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Earthquake in New York

  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
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Earthquake in New York (1998)
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After an earthquake hits New York City, a policeman races to find his missing family members while pursuing a dangerous serial killer, and aids in rescue procedures.After an earthquake hits New York City, a policeman races to find his missing family members while pursuing a dangerous serial killer, and aids in rescue procedures.After an earthquake hits New York City, a policeman races to find his missing family members while pursuing a dangerous serial killer, and aids in rescue procedures.

  • Director
    • Terry Ingram
  • Writers
    • Michael Sloan
    • D. Brent Mote
  • Stars
    • Greg Evigan
    • Melissa Sue Anderson
    • Cynthia Gibb
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    580
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terry Ingram
    • Writers
      • Michael Sloan
      • D. Brent Mote
    • Stars
      • Greg Evigan
      • Melissa Sue Anderson
      • Cynthia Gibb
    • 17User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Greg Evigan
    Greg Evigan
    • Detective John Rykker
    Melissa Sue Anderson
    Melissa Sue Anderson
    • Dr. Marilyn Blake
    • (as Melissa Anderson)
    Cynthia Gibb
    Cynthia Gibb
    • Laura Rykker
    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Captain Paul Stenning
    Götz Otto
    Götz Otto
    • Detective Eric Steadman
    Michael Sarrazin
    Michael Sarrazin
    • Dr. Robert Trask
    Dylan Provencher
    Dylan Provencher
    • Andrew Rykker
    Bryn McAuley
    Bryn McAuley
    • Carla Rykker
    • (as Bryan McAuley)
    Vanessa Evigan
    Vanessa Evigan
    • Alexandria Fuller
    Dan Warry-Smith
    Dan Warry-Smith
    • Packer
    Catherine Disher
    Catherine Disher
    • Ms. Clark
    Page Fletcher
    Page Fletcher
    • Mallik
    Eugene Clark
    Eugene Clark
      Robert Nicholson
      • Dr. George Fairchild
      Stavroula Logothettis
      Stavroula Logothettis
      • Susan
      • (as Stavroulla Logothettis)
      David Keeley
      David Keeley
      • Detective McArthur
      • (as David Keeler)
      Jack Manchester
      • Young Andrew
      Kirsten Kieferle
      Kirsten Kieferle
      • Gina
      • Director
        • Terry Ingram
      • Writers
        • Michael Sloan
        • D. Brent Mote
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews17

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      stevehosford1970

      Wow...

      Just finished watching this mercilessly horrid waste of time.

      Movie summary: an hour of bad acting, an earthquake, a second hour of bad acting while walking in circles around the same pile of rubble.

      Michael Moriarty clearly wanted to be somewhere--ANYWHERE--but on the set of this "movie." Either that or he was preoccupied with the most unremarkable, tepid, and mundane sentences any actor could be unfortunate enough to deliver. The poor guy couldn't even manage to take his hands out of his pockets, he was so bored.

      The Statue of Liberty scenes are excruciating. I've seen better CG on Half-Life. I kept rooting for that whole mess of snotty teenagers to fall to their deaths. Dig that dude asking the girl out on a date WHILE TRYING TO AVOID DYING IN AN EARTHQUAKE! Yeah, RIGHT.

      And how about the shameless plugs for mindless patriotism? That wistful, admiring gaze up at the replica of the torch inside the base of the Statue of Liberty, and mommy singing "The Star Spangled Banner" to her little girl who's trapped under a pile of rubble (unscathed, mind you...just trapped.) And by the way, someone explain to me HOW IN GOD'S NAME the doll which she had just been holding ended up ON TOP of the pile of rubble beneath which the kid was now trapped?

      Seal this one up in a barrel marked HAZARDOUS and drop it in the same landfill with ASTEROID and TORNADO.
      9radiador

      Irregular movie with a great actress

      Earthquake in New York is an irregular film with a poor special effects but this film is salved by the presence of Melissa Sue Anderson, she is a great actress and she is perfect like Marilyn Blake. The movie had been better if Melissa had been the star. The TV-series, "Aftershock: Earthquake in New York" is better although Melissa don' t appear.
      8gomezthomas

      Love this Movie

      I love this movie its New York whats not to love. Does anyone know where i can purchase hits movie please
      genedurham

      Awful!

      This is an awful movie. Avoid at all costs. The effects are terrible, plot is unoriginal, and acting isn't all that great. All in all terrible movie. You really shouldn't waste your time on this poor excuse for an action film. While watching I kept thinking how stupid the movie was and how fake the effects were. The silly poor effects distract you from the silly poor storyline. You can't help but think what a stupid movie this is.
      4HorrorDisasterGuy-90617

      Not bad, but not good.

      While it's not the worst disaster movie I seen, but it still not good. There barely any story in this other people trying to survive a earthquake and saving people. The opening is something that I didn't see coming over what happen, but the whole topic about losing someone due to a disaster feels like a afterthought and isn't expand on that much. Also, some of the plotlines feels like it was forgotten like the serial killer plotline doesn't go anywhere interesting and ends very quickly. Even the Statue of Library disaster is barely in the movie and is forgotten about until near the end of the movie. The characters themselves are rather boring and bland throughout the movie. And the acting itself is pretty stale.

      The disaster scenes are mostly ok with decent tension during it and some alright disaster set pieces. But the CGI looks pretty bad and is something from a PlayStation 2 game.

      Overall, it's a mediocre disaster movie that is poorly put together.

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      • Trivia
        The film premiered on the Fox Family Channel at Sunday October 11, 1998 at 8:00 p.m. eastern time.
      • Quotes

        Carla Rykker: [Laura and John kiss] Hey, you guys are kissing!

        Laura Rykker: Yeah, and you'd better get used to it, kid.

        Carla Rykker: Cool.

      • Alternate versions
        The BBFC made cuts to secure a '12' rating for the home video release.
      • Connections
        Edited from Money Train (1995)
      • Soundtracks
        Jose Can You See?
        (uncredited)

        Performed by Cynthia Gibb

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • October 11, 1998 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • Canada
        • United States
        • Germany
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Quake NYC: 8.2
      • Filming locations
        • New York City, New York, USA(second unit)
      • Production companies
        • Saban International N.V.
        • Northquake Productions Inc.
        • ARD Degeto Film
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 34m(94 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Stereo
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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