Metal Tornado (2011) (TV)

Director:

Gordon Yang

Writers:

Andrew C. Erin (screenplay)
Gordon Yang (story)
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Release Date:

22 July 2011 (Canada)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

An American company inadvertently unleashes a magnetic vortex on an unprepared world.

Plot Keywords:

Solar Flare | Scientific Experiment | Space Satellite | Hospital | School Suspension

Cast

Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Michael Edwards
Nicole de Boer	...	Rebecca (as Nicole Deboer)
Greg Evigan	...	Jonathan Kane
Stephen MacDonald	...	Nick Edwards (as Stephen Macdonald)
John Maclaren	...	Ron
Cinthia Burke	...	Lisa
Sophie Gendron	...	Allysa Winters
Frank Schorpion	...	Greg
Alexis Maitland	...	Megan
Rob Stewart	...	Dennis Porter
Jon McLaren	...	Shane
Sean Tucker	...	Sheriff Joe Riley
Kate Drummond	...	Wendy
Teri Loretto	...	Marjorie
Robert Reynolds	...	Stan Brooks
Paul Rainville	...	Paul
Landon Hicks	...	Trail Bike Rider
Mark Slacke	...	Woodsman
Christopher Wyllie	...	Albert Miller (as Chris Wyllie)
Todd Duckworth	...	Stephen Winters
Ross Wilson	...	Priest
Claudia Jurt	...	Deputy Barker
Pamela Masey	...	Linda Bradshaw
Jack Eyamie	...	Hank Brooks
Tim Finnigan	...	Young Farmer
Victor Cornfoot	...	Police Officer
Geoff McBride	...	Mr. Whalen
Geoff McBride	...	Mr. Whalen
Henry Kwok	...	Detective
Terry Green	...	General Dawkins
Camille Solari	...	Melissa
Claude Naubert	...	Jacques
Daniel Simpson	...	Kevin the Security Guard
Caroline Redekopp	...	TV Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Lummiss	...	Security guard
J.F. Dufault	...	Patient (uncredited)
Paul Finnigan	...	Dr. Crawford (uncredited)
Jolanta Mojsej	...	Corporate Executive (uncredited)
Simon Seline	...	Scientist (uncredited)

Directed by
Gordon Yang

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jason Bourque		screenplay
Andrew C. Erin		screenplay
Travis Stevens		story
Gordon Yang		story

Produced by
Josée Bernard	....	co-executive producer
Tom Berry	....	executive producer
Neil Bregman	....	executive producer
Curtis Crawford	....	producer
Pierre David	....	executive producer
Antony I. Ginnane	....	executive producer
E. Andrew Pecs	....	associate producer (as Andrew Pecs)
John Tarver	....	associate producer
Stefan Wodoslawsky	....	producer
Gordon Yang	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Richard Bowers

Cinematography by
Bill St. John

Film Editing by
Marie Lou Gingras

Casting by
Fern Champion
Ginette D'Amico
Ilona Smyth

Art Direction by
Csaba András Kertész

Makeup Department
Carly Basso	....	key hair stylist
Marie-Josée Lopez	....	key makeup artist
Michelle-Anne	....	set assistant makeup artist
Marie-Eve St Pierre	....	assistant makeup artist
Ashley Dawn Szabadi	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Marie Allard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Cordileone	....	second assistant director: second unit
Curtis Crawford	....	second unit director
Ulric Marcotte	....	third assistant director
Michael Tassie	....	second assistant director
Stewart Young	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Baron Bryant	....	key decorator
Pascal Delorme	....	storyboard artist
Kate Derrick	....	assistant property master
Kate Derrick	....	property buyer
Fanny Gauthier	....	assistant decorator
Csaba András Kertész	....	unit production designer
Mauricio Ortiz	....	on set dresser
Andrew Tait	....	costume design (as Andy Tait)
Tim Winchester	....	props master

Sound Department
Ray Gould	....	foley artist
Michael Hanlan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Vaughan	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Adeline Aubame	....	lead technical director: Artifex Animation Studios
Emmanuel Bazin	....	matte painting/concept: Artifex Animation Studios
Florent Cachot	....	visual effects artist: Artifex Animation Studios
Pascal Depocas	....	digital compositor: Artifex Animation Studios
Benoit Duchesneau	....	visual effects artist: Artifex Animation Studios
Yoann Gagnon	....	digital artist: Artifex Animation Studios
Emanuelle Gill	....	models and texture: Artifex Animation Studios
Marc Hall	....	visual effects supervisor: Artifex Animation Studios
Luis Martino	....	additional visual effects
Marc A. Vezina	....	cgi production manager

