Doomsday Rock

Doomsday Rock is a 1997 made-for-TV science fiction film about an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.^[1] The film premiered on The Family Channel on August 24, 1997.

Doomsday Rock
Genre	Action Sci-Fi Thriller
Written by	David Bourla Michael Norell
Directed by	Brian Trenchard-Smith
Starring	Connie Sellecca Ed Marinaro Jessica Walter William Devane
Theme music composer	Sam Winans
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Stephen P. Jarchow James Shavick
Producers	Paul Colichman Mark R. Harris Rosanne Milliken
Production location	Vancouver
Cinematography	Rod Parkhurst
Editors	Eric Hill Stephen R. Myers
Running time	96 minutes
Original release
Network	The Family Channel
Release	August 24, 1997 (1997-08-24)

Plot

Dr. Karl Sorenson, a noted astronomer, believes that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth based on his study of an ancient civilization's prophetic timeline, but few other scientists believe him. Desperate, he leads a group of militant followers to take over a nuclear missile silo in order to use its missiles to destroy the asteroid.^[2]

Cast

• William Devane as Dr. Karl Sorenson
• Connie Sellecca as Katherine
• Ed Marinaro as Paul, FBI Agent
• Jessica Walter as Secretary
• Roger Cross as Gibson
• Gary Jones as Gil Naspeth
• Rick Ravanello as Parks
• Jason Gray-Stanford as Sgt. Thompson
• Manoj Sood as Missile Commander