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Release Date:
May 12, 2000
Original Title:
Ground Zero
Alternate Titles:
Alerte au point zéro
California Quake
Kraniou topos
Punto cero
Séisme imminent
Genres:
Action | Drama
Production Companies:
PorchLight Entertainment
Videal GmbH
Wishing Star Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12
Runtime: 92
When a series of tremors rocks Los Angeles, seismologist Kimberly Stevenson is sent to investigate the quake's epicenter, a desolate wilderness known as the Angeles National Forest. Two hundred miles from civilization, Kimberly and her son, Justin, set up a research facility in an isolated mountain cabin. The project takes a sinister turn when Kimberly discovers that she has stumbled upon a test site for black market nuclear weapons. With the help of mercenary Michael Brandeis, Kimberly must race against time to stop a final underground test that could trigger the most powerful quake California has ever known.
Art Designer:
Norman René
Associate Producer:
Raymond Storti
Casting:
Heidi Klein
Robin Klein
Co-Producer:
Neil P. White
Costume Design:
Katherine Dover
Director:
Richard Friedman
Director of Photography:
Mark Woods
Editor:
Joy Zimmerman
Executive Producer:
Bruce D. Johnson
William T. Baumann
Music:
Jeff Marsh
Producer:
Richard Friedman
Kenneth Burke
Ralph Burris
Production Design:
Rick Walken
Writer:
Richard Friedman
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