Ground Zero
...when the Earth shakes!
2000 · 1h 32m · N/A
Action, Drama
Directed by
Richard Friedman
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Richard Friedman Director
- Jack Scalia as Michael Brandeis
- Janet Gunn as Kimberly Stevenson
- Scott Terra as Justin Stevenson
- Martin Hewitt as Robert Stevenson
- Reginald VelJohnson as Burt Klavan
- Vladimir Kulich as Bateman
- Roxana Zal as Victoria Heflin
- Christopher Neame as Andrew Donovan
- Richard E. Butler as Daniel
- Rick McCallum as Tall Man
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