Descent (2005 film)

For the similarly named 2005 British horror film, see The Descent.

Descent
Genre	Sci-Fi
Distributed by	Sci Fi Channel
Directed by	Terry Cunningham
Produced by	Tom Berry Lisa Hansen Richard Schlesinger
Written by	Michael Konyves
Starring	Luke Perry Natalie Brown Michael Dorn Rick Roberts Brandi Ward
Cinematography	Thom Best
Country	Canada
Language	English
Original channel	Sci Fi Channel
Release date	September 27, 2005
Running time	90 minutes

Descent is a 2005 original film on the Sci Fi Channel.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Luke Perry ... Dr. Jake Rollins
• Natalie Brown ... Jen
• Michael Dorn ... General Fielding
• Rick Roberts ... Dr. Palmer Drake
• Brandi Ward ... Dr. Karen West
• Mimi Kuzyk ... Marsha Crawford
• Michael Teigen ... Black
• Mike Realba ... Decker
• Adam Frost ... Captain Hayward
• James Downing ... Major McEwan
• Jefferson Brown ... Seth
• Martin Roach ... Man in black
• J.C. Kenny ... News reporter

Sequel

A sequel was planned shortley after filming by the director Terry Cunnigham and writer Michael Konyves. The sequel is planned to be filmed in New York City where an earthquake makes the ground sink. The second film will not be made by the same company that the first one was made by.^{[citation needed]}

The film's plot has been compared to that of The Core.^[who?]

External links

• scifi.com - Official site
• Descent at the Internet Movie Database
• Descent at AllRovi