Y2K (1999)

On the eve of the last year of the twentieth century, a nervous military leader assembles a team to help him deal with an unforeseen problem, as they are being alerted of a long missing ... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Pepin

Writers:

Carl Chapman (story), Terry Cunningham

Stars:

Louis Gossett Jr., Jaimz Woolvett, Ed O'Ross

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Morgan
Jaimz Woolvett	...	Vince
Ed O'Ross	...	Fairchild
Sarah Chalke	...	Myra Soljev
Rick Ravanello	...	Thompson
Ismael 'East' Carlo	...	Camarillo (as Ismael Carlo)
Malcolm McDowell	...	General Seward
Adam J. Harrington	...	Ken (as Adam Harrington)
Carlos Lauchu	...	Paco
April Telek	...	Chloe
Ken Camroux-Taylor	...	Blanchard (as Ken Camroux)
Biski Gugushe	...	Communications Officer
Rachel Hayward	...	Panama
Colin Lawrence	...	Gumball
Warren Takeuchi	...	Bell

Storyline

On the eve of the last year of the twentieth century, a nervous military leader assembles a team to help him deal with an unforeseen problem, as they are being alerted of a long missing nuclear missile hidden somewhere deep in the jungle, which is set to go off in January 2000, due to the "millennium bug". It's up to them to race against time to stop it before it is too late.

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Plot Keywords:

millennium | missile | millennium bug | missile silo | end of the millennium | 

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Taglines:

"Man Holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish...all forms of life." - JFK.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for commando violence, some language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2000 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Terminal Countdown

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

PM Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Malcolm McDowell and Louis Gossett, Jr. appeared in Delgo (2008).

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Goofs

The dialog has someone saying "Set the missile to detonate at 32,000 feet" - but the computer graphic on the monitor shows it set to detonate at "32.000 miles above sea level." That height (32 miles) would be too far up to cause significant damage - it is beyond most of the atmosphere. It is also more than 160,000 feet, not 32,000 feet.

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Quotes

Myra: [looking at missle] I thought you'd be bigger.

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Connections

Edited from Predator (1987)

User Reviews

Bizarre, Ridiculous, and Rates a One

Normally, when a film rates this low, I find other things to like about it. Namely, its silliness. To say I didn't laugh throughout this film would be a lie. This movie provides a great many laughs. Its just. . . well, this is not supposed to be a comedy.

Even so, I enjoyed other awful attempts at seriousness. Examples include Disney's, "Epcot: The Celebration," and Ed Wood's "Plan 9 From Outer Space." The difference with "Y2K" is that they are exploiting real fears. Similar to "Reds," the subject matter is deadly serious. "Reds" ranked a one in my book by candy coating a serious subject, in a ridiculous movie formula. The same goes for "Y2K."

The only thing these films have in common besides their poor rating, is the fact that they highlight fiction. On the one hand the fiction of the great communist movement, and on the other the fiction of the great threat to our times, the year 2000 computer problem. Give me a break on both fronts.