Metal Tornado (2011)
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- PG
- 1h 30min
- Action, Sci-Fi
- 22 Jul 2011 (Canada)
- TV Movie
An American company inadvertently unleashes a magnetic vortex on an unprepared world.
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Cast
| Lou Diamond Phillips | ... |
Michael Edwards
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| Nicole de Boer | ... |
Rebecca
(as Nicole Deboer)
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| Greg Evigan | ... |
Jonathan Kane
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Stephen MacDonald | ... |
Nick Edwards
(as Stephen Macdonald)
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| John Maclaren | ... |
Ron
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Cinthia Burke | ... |
Lisa
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Sophie Gendron | ... |
Allysa Winters
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| Frank Schorpion | ... |
Greg
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| Alexis Maitland | ... |
Megan
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| Rob Stewart | ... |
Dennis Porter
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| Jon McLaren | ... |
Shane
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| Sean Tucker | ... |
Sheriff Joe Riley
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| Kate Drummond | ... |
Wendy
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| Teri Loretto | ... |
Marjorie
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| Robert Reynolds | ... |
Stan Brooks
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Paul Rainville | ... |
Paul
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Landon Hicks | ... |
Trail Bike Rider
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Mark Slacke | ... |
Woodsman
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| Christopher Wyllie | ... |
Albert Miller
(as Chris Wyllie)
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Todd Duckworth | ... |
Stephen Winters
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Ross Wilson | ... |
Priest
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| Claudia Jurt | ... |
Deputy Barker
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| Pamela Masey | ... |
Linda Bradshaw
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Jack Eyamie | ... |
Hank Brooks
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| Tim Finnigan | ... |
Young Farmer
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Victor Cornfoot | ... |
Police Officer
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Geoff McBride | ... |
Mr. Whalen
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| Henry Kwok | ... |
Detective
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Terry Green | ... |
General Dawkins
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| Camille Solari | ... |
Melissa
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Claude Naubert | ... |
Jacques
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| Daniel Simpson | ... |
Kevin the Security Guard
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| Caroline Redekopp | ... |
TV Reporter
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J.F. Dufault | ... |
Patient (uncredited)
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Stephanie Egloff | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Paul Finnigan | ... |
Dr. Crawford (uncredited)
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Alan Lummiss | ... |
Security guard (uncredited)
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| Jolanta Mojsej | ... |
Corporate Executive (uncredited)
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Simon Seline | ... |
Scientist (uncredited)
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| Olivier Surprenant | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gordon Yang | ||
Written by
| Jason Bourque | ... | (screenplay) |
| Andrew C. Erin | ... | (screenplay) |
| Travis Stevens | ... | (story) |
| Gordon Yang | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Josée Bernard | ... | co-executive producer |
| Tom Berry | ... | executive producer |
| Neil Bregman | ... | executive producer |
| Curtis Crawford | ... | producer |
| Pierre David | ... | executive producer |
| Antony I. Ginnane | ... | executive producer |
| Andrew E. Pecs | ... | associate producer (as Andrew Pecs) |
| John Tarver | ... | associate producer |
| John P. Tarver | ... | associate producer |
| Stefan Wodoslawsky | ... | producer |
| Gordon Yang | ... | co-executive producer |
Music by
| Richard Bowers | ||
Cinematography by
| Bill St. John | ||
Editing by
| Marie Lou Gingras | ||
Editorial Department
| Luis Martino | ... | assistant picture editor / packaging editor |
| Rhuland Proudfoot | ... | assembly editor |
Casting By
| Fern Champion | ||
| Ginette D'Amico | ||
| Ilona Smyth | ||
Art Direction by
| Csaba András Kertész | ||
Costume Design by
| Andy Tait | ||
Makeup Department
| Carly Basso | ... | key hair stylist |
| Marie Jose Lopez | ... | key makeup artist (as Marie-Josée Lopez) |
| Michelle-Anne | ... | set assistant makeup artist |
| Ashley Dawn Szabadi | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Marie-Eve Turpin | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Marie-Eve St-Pierre) |
Production Management
| Marie Allard | ... | production manager |
| Nancy Boucher | ... | unit manager |
| Benjamin Dionne | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Ron Muise | ... | unit manager |
| Michael Pembroke | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert Cordileone | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Curtis Crawford | ... | second unit director |
| Celeste Dube | ... | third assistant director |
| Ryan Hanson | ... | third assistant director (as Ryan Hansen) |
| Ulric Marcotte | ... | third assistant director |
| Michael Tassie | ... | second assistant director |
| Stewart Young | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Baron Bryant | ... | key decorator |
| Pascal Delorme | ... | storyboard artist |
| Kate Derrick | ... | assistant property master / property buyer |
| Fanny Gauthier | ... | assistant decorator |
| Csaba András Kertész | ... | unit production designer |
| Mauricio Ortiz | ... | on set dresser |
| Tim Winchester | ... | props master |
Sound Department
| Salma Ayache | ... | dialogue transcription |
| Matt Gorzkowski | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| Ray Gould | ... | foley artist |
| Michael Hanlan | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Ho | ... | adr mixer |
| Jacques Plante | ... | adr editor |
| Gary Vaughan | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Mark Ahee | ... | mechanical effects supervisor |
| Dylan Hankinson | ... | key technician |
Visual Effects by
