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NYC: Tornado Terror

  • TV Movie
  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
1.4K
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NYC: Tornado Terror (2008)
ActionAdventureDramaSci-FiThriller

What appears to be harmless little whirlwinds and dust devils turns out to be a precursor to something deadlier and ends up threatening New York City's very existence.What appears to be harmless little whirlwinds and dust devils turns out to be a precursor to something deadlier and ends up threatening New York City's very existence.What appears to be harmless little whirlwinds and dust devils turns out to be a precursor to something deadlier and ends up threatening New York City's very existence.

  • Director
    • Tibor Takács
  • Writer
    • T.S. Cook
  • Stars
    • Nicole de Boer
    • Sebastian Spence
    • Jerry Wasserman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.6/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tibor Takács
    • Writer
      • T.S. Cook
    • Stars
      • Nicole de Boer
      • Sebastian Spence
      • Jerry Wasserman
    • 25User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nicole de Boer
    Nicole de Boer
    • Cassie Lawrence
    • (as Nicole deBoer)
    Sebastian Spence
    Sebastian Spence
    • Jim Lawrence
    Jerry Wasserman
    Jerry Wasserman
    • Mayor Leonardo
    Winston Rekert
    • Dr. Lars Liggenhorn
    Colby Johannson
    Colby Johannson
    • Brian Flynn
    Tegan Moss
    Tegan Moss
    • Lori Lawrence
    Jill Morrison
    Jill Morrison
    • Lucy
    Matthew Harrison
    Matthew Harrison
    • Dr. Quinn
    Paulo Ribeiro
    • Lefferts
    Jennifer Copping
    Jennifer Copping
    • Maggie Flynn
    Patricia Isaac
    Patricia Isaac
    • Wife #1
    Richard Ian Cox
    Richard Ian Cox
    • Herbert
    Samantha Ferris
    Samantha Ferris
    • Lillian
    Emy Aneke
    • Ken Hardsell
    David Orth
    David Orth
    • Pilot
    Kurt Max Runte
    Kurt Max Runte
    • Co-Pilot
    Talon Dunbar
    • Hardsell's Son
    John Shaw
    John Shaw
    • Brackett
    • Director
      • Tibor Takács
    • Writer
      • T.S. Cook
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    3apre_p

    Special Effects OK wish I could say the same about the acting!

    Typical type of disaster movie, with some nicish effects, if a little bit green!

    At one point I thought they were going to call Ghostbusters as the green ecto plasam descended on NY.

    This file is let down with some poor acting specially Nicole de Boer (Dr. Cassie Lawrence) who acts like she's the most important person in the world!

    Worth a watch if you have not much to do (as i did, watched it on CH5 UK) and its on TV would not go out and rent it, guess thats what you get for made for TV movies, not sure if it made the Cinema but doubt it.
    2MikeyBajan

    A Must-See (for all the wrong reasons!)

    I genuinely thought this film was a comedy/parody! I had to look it up on IMDb to find out for sure!

    This is one seriously funny film (for all the wrong reasons!) It should be shown to all would-be film makers on the first day of class so they know NOT what to do!

    The script is terrible and is only made worse by what I can only describe as the kind of acting I expected when I had to endure my kid's school plays! And just when you think it can't get any worse, on comes the Weather Reporter! Never have you wanted an innocent bystander to die more!

    Two 'must see' parts of the film – 1) Cassie approaches a victim and asks what happened. She (shaking and shivering) points up at the sky and 2) the part which I'm going to title 'When the dogs disappear'! I wish I could list all the examples. But I'm afraid they would take longer to read than watching the film itself.

    This is the kind of film they should show to homeless people just so they know their life could be so much worse (they could have their name in the credits of this movie!)
    Hassard1994

    Poor New York City is hit again!

    I caught this on Sky Movies Premiere today, it's a very wet, dull day and there was nothing else on TV so i thought i'd watch this (it got **/***** so i thought it wouldn't be too bad)

    Okay, it's cheesy, the special effects are bad, and the Science in the film might be inaccurate but it tells the story in a way that people may believe. If your into big budgets, amazing special effects and big name actors, this is not for you!

    It's about a series of tornado's that are set to destroy, guess where.....New York (that city has been through some rough times) and it's up to Cassie and her husband to save the day! I won't spoil the ending like i do in a lot of my reviews, i thought i'd let you (the reader) find out for yourself!

    So overall, it's a decent film, nothing special but it's fun none the less.

    7/10
    1michelleeb

    Oh, this is bad. Really bad.

    I like disaster movies. I even like the bad ones. But this - this goes beyond bad into utterly dire.

    The characters are walking, talking clichés straight out of better disasters movies. Every single plot point is signposted ages before it arrives, and every situation is utterly predictable.

    The writing and directing between them manage to suck all tension and excitement out of the story. The writing is obvious - and dull - and there is no build-up of tension at all. This is quite a talent. This writer has made a tornado hitting New York mind-numbingly dull. And the direction is of the 'point, shoot, move on to the next shot' variety.

    As for the effects - c'mon guys, you've been doing special effects for nearly 100 years now - you can do better than this! Don't watch this. ever. It's two hours of your life you'll never get back and you'll regret it.
    1hlmovieman

    Shiny Shite in Circles

    Possibly (one of) the worst TV films ever.

    A huge atmospheric problem centred over the US, as usual, has a grudge against New York and its inhabitants. Apparently global warming is here to bite Americans in the ass.

    Besides the annoying TV newslady commentating throughout the movie, far harder to watch is the very crappy special fx. The acting is cringeworthy, but this isn't to say that the actors can't act. Well, they can't in this one, but I think that has more to do with the ridiculous dialogue and poor directing.

    Actually, this movie has really got me bored. I may have finished watching it, but I couldn't bother to carry on writing about it. DON'T BOTHER WITH THIS ONE!!!

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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
      This is a Canadian film made in Vancouver but is set in the US. One sees many yellow NYC cabs, but in an early shot one sees a building at the front of which flies only a Canadian flag.
    • Connections
      Features Madeline (1989)

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Жах торнадо в Нью-Йорку
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Fast Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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