Tornado Warning (TV 2012)
"Alien Tornado" (original title)

Extraterrestrials utilize "electrical tornadoes" in a plan to invade Earth.

Director:

Jeff Burr

Writer:

Paul A. Birkett

Stars:

Stacey Asaro, Marcus Brown, James Clement

Cast

Cast overview:
Stacey Asaro	...	Kelly Walker
Marcus Brown	...	Con
James Clement	...	Parnell
Claire Conti	...	Denise
Jeff Fahey	...	Judd Walker
David Jensen	...	Armstrong
Terry Kiser	...	Mike Hardy
Willard E. Pugh	...	Norm Mackey
Caleb Tourres	...	Barney
Kari Wuhrer	...	Gail Curtis

Storyline

Aliens invade the Earth using electromagnetic tornadoes as a weapon of mass destruction. Brilliant high school student with her father and blogger involved in the study of tornadoes struggling against time to prevent a huge disaster and defeat the conquest of the planet.

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tornado Warning

Company Credits

Production Co:

Active Entertainment, Bullet Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Denise's top changes from pink to black and her pants from grey to blue during the same time frame that Gail's clothes change.

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Quotes

Armstrong: Because clever isn't always
[dramatic beat]
Armstrong: [sneer] smart.

User Reviews

It's a Film Called 'Alien Tornado' What Were You Expecting?

Alien Tornado (2012)

** (out of 4)

Another epic from SyFy has a farmer (Jeff Fahey), his smart daughter (Stacey Asaro), a tornado blogger (Kari Wuhrer) and a small town cop (Willard E. Pugh) noticing that the latest tornadoes aren't being reported by the media and there's just something completely different about them. It turns out that aliens are actually controlling them to take out Earth for a numbers of reasons but the biggest is that they're tired of our Bandwith bothering them. Again, it always shocks me that so many people watch these SyFy films and then complain about their low-budgets, silly plots and all around "C" material. I mean seriously, you're coming to a movie called ALIEN TORNADO so why are you expecting something great or some sort of lost classic? This film is mainly going to appeal to those who enjoy low-budget movies that are cheesy and instead of delivering first-rate material they just offer up mild entertainment. There were a lot of entertaining things in this movie as well as a few interesting cast and crew members. For starters, Jeff Burr is best remembered for LEATHERFACE: THE Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE III and it was good seeing him back making a movie. He handles the material a lot better than most of these SyFy movies and I thought he at least kept the thing moving without it getting too slow. It was also great seeing Fahey. People complain about these movies but at least they give some good character actors a chance to be a lead. I thought Fahey was very good in his part and he did a very believable bit. He just wasn't picking up a paycheck and that's a lot more than most can say. I also thought Asaro, Wuhrer and Pugh were good in their parts and the four worked extremely well together. While the screenplay doesn't build up their characters much, the actors at least give strong enough performances to where you can care for them. The special effects of the tornadoes are quite cheap but I did like the design with the neon green lights. The story itself was quite silly and never really made too much sense. This was especially true during the final when we're given the explanation of what's going on. Again, if you're looking for a sci-fi masterpiece then it would be best to check out 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. If you're looking for cheap entertainment then that's why movies like ALIEN TORNADO are made.