Y2K (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writers (WGA):

Thomas Hines (written by) &
Jonathan Fernandez (written by)

Release Date:

21 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

It's millennium eve. At the stroke of midnight the Y2K computer bug kicks in, causing widespread chaos in the US. |

Plot Keywords:

Computer Breakdown | Computer | Nuclear Power Plant | Nuclear Accident | Evacuation

Cast

Ken Olin	...	Nick Cromwell
Joe Morton	...	Martin Lowell
Kate Vernon	...	Alix Cromwell
Lauren Tom	...	Ann Lee
Zack Ward	...	Rick Rothman
Rex Linn	...	Nuclear Plant Foreman
Inday Ba
Jane McGregor	...	Kelly Cromwell
Michael David Simms
Ronny Cox	...	Benjamin Cromwell
Michal Suchánek	...	Donny Cromwell
Terence Kelly	...	Roy Jenkins
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Sally McDonald (as Tiffany Knight)
Colin Cunningham	...	Ross Singer
Robert Moloney	...	Caldwell Stone

Also Known As:

Countdown to Chaos (USA)
Y2K: The Movie (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

Germany:90 min | Argentina:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver International Airport, Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Big Productions

Movie Connections:

Features "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)

A Laugh from the Past.

In 1999, there was a bit of wonder what will happen when Y2K strikes. A lot of people were afraid that the world would end. Another lot of people thought that the computers would go heywire and we wouldn't be able to use anything made before 1976. One person suggested that 1-1-2000 will be used by International Corporations to take over the world by confusing people with computer problems. I even heard one freak say that a planet in our Solar System will crash in to ours and that the upper class will be living on Mars by 1-1-2000. Sadly one group decided to make this movie.

Basically this movie sucks and nearly everyone knew it the day it was aired. We laughed at how stupid it was and moved on. Now Y2K is like Pepsi Clear, it came in to our lives, waisted a few minutes of our time and left us.

I don't know if this movie is out there still. Probably a few people recorded it and still have it. I'm sure it's collecting dust in some Hollywood storage shed somewhere. But the general feeling is that this movie's lost forever, I hope.