The great los angeles earthquake movie

As usual in disaster movies, too much chat and not enough action. By david fear, stephen garrett, tim lowery, joshua. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. If you want to watch a better earthquake movie i recommend the one with the rock in it. The superb, utterly convincing special effects in the twopart tv movie the big one. The 1906 san francisco earthquake struck the coast of northern california at 5. The movie stars joanna kerns in the movie s lead role, seismologist clare winslow, who tries to warn city leaders of the possibility that a powerful earthquake may strike southern california. But well worth a feet up and a cup of coffee and cookie watch. The special effects are of a very high order for a tv movie, with production designer michael baugh and his team expertly simulating the. Apocalypse, 2006 2012, 2009 this is the end, 20 san andreas, 2015. With joanna kerns, dan lauria, bonnie bartlett, lindsay frost. Clare winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake the big onewill strike southern california.

High intensity shaking was felt from eureka on the north coast to the salinas valley, an agricultural region to the south of the san francisco bay area. The 1994 northridge earthquake was a moment magnitude 6. Lucy jones, spoke to an audience at a recent event advocating earthquake preparedness, she got real about how the effects of a big quake. Its lineage includes the irwin allen disaster oeuvre, the day after and a host of made. Clare winslow joanna kerns, a highly regarded seismologist, is convinced by her findings that a catastrophic earthquake the big one will hit within days and tear the region apart. The movie stars joanna kerns in the movies lead role, seismologist clare winslow, who tries to warn city leaders of the possibility that a powerful earthquake may strike southern california. Originally telecast on nbc as a twopart, fourhour miniseries titled the big one.

Less convincing are the scenes in which the fictional tv reporters, demoralized and in tears, cant bring themselves to describe the extent of the destruction. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the. Its epicenter was in reseda, a neighborhood in the northcentral area of the san fernando valley. Michael t wasnt in it long enough, i had to wait until virtually the end of the movie 2 hours to see him for more than two minutes. The last days of the late, great state of california by curt gentry is written as a semifictional retrospective on californias history after the california coast west of the fault line sank into the ocean due to a 9. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Clare winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake. A reporters story sparks hysteria that is compounded when the large earthquake hits. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending big one. Lucy jones, spoke to an audience at a recent event advocating earthquake preparedness, she got real about how the effects of a. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the big one. Feb 08, 2017 also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. The quake had a duration of approximately 1020 seconds, and its peak ground acceleration.

Here are the frightening things that will happen in the. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. This earthquake disaster movie is no great shakes baltimore sun. Clare winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquakethe big onewill strike southern california. How about joanna kerns as a seismologist warning politicians about a. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the the big one.