Solar Crisis
by Alan Smithee, Richard C. Sarafian
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Actor: Annabel Schofield, Charlton Heston, Corin Nemec, Peter Boyle, Tim MathesonDirector: Alan Smithee, Richard C. Sarafian
Brand: Lions Gate
Producer: Barbara Nelson
Producer: James Nelson
Producer: Joan McCormick-Cooper
Writer: Crispan Bolt
Writer: Joe Gannon
Writer: Takeshi Kawata
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-09-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
Summary of Solar Crisis
SOLAR CRISIS - DVD MovieNot everyone will have the patience for Solar Crisis; in many ways, it lands on the not-so-good end of the B-movie spectrum. Possibly something got lost in translation between the American crew and the Japanese producers. The premise: a giant solar flare is threatening to end all life on Earth. Our only hope is an antimatter bomb launched into the sun to trigger the flare prematurely. A greedy corporate concern (headed by Peter Boyle as a somewhat doofy antichrist) sabotages the mission. Meanwhile, the mission leader is under additional pressure--his admiral father (Charlton Heston) has descended to the near-apocalyptic Earth to rescue his son (Corin Nemec) who has gone AWOL from his military academy. Jack Palance gives the best performance in the film as a half-crazy desert dweller who rescues the son from the cruel environment and the corporate goons. Story sound a little complicated? Wait till you get to the "intelligent bomb" subplot.
This movie has high hopes and some interesting moments, but can't make up its mind whether it's a Mad Max-style end-of-the-world movie, an Outland-style space thriller, or a Blade Runner-style "soul of the robot" meditation. It's none of the above. Best viewed after midnight. --Grant Balfour
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