MegaFault is a 2009 television disaster film by The Asylum, directed by David Michael Latt, starring Brittany Murphy, Justin Hartley, Eriq Lasalle, Tamala Jones, Paul Logan and Bruce Davison.[1] It is one of the last films to feature Brittany Murphy, as she died a few weeks after its premiere.[2]
| Megafault | |
|---|---|
 Official DVD Cover | |
| Genre | Disaster |
| Written by | Paul Bales |
| Directed by | David Michael Latt |
| Starring | Brittany Murphy Eriq Lasalle Justin Hartley Bruce Davison Tamala Jones Paul Logan Jack Goldenberg |
| Narrated by | Steven Parker |
| Theme music composer | Adam Knapp Ralph Rieckermann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Michael Latt |
| Cinematography | Adam Silver |
| Editor | Kristen Quintrall |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | The Asylum |
| Budget | $1.2 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syfy |
| Release | November 24, 2009 |
Plot
editIn West Virginia, Charles "Boomer" Baxter is setting mountain-top depletion explosives. He detonates the TNT, and an unprecedented earthquake devastates the area. A few hours later government seismologist Dr. Amy Lane arrives at the quake's epicenter.
She realizes that the quake has opened a deep fault running through the center of North America, ending at the San Andreas Fault. Any further instability will cause massive earthquakes and tsunamis, devastating Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities all around the Pacific Ocean, leading to the deaths of millions.
Dr. Lane and Boomer chase just behind the expanding crack in the Earth's crust, developing a plan to stop the next quake. They decide to use a satellite orbiting above the continent which can trigger earthquakes. They fire it off when they reach the Grand Canyon, thinking that when the new fault hits the canyon it will be forced to turn south into the Gulf of Mexico. When the fault crosses with the canyon, they fire the satellite at the canyon but plan goes wrong. Instead of heading south, the fault travels north, towards the Yellowstone Caldera.
They realize that if the fault crosses the caldera it will explode, expelling several thousand tons of ash into the atmosphere, killing millions and causing a Volcanic winter. They decide to set explosives to block the fault's path. Later, when it reaches the park, Boomer detonates the explosives, causing the fault to stop just short of the volcano, but costing Boomer his life. In the end, an orbiting shot of the United States shows a giant canyon that stretches miles-wide across most of the continent.
Cast
edit- Brittany Murphy as Dr. Amy Lane
- Eriq La Salle as Charles "Boomer" Baxter
- Justin Hartley as Dan Lane
- Bruce Davison as Dr. Mark Rhodes
- Tamala Jones as Marlena Johnson
- Paul Logan as Major Boyd Grayson
- Dana Tomasko as Female Tech
- Anya Benton as Radio Dispatcher
- Jack P. Downing as General Banks
- Sarah Garvey as Jerry Blair
- A.J. Haut as Guard #1
- Sheila Heubach
- Andrew Stephen Pratt as Officer Armstrong
- Miranda Schwien as Miranda Lane
- Jack Goldenberg as Sebastian
Production
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The film is a Sci Fi original film and is Brittany Murphy's final TV role as she died unexpectedly on December 20, 2009.[2] It was all shot in the Quad Cities' Davenport, Iowa, with Davenport mayor Bill Gluba making a cameo appearance.
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack featured Victoria Mazze, Chris Ridenhour, and The Divine Madness.[3]
Release
editIt premiered on October 10, 2009 on the Syfy channel[4] and was released on DVD on November 24, 2009.[5] It premiered on December 10, 2010 in the UK on Sky Movies Premiere.
References
edit- ^ Barton, Steve (2009-09-24). "MegaFault Trailer Debuts Online". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ a b Dillon, Nancy; Kolodner, Meredith (December 20, 2009). "Clueless actress Brittany Murphy dies after collapsing in shower; death 'appears to be natural'". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on December 23, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
- ^ mtv (September 24, 2009). "From The Makers Of 'Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus' Comes...'MegaFault'! Watch The Exclusive Trailer!". Moviesblog.mtv.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Trailer: MegaFault From the Makers of Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus". Worstpreviews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ Brian Gallagher. "Exclusive Video: New Megafault DVD Special Feature Clip". Movieweb.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2017-04-17.