Killer Wave
| Killer Wave | |
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| Written by |
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| Directed by | Bruce McDonald |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Normand Corbeil |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
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| Cinematography | Pierre Jodoin |
| Editor | Denis Papillon |
| Original release | |
| Release | January 10, 2007 |
Killer Wave is a 2007 joint American-Canadian action-thriller TV mini-series, directed by Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald[1] and written by Tedi Sarafian, George Malko, William Gray.[2]
Plot[edit]
The US east coast is suddenly struck by a type of a massive destructive force of nature usually only happening after a major earthquake in the Pacific and Indian Ocean rims: tidal waves of the destructive tsunami type. Scientist and fiction author John McAdams is forced to attend a type of Department of Homeland Security conference which concludes the phenomenon must be man-made, quite possibly abusing the findings of John's secret former Sea Lion project, but leaves questions of who wants to and has the means unanswered. Indeed, John and his colleague Sophie, a Québécois, soon find John set up for the murder of a potential whistleblower and are pursued by The FBI, Maine State Police and a pair of foreign ruthless assassins. Major destruction means major contracts for construction and coastal defenses, so building tycoons like Victor Bannister certainly have a considerable interest. The movie is two part mini-series originally aired in The UK.
Cast[edit]
- Angus MacFadyen as John McAdams
- Karine Vanasse as Sophie Marleau
- John Robinson as Frank Brisick
- Tom Skerritt as Victor Bannister
- Stephen McHattie as Edgar Powell
Production[edit]
McDonald began the production under the company Muse Entertainment Enterprises in June 2006. Filming initially took place in Montreal and Nova Scotia. The action thriller was shot in just seven weeks in Montreal and one week on the ocean shore in Nova Scotia, until August 2006.[3] The $9.6 (USD) million mini-series is a production of Muse Entertainment Enterprises. Killer Wave was produced by Irene Litinsky and Michael Prupas, as executive producer was Robert Halmi Sr. of RHI Entertainment in work.[4]
Release[edit]
The international distributor is RHI International Distribution Inc. The Miniseries aired on 10 January 2007 in the United Kingdom and is available on streaming Netflix.[5]
See also[edit]
- Tidal Wave: No Escape, a 1997 American movie with a similar plot and identically named villain.
References[edit]
- ^ Alienated in Vancouver: Pontypool: an Interview with Bruce McDonald
- ^ Killer Wave by Bruce McDonald on DVD at Movies Unlimited Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 'Killer Wave' Hits Small Screen
- ^ Killer Wave DVD Rental, Rent Killer Wave Movie Online Archived 2010-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Killer Wave : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video
External links[edit]
- Killer Wave at IMDb
- 2000s American television miniseries
- American action thriller films
- 2007 action thriller films
- American disaster films
- Films set in Montreal
- Canadian action thriller films
- English-language Canadian films
- Films shot in Montreal
- Films shot in Nova Scotia
- 2000s Canadian television miniseries
- Films directed by Bruce McDonald
- Television series by Muse Entertainment
- 2007 films
- 2000s American films
- 2000s Canadian films