Camera and Electrical Department
Andreas Borrel	....	gaffer
Albert Camicioli	....	still photographer
Jesse Clark	....	second assistant camera
Robert Courtemanche	....	electrician
Robert Courtemanche	....	key grip: second unit
Curtis Dickie	....	key grip
Cody Eason	....	grip
Cody Eason	....	lighting technician
Jason Gallinger	....	electrician
Ryan Hanson	....	electrician
Jordan Jensen	....	data management technician
Cody Johnson	....	grip
Martin Malecek	....	lighting technician
David McNichol	....	electrician (as Dave McNicoll)
Eva Percewicz	....	first assistant camera
Cameron Preyde	....	second unit
Tom Reid	....	grip
Jessie Turner	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Sabrina Van Hoof	....	grip

Animation Department
Pascal Delorme	....	layout artist

Casting Department
Lisa Parasyn	....	casting
Paul Ruddy	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chris Charbonneau	....	swing wardrobe
Olivier Dube	....	swing wardrobe
Graham Gauthier	....	swing wardrobe
Magdalena Szuba	....	key wardrobe dresser

Editorial Department
Luis Martino	....	assistant picture editor
Luis Martino	....	packaging editor
Rhuland Proudfoot	....	assembly editor

Transportation Department
Scott Bassarab	....	driver
Shamso Bihi	....	driver
Genevieve Brown	....	driver
Stéphane Cloutier	....	driver
Kate Grimes	....	driver
Jessica Laight	....	driver
Paul Sanchez	....	driver
Michel Saule	....	driver
Blake Spence	....	driver: second unit
Yvan Tessier	....	unit driver

Other crew
Mark Ahee	....	mechanical effects supervisor
Nina Bains	....	assistant production coordinator
Nancy Boucher	....	unit manager
Genevieve Brown	....	craft assistant
Annie Coutu	....	production coordinator: second unit
Cory Covert	....	security
Anthony Crawford	....	security
Nick Di Saverio	....	security
Benjamin Dionne	....	assistant unit manager
Celeste Dube	....	third assistant director
Mark Dzikowski	....	car wrangler
Mark Dzikowski	....	craft assistant
Andrew C. Erin	....	screenplay by
Rachel Fallis	....	location manager
Caroline Gauthier	....	production assistant
Allison Gunn	....	craft service
Dylan Hankinson	....	key technician
Ryan Hansen	....	third assistant director
Angelia Hughes	....	craft assistant
Marika Lapointe	....	location scout
Reyn Layer	....	security
Marie Lemay	....	production coordinator (as M.E. Lemay)
Monique Malenfant	....	production coordinator
Ted Moffitt	....	security
Liam Nicholas Moore	....	location manager
Ron Muise	....	unit manager
Michael Pembroke	....	assistant unit manager
Sherri Rickman	....	assistant to Pierre David
Ben Rowe	....	security
Jordan Roy	....	production assistant
Garin Sparks	....	on-set medic
Anthony Valenti	....	assistant accountant
Lisa Virtue	....	script supervisor
Laura Vizbara	....	office assistant
Robert Wagner	....	security
Emily Yaeger	....	production secretary
Ryan Zedic	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Capital Productions

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Albania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Syfy Universal (2011) (Belgium) (TV) (limited)
• Syfy Universal (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Videorama (2011) (Greece) (all media)

Special Effects

• Artifex Animation Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Performance Solutions  mechanical effects

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for disaster action/peril and mild language

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Capital Productions

Quotes:

Marjorie:It's too bad your bike insurance doesn't cover damage by supernatural entities.

There's Something in the Wind

So many bad reviews from so many Canadians and Canadian (?) pseudo-scientists. Boo to the bunch. This modest movie followed the formula flicks of the 50s without missing a beat. It didn't have a gigantic budget. Agreed. And the plot didn't ask for gross over-acting (or any kind of profound acting). Agreed. The science is shaky. Agreed. So what are we doing with things like "The Exorcist" when a little girl can turn her head completely around or "Jaws" when sharks become as intelligent as human beings? So much for the verisimilitudes. I suppose it was a bad idea to base the film in Canada. Perhaps it should have been shot in the U.S. Perhaps "King Kong" should have been shot in the tropics or the remake of "The Thing" in Antarctica. So much for the carping about location. The film entertains quite well, the acting is quite satisfactory and the cutting and music quite fine. No, the film doesn't boast Clark Gable or Elizabeth Taylor. Neither does "Psycho" or the original "Dracula". Nor does it have a colossal budget. I enjoyed this film and thought it was well prepared and interesting.

Curtis Stotlar