Supernova (2005) (TV)

Director:

John Harrison

Writers:

Steven H. Berman (writer)
Don Keith Opper (writer)

Release Date:

5 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The day the world catches fire.

Plot:

A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home.

Plot Keywords:

Supernova | Fire | Australia | Sydney Australia

Cast

Luke Perry	...	Dr. Chris Richardson
Tia Carrere	...	Lisa Delgado
Peter Fonda	...	Dr. Austin Shepard
Clemency Burton-Hill	...	Ginny McKillip
Emma Samms	...	Laurie Stephenson
Jessica Brooks	...	Brooke Richardson
Eliza Bennett	...	Haley Richardson
Marcus Jean Pirae	...	Dr. Marshall Peters
Philip Lenkowsky	...	Grant Cole
Ronald Pickup	...	Dr. Malcolm Handey
Lance Henriksen	...	Colonel Harlan Williams
Patrick Walton Jr.	...	Agent Means (as Patrick Walton)
Nkuli Kgositsile	...	Linda Darlington
Chris April	...	Dr. Duka Ibrahim
Mehboob Bawa	...	Dr. Rani Vahpayee

Runtime:

Brazil:180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12 (DVD) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Larry Levinson Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Prof Austin escapes to the beach hut in the Maldives, we see in the background a very large mountain. The Maldives are flat, with the highest point above sea level about 2.4 metres (8ft)

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Australia? Sydney?

Look, aside from incredible plot holes and the ridiculous nature of the film, did anyone else notice something awry? This was screened as one long movie here in Australia on the Seven Network (www.seven.com.au the network to whom the camera man that was beaten up by terrorist supporters belonged) and one thing that became bleedingly obvious to me: THE SETTING IN NO WAY RESEMBLES Australia!!! THAT IS NOT SYDNEY...No one WITH ANYTHING CLOSE TO AN Australian ACCENT APPEARS...AND FOR A MOVIE SET HERE, THERE ARE A LOT OF Americans AND British! Also, in reference the news woman reporting on the Sydney Mayoral election, Mayors in Australia have almost no power, unlike in the U.S. Our system gives most of the power to the state government, eg. police, education, public transport, health, main roads, and all of this is funded from the federal government. The local council, headed by the mayor, is basically responsible for rubbish collection, parks etc and no one cares about the elections and by no means do they run high profile elections. In fact it is usually a postal vote. And voting in Australia is compulsory for all. Back on topic, the National Intelligence people from the states would never be allowed to run their investigation in Australia! They have no jurisdiction here, and would have to run with the help of state or federal police and or ASIO. It is the nature of nationality and sovereignty that another external power does not have free reign to conduct itself in the borders of another! Sorry for the long spiel...but Christ this movie is BAD!