The only hope for humanity to survive a natural disaster is to detonate a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mark Dacascos | ... | Ryan Beckett | |
| John Rhys-Davies | ... | Dr. Matthew Sallin | |
| Tamara Davies | ... | Julie McGrath | |
| Mark Rolston | ... | Special Agent Kellaway | |
| Rutger Hauer | ... | President Nelson | |
| Rayne Marcus | ... | Faith Beckett | |
| G.W. Bailey | ... | General Timothy Moore | |
| Thomas F. Duffy | ... | Anderson | |
| Sam Lloyd | ... | Fingers (as Samuel Lloyd) | |
| Michael Jace | ... | MacVaughn | |
| Jeffrey Johnson | ... | Styles | |
| Billy Maddox | ... | Norris | |
| Alex Datcher | ... | Janet Hill | |
| Cathleen Kaelyn | ... | Tara Beckett | |
| Joel West | ... | Zero | |
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After a disastrous nuclear accident, scientists discover the earth's tectonic plates are shifting and creating immense pressure that will destroy the earth in a fiery global eruption, and it's up to a few top scientists to find a way to stop it! Written by Yocke
Plot Keywords:
explosion | exploding car | exploding building | gas explosion | mushroom cloud |Taglines:
La Terre est en péril... (Earth is in peril...)Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 October 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Deep Core 2002 See more »Company Credits
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Arctic explorer 1: Hey! Don't die on me yet!
Arctic explorer 2: Give me your hand!
[He grabs hold of the hand]
Arctic explorer 2: How much further?
Arctic explorer 1: Over the ridge!
[They go over the ridge and witness part of Antarctica in flames]
Arctic explorer 2: What the hell is that?
[pause]
Arctic explorer 2: Is that what you were expecting?
[...]
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The earthquake in the tunnel scene used tunnel scenes from the movie Daylight (1996). See more »Goofs
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[first lines]Arctic explorer 1: Hey! Don't die on me yet!
Arctic explorer 2: Give me your hand!
[He grabs hold of the hand]
Arctic explorer 2: How much further?
Arctic explorer 1: Over the ridge!
[They go over the ridge and witness part of Antarctica in flames]
Arctic explorer 2: What the hell is that?
[pause]
Arctic explorer 2: Is that what you were expecting?
[...]
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The film has been distributed in its original 1.33:1 "full frame" aspect ratio as well as a cropped 1.85:1 "widescreen" aspect ratio. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Wow, is this bad.
The problem with this movie--besides a budget of $11--is that the premise contains no real conflict for the hero to overcome--it just wouldn't be that hard for the US military to detonate a bomb in an evacuated Los Angeles. So the makers start pulling obstacles and conflict out of thin air about halfway through--none of which make a lick of sense.
Characters inexplicably turn bad or suddenly start behaving contrary to everyone's interest, including their own; boogie men pop up out of nowhere for no discernible reason; and of course the hero's daughter improbably needs to be rescued from conveniently nearby. She, by the way, survives a car fire by hiding--get this--in the trunk. Yeah, that would work.
About three-quarters of the way in you realize that the reason the bomb has to be detonated in Los Angeles is that the director needed to shoot this movie across the street from his brother's dry cleaning shop so he wouldn't be late for his shift.
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "A-hah! This guy doesn't recognize a spoof when he sees one! Clearly this movie is tongue-in-cheek!"
Wrong--it isn't. It's just really, really bad.