
Medusa's Child
1997, English. Directed by Larry Shaw.
Fuming over the departure of his wife Vivian and the cutting of his research funding, crazy nuclear scientist Rogers Henry constructs Medusa, a thermonuclear bomb capable of generating a continent-sized electro-magnetic pulse; such EMP could effectively destroy a computer-based society. He dupes Vivian into bringing it to the Pentagon to exact his final revenge on the government, rigging it so it will explode before its count-down if Vivian's pacemaker isn't within fifteen feet of it. Medusa arms itself in the air aboard Scott Nash's 737 cargo plane, and with Hurricane Sigrid about to hit the coast, nobody wants to let them land. Based on the novel by John J. Nance.
- Runtime
- 4h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Larry ShawDirector
- Vincent SpanoScott Nash
- Lori LoughlinDr. Linda McCoy
- Gail O'GradyVivian Henry
- Kevin DillonJerry Carnel
- John GloverRogers Henry
- Martin SheenPresident
- Vyto RuginisDefense Secretary Stanley Shapiro
- Bob MorriseyF.B.I. Director
- Ian TraceyPeter Cooke
- J. B. BivensFBI SWAT Team Leader
- Doug AbrahamsFAA Man
- Chris NothTony DiStefano
Details
- Released
- 16 November 1997
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
- Written by
- Ellen Weston
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Medusa's Child runs 240 minutes (4h 0m).
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Who directed Medusa's Child?
Medusa's Child (1997) was directed by Larry Shaw and stars Vincent Spano, Lori Loughlin, Gail O'Grady.