Meltdown (2004)
- Starring:
- Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Category:
- Television
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Originally titled American Meltdown, this speculative made-for-cable melodrama begins as a group of six terrorists, bearing names like Khalid, Shafig, and Ziad, take over a nuclear power plant in San Juan. It turns out that the terrorists' actions are merely symbolic, and that no real harm is intended -- but things get tragically out of control, and soon the military and the government are in full spin mode to gloss over and wash their hands of a deadly nuclear meltdown that threatens to destroy everything within driving distance of the plant. In a virtual reprise of his characterization in the TV series 24, Arnold Vosloo portrays the head of the terrorists, who are more "home grown" than anyone is willing to admit. The film is shot in a punchy, fast-cut, hand-held "breaking news" style, alternating dizzily between color and black-and-white to give it a documentary feel. Meltdown was presented by the FX cable channel on June 6, 2004. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 90 mins
Complete Cast:
- Bruce Greenwood - Tom Shea
- Arnold Vosloo - Khalid Jarrah
- Susan Merson - Atty. Gen. Zutrow
- Bill Mondy - FBI Agent Tucci
- Adrian Holmes - Charlie Jansen
- Tony Alcantar - Reactor Tech Pasquin
- Alessandro Juliani - Salem
- David Neale - Shafig
- Darcy Laurie - Omar
- Dominic Zamprogna - Agent Steve Ritchie
- Patrick Gallagher - Manolo
- Robert Kovack - Himself
- David Rapoport - Himself
- Louis Chirillo - Security Manager
- Dominika Wolski - Tamara
- Don S. Davis - NRC Carl Mansfield
- Julia Arkos - 911 Operator
- Andrew Campbell - Superintendent
- Leslie Hope - Zoe Cox
- James Remar - Colonel Boggs
- Will Lyman - Homeland Chief Utley
- Brent Stait - FBI Cmdr. Hall
- Manoj Sood - Syed Kahn
- Diego Del Mar - Marwan
- Darren Shahlavi - Waleed
- Ronald Selmour - Ziad
- Stephen Holmes - NRC Mike Krinsky
- Julian Christopher - JC Chair Collins
- Dan Joffre - CHP Rob Engles
- Dr. Jim Walsh - Himself
- Dagmar Midcap - Mike Sultan
- Miguelito Macario - Young Security Guard
- Ron Blecker - CAG Leader
- Patricia Idlette - 911 Operator
- John Prowse - Hooker Client
- Angela Nielson - Super's Girlfriend
- Director(s):
- Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Writer(s):
- Paul Barber, Paul Barber, Larry Barber
- Producer(s):
- Jan Körbelin, Stephen Lillis
- Categories:
- Television
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