Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)

Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writer:

Matt Dorff

Stars:

Thomas Gibson, Nancy McKeon, Chandra West

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thomas Gibson	...	Mitch Benson
Nancy McKeon	...	Amy Harkin
Chandra West	...	Rebecca Kerns
Brian Markinson	...	Chris Haywood
Nancy Anne Sakovich	...	Jane Benson (as Nancy Sakovich)
Randy Quaid	...	Tornado Tommy Dixon
Dianne Wiest	...	Shirley Abbott, Secretary of Energy
Brian Dennehy	...	Andy Goodman
Ari Cohen	...	Dan London
Christopher Shyer	...	Craig Shilts
Arnold Pinnock	...	Jason
Chad Willett	...	Jeff Harkin
Hollis McLaren	...	Helen Travers
Janaya Stephens	...	Laura Harkin
Petra Wildgoose	...	Lindsay Benson

Storyline

Tornado in Las Vegas. Heat in Chicago. Hail in Illinois. A snowfall and a storm force flows towards Chicago. It's just the beginning of a series of weather anomalies. The lights go off. People panic. A few courageous people are trying to solve the riddle of the infuriated nature and prevent mass destruction.

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Plot Keywords:

las vegas | profanity | bank robbery | tornado | hurricane | 

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Taglines:

Tornadoes, hurricanes, blackouts...There is no shelter from this storm!

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Overload

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

MAT IV, Frank & Bob Films II, Von Zerneck-Sertner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

175 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie "Gone with the Wind" was briefly mentioned during the elevator scene about a character named Scarlet who went through hard times.

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Goofs

During one scene at the National Severe Storms Lab, one technician reports a tornado has touched down outside Braxton Missouri and is headed straight towards St. Louis. However, there is no such town as Braxton, MO.

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Quotes

Andy Goodman: Tommy, listen to me! Tommy?

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Connections

Edited from The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)

User Reviews

Clichés By The Numbers!

I'm a bit of a disaster movie junkie. I just can't miss a film, no matter how bad it looks to be, as long as it promises some kind of cinematic carnage. I've sat through 'Night of the Twisters,' survived 'Atomic Twister,' and laughed all the way through '10.5' But 'Category 6: Day of Destruction' hits new lows. The computer graphics were so poor as to be embarrassing even for what you'd expect from a 'made for television' piece of crap. But it was the onslaught of every cliché in the book that really got to me, from the adulterous husband, the weather man who feels guilt over a past failure, the evil corporate guy, and to top it all off they gives us the pregnant lady in an elevator schtick…I'm mean PLEASE!

With all that said I'me already set to record part two. It's possible that I need help, or maybe an intervention.