Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Casper Van Dien | ... | Tom | |
Vincent Gale | ... | Nathan | |
Stefanie von Pfetten | ... | Carly | |
Venus Terzo | ... | Bonnie | |
Amanda Crew | ... | Kimberly | |
Ryan McDonell | ... | C.J. | |
Greg Anderson | ... | Mick | |
Bill Dow | ... | Olsen | |
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Patricia Drake | ... | ER Nurse |
Philip Granger | ... | Frank | |
David Quinlan | ... | Gary | |
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Dee Jay Jackson | ... | Fire Chief |
Donovan Cerminara | ... | Goon Leader | |
Bruno Verdoni | ... | Garner | |
Derek Hamilton | ... | Rat Leader |
Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to earth. It is deflected but so close that it shift our course closer to the sun, causing rapid extreme heating, hopefully only mid-term. Nathan warns his sister, TV journalist Carly, and she her lover, police detective Tom. He brings his unruly daughter Kim, her ex-con lover C.J. and her mother, nurse Bonnie, when Nathan offers a flight to a friend's Arctic weather station. Tom takes charge of a dangerous trip to the airport, as everywhere on earth things catch fire and people fight for water, transport and sheer looting. Written by KGF Vissers
From the opening sequence I thought I had MELTDOWN nailed as a cross genre film which mixes DEEP IMPACT with a cop thriller . This seemed a strange idea , but that's not how the plot unravels . Apparently the near miss with the asteroid causes the Earth to spin off its axis which leads to the world's temperature rising , rising and rising . So we've got a plot featuring something similar to the novels of Wyndham and John Christopher where a group of people have to find sanctuary or else they'll join most of the world's population in dying a slow terrible death
I can't say MELTDOWN is a great apocalypse movie but since it's a direct to video/DVD film therefore lacking a big budget it's a relatively good meaningless time waster . My only real problem is a line of dialogue spouted by the scientist character in the sewer which happens half way the running time which will you leave you gasping " oh dear I think they've given away the ending ! "