Polar Storm (2009)

A comet passes near the Earth and disturbs Earth's magnetic field.

Director:

Paul Ziller

Writers:

Jason Bourque (story), Paul Ziller

Stars:

Jack Coleman, Holly Elissa, Tyler Johnston

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Coleman	...	Dr. James Mayfield
Holly Elissa	...	Cynthia Mayfield (as Holly Dignard)
Tyler Johnston	...	Shane Mayfield
Terry David Mulligan	...	General Mayfield
Roger Cross	...	President
David Lewis	...	Lou Vanetti
Rob Morton	...	Michael
Emma Lahana	...	Zoe
Nicholas Carella	...	Peter
Marsha Regis	...	Pam
Scott Lyster	...	Kevin
Jay Brazeau	...	Dr. Elman
Dean Redman	...	Sergeant
Donovan Cerminara	...	Soldier - Roadblock
Brent Stait	...	Guard Captain

Storyline

A comet passes near the Earth and disturbs Earth's magnetic field.

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Plot Keywords:

disaster movie | disaster film | 

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Taglines:

The end is here

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images

Did You Know?

Goofs

Zoe's father has a pacemaker, which is shorted out when their car is hit by one of the EM pulses. After the car is hijacked and a second wave hits, the pacemaker is seemingly shorted out again, resulting in his death. However, as the device had already shorted out, nothing would have happened as a result of it being hit by a second EMP.

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Quotes

Captain Yolenkov: So, we work together to save world, no?
General Mayfield: Yes, Dr. May-field will formulate the detonation sequence.

User Reviews

Polar rubbish

I do dislike a vast majority of SyFy's films, though in all honesty I don't revel in tarnishing them no matter how much some of them deserve it. Polar Storm is not their worst, either The Apocalypse or Alien vs. Hunter, but it is down there. Visually, it looks alright at first, but then from the half-way mark to the end, the special effects look slapdash and done with no heart and the editing becomes increasingly half-hearted. The story is another problem, for its running time like I've said with a few SyFy movies it is very thin and the ending feels like a farce more than anything else and a very predictable one at that. The script is trite complete with illogical lapses and scientific factual errors, and the characters are clichéd and I didn't care for any of them, and my guess is the actors didn't either. And the acting was so wooden from across the board. Overall, as much as I liked the theme that they tried to tackle, Polar Storm is a mess. 1/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pole Reversal

Filming Locations:

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinetel Films, Insight Film Studios, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1