The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

3h

Drama

Action

TV Movie

After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long awaited earthquake--"The Big One"--will strike southern California. With this information, she must battle city officials to release this information to the general public. Also, she hopes that her family is out of harms way when the quake strikes. Subplots show how other families and people cope with the the tremors that strike before the impending "Big One."

Cast

Joanna Kerns

Joanna Kerns

Dr. Clare Winslow
Dan Lauria

Dan Lauria

Steve Winslow
Bonnie Bartlett

Bonnie Bartlett

Anita Parker
Lindsay Frost

Lindsay Frost

Laurie Parker
Joe Spano

Joe Spano

Chad Spaulding
Holly Fields

Holly Fields

Heather Winslow
Brock Peters

Brock Peters

David Motubu
Robert Ginty

Robert Ginty

Warren Cates
Michael T. Weiss

Michael T. Weiss

Larry, the Mayor's City Official Aide
Charles Siebert

Charles Siebert

Mayor Frank Baldwin
Richard Herd

Richard Herd

Ray Goodrich
Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Kevin Conrad
Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Jerry Soloway
Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Melanie Bryant
Allan Wasserman

Allan Wasserman

Barry Jacobs
Ross Kettle

Ross Kettle

Dirk van Weelden
Mort Sertner

Mort Sertner

Sam Lombardi
Felecia M. Bell

Felecia M. Bell

Matubu's Secretary
Matt Roe

Matt Roe

Hal Kellogg
Josh Cruze

Josh Cruze

Neighbor

Release date

11th Nov 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English