Descent | |
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Written by | Michael Konyves |
Directed by | Terry Cunningham |
Starring |
Luke Perry Natalie Brown Michael Dorn Rick Roberts Brandi Ward |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) |
Tom Berry Lisa Hansen Richard Schlesinger |
Cinematography | Thom Best |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company(s) | Premiere Bobine |
Distributor |
Cinetel Films (non-US) Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | Sci Fi Channel |
Original release |
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Descent is a 2005 original film on the Sci Fi Channel.
Oil drilling causes the Earth's crust to sink, pushing the magma up at the West Coast, triggering earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that devastate Seattle, Tacoma, and other cities, killing thousands, if not millions of people in the process. A crew must detonate nuclear fusion weapons underground and push the crust back into its proper position. Meanwhile, on the surface, there is a debate as to whether to inform the public about the impending crisis.