Atomic Twister

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Atomic Twister

TV-PG

2002

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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When a tornado hits a nuclear power plant and damages the cooling system, manager Corrine Maguire (Sharon Lawrence) and her staff try to avert a total meltdown. Meanwhile, her son, Campbell (Daniel Costello), has gone missing during the twister. Corrine asks her friend, policeman Jake Hannah (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), to locate Campbell and take him to safety. With the plant needing fuel to power a manual cooling motor, Jake must also drive a tanker to the facility and prevent a complete disaster.

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Well enough done, with Corbin Bernsen and Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis also running around in high winds, but it rather misses the doomsday point of The China Syndrome.

Feb 1, 2018

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Caffeinated Clint

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eccentric, and somewhat small-time rip-off of Jan De Bont's Twister, salvaged thanks to it's energetic performances and brief originality

Rated: 3/5

Jun 6, 2002

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Susan Granger

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Rated: 5/10

Jun 3, 2002

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Jonah H

spoilers!!! there are so many inaccuaracies. if you like nuclear energy don't watch this movie because it made me suicidal. I'm taking the assumption this is a PWR because.. america and OH MY GOD the actual stupidity. The fact they refused to shut it down through a tornado and used "less energy" makes me want to rip my hair out. And the fact the reactor "wont scram" even though its a PWR (likely) OUGHHHHHH PLEASEEEEEEE </33333. if I could rate this a negative one i would.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Mark B

Low budget tv movie. Melodramatic stuff. It is not good but if it is on you can watch and shake your head at how not good it is.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Audience Member

Terrible acting, characters and plot.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Where's Homer Simpson when you need him , to save the Power Plant ? Nowhere ...But this movie was just good enough without Homer . Light Entertainment ...SOMDVD

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

The acting is suburb for a movie like this, the effects are good. A good alternative to "Twister"

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

A scary movie. It's cool though. Not for children under 31 years. Cus words. Horrible

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Bill Corcoran

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Sharon Lawrence

Corrine Maguire

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Deputy Jake Hannah

Corbin Bernsen

Sheriff C.B. Bishop

Carl Lewis

Securityman Stu

Johnny Blick

Potter

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Synopsis

When a tornado hits a nuclear power plant and damages the cooling system, manager Corrine Maguire (Sharon Lawrence) and her staff try to avert a total meltdown. Meanwhile, her son, Campbell (Daniel Costello), has gone missing during the twister. Corrine asks her friend, policeman Jake Hannah (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), to locate Campbell and take him to safety. With the plant needing fuel to power a manual cooling motor, Jake must also drive a tanker to the facility and prevent a complete disaster.

Director: Bill Corcoran
Producer: Richard D. Arredondo
Screenwriter: Ron McGee
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: TV-PG (V|L)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 36m

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