Rating: NR
Genre:
Science Fiction
Release Date: 08/19/2008
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 172 min
Distributor/Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
In the tradition of
The Day After Tomorrow,
Deep Impact, and
Armageddon,
Peter Fonda,
Tia Carrere,
Luke Perry, and
Emma Samms star in
Supernova, a three-and-a-half hour miniseries originally created and produced for
The Hallmark Channel. In this special effects-laden
sci-fi actioner,
Fonda plays a
Dr. Shepard, a famed astrophysicist who discovers -- all too late -- that the sun's age has been miscalculated, and that it will supernova in a matter of only days -- destroying the Earth and everything else in our solar system. As
Dr. Shepard flees to Africa, his prophecy materializes: enormous solar particles careen toward the Earth, destroying its international landmarks. Meanwhile, a group of scientists begin to search for the missing
Shepard and a paranoid government agent (played by
Lance Henriksen) schemes to help a small group of civilians escape the coming disaster by furnishing underground bunkers to shield and protect them.
~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide