SCORCHER (2002)

MORGAN'S RATING

Mark Dacascos stars in this thriller as Ryan Beckett, the man chosen to lead a team of experts who must destroy Los Angeles to avoid an enormous natural disaster that will have global repercussions. A nuclear accident has caused the earth's Teutonic plates to shift, creating earth quakes and volcanic eruptions in southern California and pushing the Pacific plate to its breaking point. After scientists determine that the only way to stop this is to detonate a nuclear bomb in L.A., Beckett and his team go in to accomplish the impossible.

Mark Dacascos (Ryan Beckett), John Rhys-Davies (Dr. Matthew Sallin), Tamara Davies (Julie McGrath), Mark Rolston (Special Agent Kellaway), Rutger Hauer (President Nelson), Rayne Marcus (Faith Beckett), G.W. Bailey (General Timothy Moore), Thomas F. Duffy (Anderson), Samuel Lloyd (Fingers), Michael Jace (Mac Vaughn), Jeffrey Johnson (Styles), Billy Maddox (Norris), Alex Datcher (Janet Hill), Cathleen Kaelyn (Tara Beckett), Joel West (Zero), Josh Hammond (Matt), Beth Riesgraf (Krissy), Ivonne Coll (Mayor Salizar), Frank Novak (City Engineer), Blair Hickey (Tech), Tom Billett (SWAT Officer).

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FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: October 4th, 2002 (USA) (TELEVISION PREMIERE) DVD RELEASE DATE: August 26th, 2003 (USA)

DIRECTOR: James Seale. WRITERS: Steve Latshaw, Rebecca Morrison and Graham Winter. PRODUCER: Paul Hertzberg. CO-PRODUCER: Neil Elman. LINE PRODUCER: Don Dunn. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Bill Brown. DISTRIBUTOR: Buena Vista Home Video

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Almost bad enough to merit watching simply for kitsch value." -- Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

"As low-rent and derivative as a knock-off can possibly be -- which is both a good thing and bad. But mostly bad." -- Scott Weinberg, Daily-Reviews