| Adeline Aubame | ... | lead technical director: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Emmanuel Bazin | ... | matte painting/concept: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Florent Cachot | ... | visual effects artist: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Pascal Depocas | ... | digital compositor: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Benoit Duchesneau | ... | visual effects artist: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Yoann Gagnon | ... | digital artist: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Emanuelle Gill | ... | models and texture: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Marc Hall | ... | visual effects supervisor: Artifex Animation Studios |
| Luis Martino | ... | additional visual effects |
| Marc A. Vezina | ... | cgi production manager |
| Eduardo Villarreal | ... | digital compositor / lighting td |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ashraf Asfour | ... | second unit 1st assistant camera |
| Andreas Borrel | ... | gaffer |
| Albert Camicioli | ... | still photographer |
| Jesse Clark | ... | second assistant camera |
| Robert Courtemanche | ... | electrician / key grip: second unit |
| Curtis Dickie | ... | key grip/dolly grip |
| Cody Eason | ... | grip / lighting technician |
| Jason Gallinger | ... | electrician |
| Ryan Hanson | ... | electrician |
| Jordan Jensen | ... | data management technician |
| Cody Johnson | ... | grip |
| Martin Malecek | ... | lighting technician |
| David McNicoll | ... | electrician (as Dave McNicoll) |
| Eva Percewicz | ... | first assistant camera |
| Cameron Preyde | ... | second unit |
| Tom Reid | ... | grip |
| Bill St. John | ... | camera operator |
| Jessie Turner | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Sabrina Van Hoof | ... | grip |
Animation Department
| Pascal Delorme | ... | layout artist |
Casting Department
| Lisa Parasyn | ... | casting |
| Paul Ruddy | ... | casting |
| Brent Waffle | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Chris Charbonneau | ... | swing wardrobe |
| Olivier Dube | ... | swing wardrobe |
| Graham Gauthier | ... | swing wardrobe |
| Magdalena Szuba | ... | key wardrobe dresser |
Location Management
| Rachel Fallis | ... | location manager |
| Marika Lapointe | ... | location scout |
| Liam Nicholas Moore | ... | location manager |
| Ryan Zedic | ... | assistant location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lisa Virtue | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Scott Bassarab | ... | driver |
| Shamso Bihi | ... | driver |
| Genevieve Brown | ... | driver |
| Stéphane Cloutier | ... | driver |
| Kate Grimes | ... | driver |
| Jessica Laight | ... | driver |
| Paul Sanchez | ... | driver |
| Michel Saule | ... | driver |
| Blake Spence | ... | driver: second unit |
| Yvan Tessier | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
| Nina Bains | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Genevieve Brown | ... | craft assistant |
| Annie Coutu | ... | production coordinator: second unit |
| Cory Covert | ... | security |
| Anthony Crawford | ... | security |
| Nick Di Saverio | ... | security |
| Mark Dzikowski | ... | car wrangler / craft assistant |
| Caroline Gauthier | ... | production assistant |
| Allison Gunn | ... | craft service |
| Angelia Hughes | ... | craft assistant |
| Reyn Layer | ... | security |
| Marie Lemay | ... | production coordinator (as M.E. Lemay) |
| Monique Malenfant | ... | production coordinator |
| Ted Moffitt | ... | security |
| Sherri Rickman | ... | assistant: Pierre David |
| Ben Rowe | ... | security |
| Jordan Roy | ... | production assistant |
| Anthony Valenti | ... | assistant accountant |
| Laura Vizbara | ... | office assistant |
| Robert Wagner | ... | security |
| Emily Yaeger | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Syfy (2011) (United States) (tv)
- ARC Entertainment (II) (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Alameda Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Albania)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Bulgaria)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Croatia)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Czechia)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Hungary)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Kosovo)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Montenegro)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (North Macedonia)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Romania)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Serbia)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Slovakia)
- Blue Sky Media (2011) (Slovenia)
- GTV (2022) (Philippines) (tv)
- Just Bridge Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Monolith Video (2012) (Poland) (DVD)
- Reel One International (2011) (Non-US)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Syfy Universal (2011) (Belgium) (tv) (limited)
- Syfy Universal (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- TV Puls (2015) (Poland) (tv)
- Videorama (2011) (Greece)
Special Effects
- Artifex Animation Studios (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Audio Post & Picture (ADR recording facility)
- Audio Zone (ADR recording facility)
- Bartmart Audio (sound post-production)
- Bartmart, Ottawa (ADR recording facility)
- Footbank HD (stock footage)
- Front Row Insurance Brokers (insurance)
- Getty Images (stock footage)
- Got Footage (stock footage)
- Hollywood Script Research (script research)
- Infusion (catering)
- PS Production Services (camera equipment provided by)
- Performance Solutions (mechanical effects)
- Pond5 (stock footage)
- Revostock (stock footage)
- Services Juridiques (legal services)
- Technicolor (ADR recording facility)
- The Wrightwood Group (stock footage)
- Thought Equity (stock footage)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Helios World Inc. aims to solve the world's energy crisis by gathering and transmitting energy from solar flares. Despite warnings of a design flaw from the developing scientist, company head Jonathan Kane pushes the project forward and unknowingly unleashes a free-ranging and self-perpetuating magnetic vortex. Only Michael Edwards, a leading scientist on the company team, thinks something might be amiss when a sizable portion of their harvested energy simply disappears. The general area thereafter discovers itself endangered by a roving and unprecedented problem growing rapidly in strength - unique, unpredictable and potentially unstoppable. As if this isn't bad enough, the Paris branch of Helios World is set to run the same flawed program and thereby birth a second voracious monster in Europe. Written by statmanjeff |
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Did You Know?
| 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). See more » |
| 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). See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Reba (2001). See more » |
| Quotes |
Michael Edwards:
We have an anomaly with the magnetic field. See more » |