laforest	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)
Simon Martineau	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Carl Gagnon	....	lead modeler (2 episodes, 2011)
David Raymond	....	visual effects artist (2 episodes, 2011)
Marie-Eve Bedard-Tremblay	....	visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)
Xavier Bourque	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Nadège Bozzetti	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Eve Brunet	....	visual effects line producer: Buzz Image Group (unknown episodes)
Frédéric Chamberland	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)
Catherine Hébert	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Laborde	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Bruno-Olivier Laflamme	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Jean-Francois Lafleur	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Etienne Laroche	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput	....	CG supervisor (unknown episodes)
Hugo Léveillé	....	digital compositor: Buzz Image Group (unknown episodes)
Guillaume Mainville	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Simon Martineau	....	visual effects (unknown episodes)
Carlos Monzon	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Jonathan Piche-Delorme	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Vincent Poitras	....	digital compositor: Buzz Image Group (unknown episodes)
Mario Rachiele	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)
Sebastien Roussel	....	pyrotechnician (unknown episodes)
Kristen Tooley	....	digital effects artist (unknown episodes)
Benoit Touchette	....	visual effects production manager (unknown episodes)
Duy Tran	....	modeler (unknown episodes)
Alexandre Tremblay	....	digital compositor: Buzz Image Group (unknown episodes)
Robin Tremblay	....	senior matte painter (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Abdul Ayoola	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
Stéphane Byl	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
Alain Bérard	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
Jason Cavalier	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
Stéphane Dargis	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
Nathalie Girard	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
Tyler Hall	....	stunt actor (1 episode, 2011)
Gilbert Larose Jr.	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
Steven P. Park	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
John Walsh	....	stunt double (1 episode, 2011)
David Rigby	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Philippe Bossé	....	set photographer (1 episode, 2007-2011)
Alfonso Maiorana	....	camera operator: "a" camera (1 episode, 2007-2011)
Frédéric Chamberland	....	director of photography: miniature shoot (1 episode, 2011)
Pascal Courchesne	....	best boy (1 episode, 2011)
Isabelle Côté	....	camera trainee (1 episode, 2011)
Amélie Douville	....	grip (1 episode, 2011)
Amelie Duceppe	....	second assistant camera (1 episode, 2011)
Sylvaine Dufaux	....	additional camera operator (1 episode, 2011)
Bertrand Dupuis	....	key grip (1 episode, 2011)
Eames Gagnon	....	gaffer (1 episode, 2011)
Joel Gariépy	....	grip (1 episode, 2011)
Luc Girard	....	grip (1 episode, 2011)
Chloe Giroux	....	second assistant camera (1 episode, 2011)
Judith Lagacé	....	focus puller (1 episode, 2011)
Constant Lavallée	....	electrician (1 episode, 2011)
Louis Mailloux	....	grip (1 episode, 2011)
Alexandre Marien	....	electrician (1 episode, 2011)
Stephan Menghi	....	camera operator: "b" camera (1 episode, 2011)
Christian Navennec	....	focus puller (1 episode, 2011)
Dominic Pigeon	....	video assist operator (1 episode, 2011)
Patrick Rainville	....	best boy (1 episode, 2011)
Roger Robichaud	....	electrician (1 episode, 2011)
Réal Saulnier	....	genny operator (1 episode, 2011)
Karine Simard	....	video assist operator (1 episode, 2011)
Anatol Treba	....	playback operator (1 episode, 2011)

Series Casting Department
Lynn Kressel	....	casting: USA (1 episode, 2011)
Shawn Roberts	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Adam St. Coeur	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danièle Brodeur	....	wardrobe mistress (1 episode, 2007-2011)
Pascal Gauthier	....	wardrobe coordinator (1 episode, 2011)
Manon Girard	....	key dresser (1 episode, 2011)
Michel L'Heureux	....	extra dresser (1 episode, 2011)
Nicole Magny	....	dresser (1 episode, 2011)
Hélène Provost	....	dresser (1 episode, 2011)
Chantal Simard	....	key extra dresser (1 episode, 2011)

Series Editorial Department
Catherine Henry	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Marie-Christine Potvin Bouchard	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Evan Tussman	....	director of post-production (unknown episodes)
Serge Verreault	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Scott Pettigrew	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
John Bober	....	transport captain (1 episode, 2011)
Philippe Gilbert	....	driver (1 episode, 2011)
Tasso Mathiopoulos	....	driver (1 episode, 2011)
Daniel Matthews	....	transport coordinator (1 episode, 2011)
Michel Perreault	....	picture vehicles coordinator (1 episode, 2011)
Spiro Tsovras	....	driver (1 episode, 2011)
Tania Veri	....	driver (1 episode, 2011)

