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directed by John Terlesky and starring Mario Van Peebles,

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and Ice-T. It was Amis' final film before her retirement and is the first CineTel film that deals with a disaster in the sci-fi genre.

Plot

Cultists with an enigmatic leader ( Mario Van Peebles) seize the only man capable of devising a way to stop a giant meteor from hitting the Earth. A female agent (

) teams up with a prisoner ( Ice-T), who together have three days to rescue the scientist (

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) and save the planet from extinction.

Cast

* Ice-T as Matthew Reese *

as FBI Agent Jeanine Tyrell * Mario Van Peebles as Thomas Payne *

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as Luther 'Lucifer' *

as Dr. David Corbett * Tommy "Tiny" Lister as Brother Clarence * Max Gail as General Bill Meech * Mark Deakins as Captain Doug McNally *

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as Colonel Tom Keller * David Wells as Dr. Dick Secor * Shireen Crutchfield as Rachael Payne *

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as Jeff * Craig Watkinson as Tim * Dartanyan Edmonds as Damon * Devika Parikh as Officer Rhonda Reese * Myles Kilpatrick as Michael Payne * Mandela Van Peebles as Marley Payne * Makaylo Van Peebles as Sam Payne * Maya Van Peebles as Trish Payne * Jonathan Palmer as Frank Peterson * Lisa Vitello as Teresa Miller * Chittra Sukhu as Esperanza * Toni Small as Lakwanda * Kevin McDermott as Ed * Cole S. McKay as Leo * Chris Conner as Technician *

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as Old Priest *

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as Payne's Man (uncredited) * John Terlesky as Payne's Shooter (uncredited)

References

External links

* 1990s science fiction action films 1998 direct-to-video films 1998 films American science fiction action films CineTel Films films Films about impact events 1990s English-language films Films directed by John Terlesky 1990s American films English-language science fiction action films {{1990s-action-film-stub