The Black Hole (2006 film)

For the 1979 Walt Disney film, see The Black Hole.

The Black Hole
Film poster
Directed by	Tibor Takács
Written by	David Goodin
Produced by	Kenneth M. Badish Boaz Davidson
Starring	Judd Nelson Kristy Swanson
Release date	June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10) (U.S.)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3,500,000

The Black Hole is a television movie produced for the Sci Fi channel, directed by Tibor Takács.

Plot

Something goes awry at a particle accelerator facility in St. Louis and a black hole begins to form. A creature exits the hole and seeks out energy. As the creature absorbs energy, the black hole grows in size and destroys a large part of St. Louis. Before the creature can be hit with a nuclear bomb, it is lured back to the black hole and the black hole collapses on itself.

Landmark destruction

The film is noteworthy for using many distinctive pieces of St. Louis architecture as locations in the story. The Saint Louis Science Center planetarium stands in as the headquarters for the research project, and the Gateway Arch is destroyed in one scene as is Busch Memorial Stadium and the city hall.

Cast

The film stars Judd Nelson as the main character, Eric Bryce, a nuclear physicist essential in solving this problem, with Kristy Swanson playing Dr. Shannon Mueller as the secondary leading character.

Visual effects

• Shero Rauf - Visual effects artist

External links

• The Black Hole at IMDb
• The Black Hole at AllMovie