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Metal Tornado

  • TV Movie
  • 2011
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
1.6K
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Metal Tornado (2011)
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An American company inadvertently unleashes a magnetic vortex on an unprepared world.An American company inadvertently unleashes a magnetic vortex on an unprepared world.An American company inadvertently unleashes a magnetic vortex on an unprepared world.

  • Director
    • Gordon Yang
  • Writers
    • Jason Bourque
    • Andrew C. Erin
    • Travis Stevens
  • Stars
    • Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Nicole de Boer
    • Greg Evigan
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gordon Yang
    • Writers
      • Jason Bourque
      • Andrew C. Erin
      • Travis Stevens
    • Stars
      • Lou Diamond Phillips
      • Nicole de Boer
      • Greg Evigan
    • 24User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Lou Diamond Phillips
    Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Michael Edwards
    Nicole de Boer
    Nicole de Boer
    • Rebecca
    • (as Nicole Deboer)
    Greg Evigan
    Greg Evigan
    • Jonathan Kane
    Stephen MacDonald
    • Nick Edwards
    • (as Stephen Macdonald)
    John Maclaren
    John Maclaren
    • Ron
    Cinthia Burke
    Cinthia Burke
    • Lisa
    Sophie Gendron
    • Allysa Winters
    Frank Schorpion
    Frank Schorpion
    • Greg
    Alexis Maitland
    Alexis Maitland
    • Megan
    Rob Stewart
    Rob Stewart
    • Dennis Porter
    Jon McLaren
    Jon McLaren
    • Shane
    Sean Tucker
    Sean Tucker
    • Sheriff Joe Riley
    Kate Drummond
    Kate Drummond
    • Wendy
    Teri Loretto
    Teri Loretto
    • Marjorie
    Robert Reynolds
    Robert Reynolds
    • Stan Brooks
    Paul Rainville
    • Paul
    Landon Hicks
    • Trail Bike Rider
    Mark Slacke
    • Woodsman
    • Director
      • Gordon Yang
    • Writers
      • Jason Bourque(screenplay)
      • Andrew C. Erin(screenplay)
      • Travis Stevens(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Although it's mentioned by any character, a tornado is measured by its destructive force with the Fujita's Scale. It was named after Tetsuya Fujita, who in 1971 in collaboration with Allan Pearson created a scale to differentiate a twister according the wind speed:

      F0: 60-117 km/h or 45-72 mph (light damage).

      F1: 117-181 km/h or 73-112 mph (moderate damage).

      F2: 181-250 km/h or 113-157 mph (significant damage).

      F3: 250-320 km/h or 158-206 mph (severe damage).

      F4: 320-420 km/h or 207-260 mph (devastating damage).

      F5: 420-510 km/h or 261-308 mph (incredible damage).

      F6: 510-610 km/h or 309-379 mph (altough initially Fujita scale have five marks, in 1999 a tornado located in Bridge CreekMoore, Oklahoma, devastated with a force more powerful never seen before. It was the only one F6 registered in history, despite The United States National Weather Service officially maintains that the Bridge Creek-Moore tornado was a F5, not F6).
    • Goofs
      The "$" on the coffee sign at the gas station follows the number rather than preceding it. This is not how monetary amounts are written in Pennsylvania (where the story supposedly takes place), but is true in Quebec (where the movie was filmed).
    • Quotes

      Michael Edwards: We have an anomaly with the magnetic field.

    • Connections
      References Reba (2001)

    User reviews24

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    Featured review
    3/10
    Alrighty then...
    Well, just given the title of this movie you already know what you are in for. And true enough, this movie delivered exactly what was expected.

    The storyline alone was so implausible, and it was really hard to buy into what was happening. Throughout the movie I was curling my toes every time I saw that electromagnetic tornado. It was just such a bad concept.

    As for the cast in "Metal Tornado", well the only face I recognized was Lou Diamond Phillips. Now I am not one to judge his selection in roles in movies, but "Metal Tornado", for real? The people in the movie were doing good jobs with their roles, it was just the story that was halting and dragging everything down.

    There are lots of disaster movies out there, and there seem to be no real middle ground. The disaster movies are either super awesome with amazing effects, or they are quite the opposite; disasters in themselves. "Metal Tornado" must be said to be in the latter of the two categories. There are far better disaster movies available out there, and "Metal Tornado" is good for only less than mediocre entertainment if you are really, really into disaster movies and have nothing better to do.

    Honestly, then I have seen worse disaster movies than "Metal Tornado", but still, it was hardly worth sitting through from start till end.
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    • paul_haakonsen
    • Oct 23, 2011

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    • Release date
      • July 22, 2011 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tornado magnético
    • Filming locations
      • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Capital Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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