Meteor Storm (2010)

San Francisco becomes a target for waves of destructive meteors after a rogue comet orbits around the earth... For astronomer, Michelle Young, what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime ... See full summary »

Director:

Tibor Takács (as Tibor Takacs)

Writer:

Peter Mohan

Stars:

Michael Trucco, Kari Matchett, Kirsten Zien

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Trucco	...	Colonel Tom Young
Kari Matchett	...	Dr. Michelle Young
Kirsten Zien	...	Kara Young (as Kirsten Prout)
Brett Dier	...	Jason Young
Eric Johnson	...	Kyle Kemper
Kevin McNulty	...	General Brock
Lara Gilchrist	...	Lena
Travis Nelson	...	Brad
Emily Holmes	...	Laura
Viv Leacock	...	Colonel Jack Clancy
Carmen Moore	...	Harper
Val Cole	...	Female Newscaster
Jill Morrison	...	Pregnant Woman
Emy Aneke	...	Sergeant
Anna Mae Wills	...	Lieutenant Gray (as Anna Mae)

Storyline

San Francisco becomes a target for waves of destructive meteors after a rogue comet orbits around the earth... For astronomer, Michelle Young, what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime celestial event, soon turns into her worst nightmare as thousands of meteors break the surface of the atmosphere and bombard the city of San Francisco.

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Plot Keywords:

disaster | divorced | helicopter accident | meteor shower | military officer | 

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Taglines:

The fury no one saw coming...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Attempts have been made to produce element 120, designated Unbinilium, but have not been successful. Expectations are that it could be the start of an "island of stability", i.e. have a nucleus with at least one relatively stable isotope. However, the most stable isotope of any element with an atomic number higher than 100 has a half-life of only 101 days. As the element's number increases, the length of the half-life decreases. Element 118 has a half-life of .89 microseconds; unless the theoretical island of stability exists and element 120 is in it, it could not exist long enough to be observed, much less sit at the bottom of San Francisco Bay for thousands or millions of years (current projections suggest a half-life of from 1 to 20 microseconds). Expectations of its chemical properties suggest that it would be highly reactive, oxidizing violently in air and explosively under water.

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Goofs

The meteor trails clearly show that a number of them are following distinctly different trajectories. If, as it was stated, they all originated from the same comet or asteroid, all meteor trails would be parallel. Michelle mentions that the radiant is in Cassiopeia; this means that all the meteors would appear to be coming from that point in the sky traveling directly towards the observer, not following transverse paths.

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Quotes

Jack: That might explain the Bay Area's historically bad cell phone service.

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Connections

References The Towering Inferno (1974)

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Soundtracks

Drive
Co-written by Rich Walters and Kevin Rintoul
Main vocals performed by Kevin Rintoul
Background vocals by Rich Walters

User Reviews

Another steaming turd from "Syfy"

Like 95% of the original programming on "Syfy" (I have to put that in quotes as I still cringe when I see that spelling), this movie was another complete waste of time. The only reason I actually watched it all the way through was because I was doing something else in my living room at the time and it was convenient to have something on that I didn't need to concentrate on to follow it. It never ceases to amaze me with "Syfy" movies that a no doubt well-intentioned screenwriter, crew and actors spent months of their lives, and doubtless millions of dollars, to make something as bland as this. The plot is not even worth recounting since you've seen it many times before - a meteor is heading towards Earth, threatening to destroy it, and some scientists have to figure out a way to stop it, while incidentally saving their marriage in the process. Suffice it to say that there is not a single even remotely original or interesting moment in the entire movie.

The only reason I even gave this movie two stars is because of the acting. All of the acting, especially poor Michael Trucco (who must have had trouble keeping his lunch down, having to do this on the heels of "Battlestar Galactica" - I hope you were at least able to pay your rent, Mike!) and Kari Matchett, is as good as it possibly can be considering what they were given to work with.

It would be great if the executives at "Syfy" would decide to make fewer movies and focus their budget instead on making some quality films. Surely making a few halfway-decent films each year, rather than just turning out one piece of garbage after another, would help to improve their reputation.

Details

Official Sites:

SyFy

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Atak meteorytów

Filming Locations:

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Syfy, Unity Pictures Group, MarVista Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color