The Fire Next Time (miniseries)

*The Fire Next Time*
The Fire Next Time
Written by	James S. Henerson
Directed by	Tom McLoughlin
Starring	Craig T. Nelson; Bonnie Bedelia; Richard Farnsworth; Justin Whalin; Jürgen Prochnow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Edwin Self; Robert Halmi Jr.; James S. Henerson; Larry Strichman; Gerritt van der Meer
Running time	193 minutes
Original release
Release	April 18, 1993; - April 20, 1993;

The Fire Next Time is a 1993 American television disaster miniseries directed by Tom McLoughlin and written and produced by James S. Henerson which stars Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Farnsworth and Justin Whalin. Set in 2017, the plot focuses on a family who, after a series of fires begins to break out due to global warming, must struggle to survive a natural disaster that devastates the earth.

Cast

Craig T. Nelson as Drew Morgan
Bonnie Bedelia as Suzanne Morgan
Richard Farnsworth as Frank Morgan
Justin Whalin as Paul Morgan
Ashley Jones as Linnie Morgan
Shawn Toovey as Jake Morgan
Jürgen Prochnow as Larry Richter

Reception

Film critic Rick Sherwood of The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review: "The Fire Next Time is a small story in a big package, an underworked, underdeveloped and severely underproduced miniseries that might have worked in two hours but fails miserably in four."^[1] The miniseries currently holds a 0% on the Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes with a 38% audience rating.^[2]

Home media

The miniseries became available on DVD on July 21, 2015.^[3]

References

^ Sherwood, Rick (April 16, 1993). "TV REVIEW - THE FIRE NEXT TIME - A HOLLYWOOD REPORTER REVIEW". Little Review. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
^ "The Fire Next Time". Rotten Tomatoes. NBCUniversal (Comcast). Retrieved February 18, 2016.
^ "The Fire Next Time". TV Shows on DVD. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

The Fire Next Time at IMDb

[1] Sherwood, Rick (April 16, 1993). "TV REVIEW - THE FIRE NEXT TIME - A HOLLYWOOD REPORTER REVIEW". Little Review. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

[2] "The Fire Next Time". Rotten Tomatoes. NBCUniversal (Comcast). Retrieved February 18, 2016.

[3] "The Fire Next Time". TV Shows on DVD. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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