Doomsday Rock

*Doomsday Rock*
Doomsday Rock
Genre	Action; Sci-Fi; Thriller
Written by	David Bourla; Michael Norell
Directed by	Brian Trenchard-Smith
Starring	Connie Sellecca; Ed Marinaro; Jessica Walter; William Devane
Theme music composer	Sam Winans
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Stephen P. Jarchow; James Shavick
Producers	Paul Colichman; Mark R. Harris; Rosanne Milliken
Production location	Vancouver
Cinematography	Rod Parkhurst
Editors	Eric Hill; Stephen R. Myers
Running time	96 minutes
Original release
Network	The Family Channel
Release	August 24, 1997

Doomsday Rock is a 1997 made-for-TV science fiction film about an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.^[1] The film premiered on The Family Channel on August 24, 1997.

Plot

Dr. Karl Sorenson, a noted astronomer, believes that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth based on his study of an ancient civilization's prophetic timeline, but few other scientists believe him. Desperate, he leads a group of militant followers to take over a nuclear missile silo in order to use its missiles to destroy the asteroid.^[2]

Cast

William Devane as Dr. Karl Sorenson
Connie Sellecca as Katherine
Ed Marinaro as Paul, FBI Agent
Jessica Walter as Secretary
Roger Cross as Gibson
Gary Jones as Gil Naspeth
Rick Ravanello as Parks
Jason Gray-Stanford as Sgt. Thompson
Manoj Sood as Missile Commander

References

^ Everett, Todd (August 22, 1997). "Doomsday Rock". Variety. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^ Doomsday Rock (TV Movie 1997) - Plot - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-29

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[1] Everett, Todd (August 22, 1997). "Doomsday Rock". Variety. Retrieved October 7, 2017.

[2] Doomsday Rock (TV Movie 1997) - Plot - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-29

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