Atomic Train

Starring: Kristin Davis, Rob Lowe Director: David Jackson, Dick Lowry Original UK Premiere: 2002 Dvd Release: 2nd June, 2003 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Full Screen, PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Atomic Train is a 1999 action movie about an accidental nuclear explosion destroying the city of Denver. It was originally broadcast on NBC as a two-part miniseries. A waste disposal company has a Russian nuclear bomb to transport & an employee decides to save money by concealing it on a freight train. This train is also loaded with hazardous & flammable chemicals including metallic sodium which spontaneously ignites on contact with water. The train suffers a brake failure & becomes a runaway heading for Denver. John Seger, a heroic NTSB investigator, boards the train & with the assistance of the railwaymen tries various ways to stop the train, but nothing works. Meanwhile, Denver residents are struggling to collect their families & then leave town, despite rioters & gridlock. The train derails & becomes a terrific wreck. Discovering the now highly unstable bomb on-board, firefighters struggle to put out the fire at the crash site. The misinterpretation of a radio call to a water bombing helicopter leads it to dump its load onto the wreck.

With good production values & a load of suspense, the direct-to-video thriller Atomic Train delivers the goods, ahead of schedule. A rich bureaucrat with a Porsche, a goatee & a defective sense of morality places a defective Russian nuclear warhead aboard a defective American train for cheap disposal but the engine loses its brakes & hurls out of control toward Denver. Will it explode? Will it wipe out half the city? Will the thoughts & prayers of the President, played by Edward Herrmann, in his best Chrysler-salesman mode, do any good? Will Rob Lowe, the major hero of this epic, ever be able to save his career? Atomic Train hauls along every disaster-flick formula you can think of: an estranged couple bonding again during a time of crisis; urban rioting & mayhem; government officials wearing headsets & breathlessly watching video monitors; trigger-happy military men; high-speed stunts; escapes by helicopter; clean-up crews in white spacesuits; many scenes of families being reunited after sub-plot cliffhangers, to major-key crescendos on the soundtrack. The only stereotypical element missing is a dog saved from a fire at the last minute. But, you have to admit, what Atomic Train does it does with pizzazz, a post-Armageddon tone of overly heroic but ultimately disposable machismo & explosions... lots of explosions.

Kristin Davis is an American actress who was born in Boulder, Colorado. She is perhaps best known for her role on the HBO program Sex & the City, on which she played the character of Charlotte York. She is also the host of the VH1 show 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons. Davis has also had roles in movies & other television series. Her characterization of Charlotte on Sex & the City, however, sent her into the spotlight in the United States & abroad. Posters Of Kristin Davis

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Rob Lowe is an American actor who was a member of the Brat Pack. Rob Lowe became famous after appearing in a string of popular movies that included other members of the brat pack, the most notable being St. Elmos Fire. In 1988, Lowe gained notoriety after he was caught on tape engaging in sexual activities with two women, one of whom was underage. After a brief flurry of media attention, Lowe was sentenced to twenty hours of community service & the scandal soon subsided. He is perhaps best known for playing Sam Seaborn in the television show The West Wing, a role which was his from 1999 - 2003. When the show premiered, Lowes character was to be much more important. But the extremely talented cast soon made the show into the hottest ensemble cast on TV & Sam Seaborn became possibly the character with the least screen time. Lowe left the show in a highly publicized exit during the fourth season. His exit was quickly followed by that of series creator & writer Aaron Sorkin & director Tommy Schlamme - a move which saw the shows style change greatly, to mixed reactions from fans. Posters Of For Hire

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David Jackson was a British actor best known for his role as Olag Gan in Blakes 7 s first two seasons & as Detective Colonel Braithwaite in Z Cars from 1972-1978. 1999, Minder, Only Fools & Horses, Wyatts Watchdogs, Edge of Darkness, Coronation Street & Lovejoy. Comeback, part of the Doctor Who audio spinoffs by Big Finish Productions. David was a science-fiction fan throughout his career & was happy to be associated with Blakes 7 years after the series ended. In 1988 he showed his considerable comic talent in playing the Vicar alongside Brian Wilde in six episodes of the BBC1 sitcom Wyatts Watchdogs. His great passion was for Victorian theatre & at one stage he produced & starred in a one-man show. David Jackson died of a heart attack on 25 July 2005, aged just 71. He left behind his wife Anne & 19-year-old son Stuart. // I was very saddened, as I am sure we all were, to hear the news from Diane Gies of the passing of David Jackson. My thoughts go to Anne & Stuart at this time.

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