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Without Warning

  • TV Movie
  • 19941994
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.4K
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Jane Kaczmarek and Sander Vanocur in Without Warning (1994)
Sci-Fi
3 fragments of an asteroid hit USA, China and France. The events are covered by TV news reports. More meteors come. Is it natural events or alien aggression?3 fragments of an asteroid hit USA, China and France. The events are covered by TV news reports. More meteors come. Is it natural events or alien aggression?3 fragments of an asteroid hit USA, China and France. The events are covered by TV news reports. More meteors come. Is it natural events or alien aggression?
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.4K
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  • Director
    • Robert Iscove
  • Writers
    • Jeremy Thorn(story)
    • Walon Green(story)
    • Peter Lance(story)
  • Stars
    • Sander Vanocur
    • Jane Kaczmarek
    • Bree Walker
  • Director
    • Robert Iscove
  • Writers
    • Jeremy Thorn(story)
    • Walon Green(story)
    • Peter Lance(story)
  • Stars
    • Sander Vanocur
    • Jane Kaczmarek
    • Bree Walker
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    • 28User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sander Vanocur
    Sander Vanocur
    • Sander Vanocur
    Jane Kaczmarek
    Jane Kaczmarek
    • Dr. Caroline Jaffe
    Bree Walker
    • Bree Walker
    • (as Bree Walker Lampley)
    Dwier Brown
    Dwier Brown
    • Matt Jensen
    Brian McNamara
    Brian McNamara
    • Mike Curtis
    James Morrison
    James Morrison
    • Paul Whitaker
    Ashley Peldon
    Ashley Peldon
    • Kimberly Hastings
    James Handy
    James Handy
    • Dr. Norbert Hazelton
    Kario Salem
    Kario Salem
    • Dr. Avram Mandel
    Spencer Garrett
    Spencer Garrett
    • Paul Collingwood
    Gina Hecht
    Gina Hecht
    • Barbara Shiller
    John de Lancie
    John de Lancie
    • Barry Steinbrenner
    Patty Toy
    Patty Toy
    • Denise Wong
    Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb
    • Dr. Robert Pearlman
    Ron Canada
    Ron Canada
    • Terrence Freeman
    Victor Wilson
    • Mark Manetti
    Philip Baker Hall
    Philip Baker Hall
    • Dr. Kurt Lowden
    Jim Pirri
    Jim Pirri
    • Robert Marino
    • Director
      • Robert Iscove
    • Writers
      • Jeremy Thorn(story)
      • Walon Green(story)
      • Peter Lance(story) (teleplay)
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    • Trivia
      Because Sander Vanocur plays himself as a news anchor in this film, a few complaints were received from people who believed the movie events were real, despite repeated on screen narration and text before the start of each act. Following that, CNN issued an order that its reporters and anchors would not be allowed to play themselves or any other role in a fictional movie.
    • Goofs
      If you look closely at the studio set behind Sander Vanocur at the outline of Europe, you'll notice that the English Channel does not exist, and a large landmass is in place of the British Isles. Oddly, this landmass looks remarkably like the profile of a rabbit, complete with long ears, looking toward the west. Whether this was the result of someone's lack of geographic knowledge, or a sly joke on the part of the producers to indicate that this program isn't really what it seems is anyone's guess.
    • Crazy credits
      The final view of the great computer display at NASA when the many meteors appear resembles the screen in the video game Space Invaders.
    • Alternate versions
      The original 1994 broadcast featured a brief introduction highlighting the 1938 CBS Radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds that had inspired the movie missing from the DVD release. It also featured messages, usually located at the end of each act, reminding viewers that the movie was a realistic depiction of fictional events.
    • Connections
      References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

    User reviews28

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    9/10
    Wow, this stayed with me!
    I saw this pretty late at night, and it draws you in so much. The plot twists and turns in an amazing story that mirrors a real-situation, so much that I thought it was a real news broadcast too. Only the appearance of Q from Star Trek, and references to 1994 gave the game away.

    The end sequence, from the destruction of the 3 meteors onwards was as tense as many of the scenes in films like Scream. It also showed man's darker side, and gave many lessons for the future.

    It wouldn't work on the big screen, but on the small screen it is one of the best films I have seen in a long time. And that's saying a lot for a film of such small stature!
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    • mcroy
    • May 31, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Utan varning
    • Production companies
      • The Wolper Organization
      • Mountain View Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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