Series Other crew
Caroline Morissette	....	script trainee (1 episode, 2007-2011)
Loïc Bernard	....	producer's assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Michel Bilodeau	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Julie Bougie-Boyer	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Christian Bourque	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Mireille Brassard	....	first assistant accountant (1 episode, 2011)
Daniel Brisson	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Andrew Campbell	....	arms wrangler (1 episode, 2011)
Patrick Casavant	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Michael Cox	....	intern (1 episode, 2011)
Manon Cyr	....	clearance coordinator (1 episode, 2011)
Caroline Davignon	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Kim De Pietro	....	location manager (1 episode, 2011)
Kateri Ducros	....	muse accountant (1 episode, 2011)
Linda Dumouchel	....	second assistant accountant (1 episode, 2011)
Nathalie Déry	....	assistant location manager (1 episode, 2011)
Lorri Faughnan	....	business affairs (1 episode, 2011)
Evelyne Forget	....	business affairs (1 episode, 2011)
Martin Fradette	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Cory Gibson	....	production coordinator: Halifax (1 episode, 2011)
Suzanne Girard	....	production accountant (1 episode, 2011)
Sophie Goulet	....	production secretary (1 episode, 2011)
Tommy Guenette	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Nadia Guglieri	....	script supervisor: second unit (1 episode, 2011)
Nadia Hammadi	....	producer's assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Robert Harrison	....	medic (1 episode, 2011)
David Hatin	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Greg Jackson	....	office production assistant: Halifax (1 episode, 2011)
Georgia Karystsiotis	....	receptionist (1 episode, 2011)
France Lachapelle	....	script supervisor (1 episode, 2011)
Mélanie Lavoie	....	production coordinator (1 episode, 2011)
Steve Leblanc	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Mathew Marcel	....	medic (1 episode, 2011)
Lucy McColl	....	assistant production coordinator: Halifax (1 episode, 2011)
Zachary Ouimet	....	receptionist (1 episode, 2011)
Valérie Ouimet-Chiriaeff	....	stand-in: Karine Vanasse (1 episode, 2011)
Betty Palik	....	unit publicist (1 episode, 2011)
Marcel Robidoux	....	assistant craft (1 episode, 2011)
Sylvain Rocheleau	....	stand-in: Angus MacFadyen (1 episode, 2011)
Pascale Savage-Bouchard	....	assistant craft additional (1 episode, 2011)
Liam Scholey	....	intern (1 episode, 2011)
Larry Taman	....	office runner (1 episode, 2011)
Corine Trudel	....	assistant location manager (1 episode, 2011)
Mike Vaudrin	....	craft service (1 episode, 2011)
Denis Verrette	....	production assistant (1 episode, 2011)
William Flower	....	marine co-coordinator (unknown episodes, 2007)
Alexander Sandy Jesion	....	chief financial officer (unknown episodes)
France Raymond	....	photo double (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Distributors

• RHI Entertainment (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sonar Entertainment (II) (2007-) (USA) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Ozone Network (2010) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Panorama Distributions (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• RHI Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2011) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Buzz Image Group
• Intrigue

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:175 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | USA:TV-14 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Trivia:

Throughout the film, especially in the 2nd half, as the police search for the main character, John McAdams, played by Angus Macfadyen, they repeatedly show photocopies of a picture of McAdams. The picture is the same photo of Macfadyen that appears on his IMDb profile.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When lead henchman, Aslan Bukhari (Andreas Apergis) shoots the security guard in the ship yard to commandeer the explosives from a semi-truck to trigger the final tsunami, he takes the keys, inspects the trailer and sets the keys down on the floor. After toying with a stuffed animal that inexplicably is lying on the floor of the trailer, Aslan shuts and locks the door leaving the keys on the floor.

Movie Connections:

Version of Tidal Wave: No Escape (1997) (TV)

Great disaster flick!!!

Killer Wave opens with a huge wave coming at some kids on the beach while they scream and run. Then the film gets a boring start for 10 minutes with not one comedic line or interesting piece of material. Then it gets good. From there it kept me interested the whole way through. So a male and female scientists whose names escapes me is on the run from two nosy FBI agents, terrorists, violent she males and GIANT waves badly created with terrible CGI effects.

And this is not a kids movie no matter what it may seem. There's a part where a guy kills his wife then himself. And there's a graphic kill scene of a woman.