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Heat Wave

  • TV Movie
  • 2009
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
3.3/10
286
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Heat Wave (2009)
DramaThriller

When a sudden, unexplained rise in local temperatures threatens to turn Los Angeles into a lifeless desert, one scientist must race against time to stop a catastrophe from happening.When a sudden, unexplained rise in local temperatures threatens to turn Los Angeles into a lifeless desert, one scientist must race against time to stop a catastrophe from happening.When a sudden, unexplained rise in local temperatures threatens to turn Los Angeles into a lifeless desert, one scientist must race against time to stop a catastrophe from happening.

  • Director
    • Rex Piano
  • Writers
    • Jody Wheeler
    • Paolo Mazzucato
  • Stars
    • Jamie Luner
    • Greg Evigan
    • Ted Monte
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.3/10
    286
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rex Piano
    • Writers
      • Jody Wheeler
      • Paolo Mazzucato
    • Stars
      • Jamie Luner
      • Greg Evigan
      • Ted Monte
    • 5User reviews
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    Jamie Luner
    Jamie Luner
    • Dr. Kate Jansen
    Greg Evigan
    Greg Evigan
    • Ed Dobbs
    Ted Monte
    Ted Monte
    • Oliver Wilton
    Barbara Niven
    Barbara Niven
    • Governor Carol Quinlan
    Robert R. Shafer
    Robert R. Shafer
    • Roy Rogan
    • (as Bobby Ray Shafer)
    Jake Thornton
    • Dr. Charles Covington
    Natalie Salins
    • Dana Wu
    Richard Tanner
    Richard Tanner
    • Morty
    Lynn Milano
    • Ms. Grier
    David Storrs
    David Storrs
    • Tony
    Tom Poster
    • Clive Williams
    • (as Thomas Poster)
    Cole S. McKay
    Cole S. McKay
    • Brucker
    • (as Cole McKay)
    • Director
      • Rex Piano
    • Writers
      • Jody Wheeler
      • Paolo Mazzucato
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      The maintenance worker smells gas before it explodes and kills him. However, methane gas seeping from a well has no smell. The "gas smell" is added as a safety precaution.
    • Connections
      References Kung Fu Panda (2008)

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    6/10
    Not hot, but it Simmers
    Interesting little urban disaster movie. Not a big budget Hollywood movie like say..."Volcano", but a neat story with some cool (pardon the pun) characters.

    The story follows a young scientist struggling to make a difference with her research. Her boss, however, is all about the bottom line. But when the scientist discovers the reason for a sudden Los Angeles heatwave, its her research that could save the day.

    The pacing in the beginning is a bit clunky, kind of like a soap opera, but things pick up when the heat gets turned on. The idea behind the heatwave and how the scientists solve the problem was interesting, even if it may stretch the truth a little. It is a movie after all, and just as believable as lava erupting up from the La Brea Tar Pits.
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    • Nov 11, 2010

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2011 (Philippines)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • City on Fire
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Mountain Rose Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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