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MegaFault

MegaFault

A crack in the world has started... we have 24 hours to stop it.

20095.31h 30m

Overview

When miner Charley 'Boomer' Baxter sets off a series of massive mining detonations in West Virginia, a gigantic earthquake is soon rocking the North Atlantic, exposing a deep seismic fault that runs the length of the North American continent. Joining forces with government seismology expert Dr Amy Lane, Boomer must now race against time to stop the chasm that is threatening to tear America - and the entire world - in half.

Directed by David Michael Latt
Written by Paul Bales
Produced by Thomas P. Vitale, David M. Garber, David Michael Latt
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2M0

Top Cast

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Dr. Amy Lane

Eriq La Salle

Eriq La Salle

Charley 'Boomer' Baxter

Paul Logan

Paul Logan

Major Boyd Grayson

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Dr. Mark Rhodes

Justin Hartley

Justin Hartley

Dan Lane

J

Jack Goldenberg

Sebastian

P

Paul M. Walker III

Doug

Anya Benton

Anya Benton

Radio Dispatcher

Themes & Keywords

earthquakeend of the worldhitchhikerdestructionmilitarydisaster movie

About MegaFault

MegaFault is a tv movie, action, adventure, science fiction film released in 2009 exploring themes of earthquake, end of the world, hitchhiker, destruction, military, disaster movie. Directed by David Michael Latt, it stars Brittany Murphy, Eriq La Salle, Paul Logan. When miner Charley 'Boomer' Baxter sets off a series of massive mining detonations in West Virginia, a gigantic earthquake is soon rocking the North Atlantic, exposing a deep seismic fault that runs the length of the North American continent. Joining forces with government seismology expert Dr Amy Lane, Boomer must now race against time to stop the chasm that is threatening to tear America - and the entire world - in half.

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