| 10.5: Apocalypse | |
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| Directed by | John Lafia |
| Produced by | Howard Braunstein Rustin J. Feldman Michael Jaffe John Lafia Gary Pearl |
| Written by | John Lafia |
| Starring | Kim Delaney David Cubitt Dean Cain Carlos Bernard Frank Langella Beau Bridges |
| Distributed by | NBC & USA Network (USA) |
| Release date(s) | May 21, 2006 (USA) |
| Running time | 157 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| IMDb profile | |
10.5: Apocalypse is a 2006 television miniseries written, directed, and produced by John Lafia. A sequel to 2004's 10.5, the film follows a series of catastrophic seismic disasters (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, and sinkholes). Critical reaction was similar to that of its predecessor, with much criticism for its scientific basis and clichéd plot and character development. The miniseries was filmed entirely in the Montreal area, where many of the scenes can easily be linked to areas in the outskirts of the city. The Sun Valley scene was filmed at the Mont Tremblant Resort, a popular skiing resort north of the city. All of the news reporters that appeared on TV in the film are all local news reporters for various news stations in Montreal. The visual effects company that created the visual effects for the movie is called "Hybride", which is based in Piedmont, Quebec, 40 minutes north of Montreal. One of the places destroyed was Las Vegas, by a massive sinkhole. Several casinos were destroyed including the Bellagio. The survivors in one of the casinos worked together to reach the top and get rescued. Some survivors were, Dr. Hill, Jenna, Marie, Anne, Julie, Joe and Jesse. The plot of the movie centers around the occurrence of a major earthquake in Los Angeles which triggered ancient fault lines (one of which may by the New Madrid Seismic Zone) throughout the entire continent eventually resulting in an earthquake which created a split in the midwest, starting in South Dakota, going through the entire continent of North America, and ending in the Gulf of Mexico; thereby splitting the United States and Canada in half.
Cast
- Kim Delaney as Dr. Samantha "Sam" Hill
- Glenda Braganza as Gina Green
- Dean Cain as Brad Malloy
- David Cubitt as Dr. Jordan Fisher
- Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon as Natalie Warner
- Carlos Bernard as Dr. Miguel Garcia
- Oliver Hudson as Will Malloy
- Carly Pope as Laura Malloy
- Frank Langella as Dr. Earl Hill
- Beau Bridges as Pres. Paul Hollister
- Melissa Sue Anderson as Mrs. Hollister
- Francis X. McCarthy as Al Roberts
- Tamara Hope
Destructions Depicted
- Bald Mountain, Sun Valley, Idaho
- Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Hoover Dam, Arizona/Nevada
- Mt. Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota
- Mt. St. Helens
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona
- Lake Mead, Arizona/Nevada
- Houston, Texas
- Kings Peak, Utah
