When the moon crashes on earth

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Movie
German title When the moon crashes on earth
Original title Earthstorm
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2006
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Terry Cunningham
script Michael Konyves
production Gordon Yang
music Sean Murray
camera John P. Tarver
cut Robert Newton
occupation

When the Moon Falls is an American science fiction and disaster film directed by Terry Cunningham from 2006. The screenplay was written by Michael Konyves .

action

A violent meteorite impact on the moon leaves a wide and deep crack on its surface. Fragments of the celestial body hit the earth as meteorites and cause devastating damage. The moon loses mass and leaves its usual orbit as a result of the impact; Scientists fear that the moon as a whole could fall to earth and destroy all life. Already now, the celestial body, which is approaching the earth, is causing flood disasters and violent storms all over the globe.

The scientific expert Dr. Lana Gale believes that the crack on the moon could be closed by blasting it, while other colleagues are of the opinion that the moon can "heal itself", since similar processes have already been observed on the Uranus moon Miranda .

In the demolition and blasting specialist John Redding, Dr. Gale what they think are the best experts on the lunar rescue mission. Despite severe storms on the space shuttle's launch pad, the Houston control center plans to venture into the next 48 hours because time is of the essence. The three-person crew including John Redding flies to the moon and has to safely maneuver the shuttle through a field of rubble on the way there.

The crew flies the shuttle into the rift and drops the two nuclear propulsion missiles in order to increase the explosive effect of the atom bombs they are carrying . In addition, a device called "MAG" - developed by a scientist - is supposed to generate a strong magnetic field in the fissure of the moon, which is supposed to cause the crack to close.

Indeed, the mission succeeds and the rift closes; Scientists find that the moon is returning to its normal orbit, saving the earth from catastrophe.

background

The film was set in Hamilton , Ontario (Canada).

criticism

“It's pretty bold how listless the cheap filmmaker Terry Cunningham ('Virtual Storm - Die Wetterwaffe') gushed this ' Armageddon ' copy for the US broadcaster Sci-Fi-Channel . Conclusion: Houston, this garbage is a problem. "

- Cinema

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ When the moon falls on the earth at Cinema.de

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