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 | Adventure | 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 tourists and pedestrians running for their lives as the Arch collapses are all (but one) CBS Digital artists, ranging from Compositors to Animators and Support Staff.

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Goofs

During the first storm that hits Chicago, you can still the same tornado formation graphic that was seen as the tornadoes were forming over Las Vegas.

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Quotes

Tornado Tommy: You got it, buddy. Okay, folks, end of the line. Hope y'all feel you got your money's worth. I got to help out a buddy and follow this thing 'til it blows itself out. Uh, y'all catch a bus from here. Sayonara!

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Connections

References Lost (2004)

User Reviews

Wahoo

Come on you guys--it's a dandy no brainer. Let yourself go. It's quite a ride. I loved the veiled references to George W. by Secretary Abbott and her assistant. Let business run riot and we get Enrons and all kinds of devious stuff. And regardless of John Stossel, the government is the only control we've got. A big part of any story is the actor's performances which I thought were quite well done. Some of the dialogue was corny but I imagine in the same circumstances it would be hard to come up with award winning comments. And that's part of the humanity of any story like this. I'm just mad that they had led me to believe that a flood was one of the results of the storm coming from the North and there was none. I wanted to see how they could get out of the many advices for citizens to head for secure main floors and basements with the flood coming. So they just chickened out.