Medusa's Child

4h

Thriller

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.

Production Companies

Mandalay Television

Columbia TriStar Television

Comsky Group

Cast

Vincent Spano

Vincent Spano

Scott Nash
Lori Loughlin

Lori Loughlin

Dr. Linda McCoy
Gail O'Grady

Gail O'Grady

Vivian Henry
Kevin Dillon

Kevin Dillon

Jerry Carnel
John Glover

John Glover

Rogers Henry
Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

President
Vyto Ruginis

Vyto Ruginis

Defense Secretary Stanley Shapiro
Bob Morrisey

Bob Morrisey

F.B.I. Director
Ian Tracey

Ian Tracey

Peter Cooke
J. B. Bivens

J. B. Bivens

FBI SWAT Team Leader
Chris Noth

Chris Noth

Tony DiStefano
Anthony Harrison

Anthony Harrison

FAA Team Leader

Release date

16th Nov 1997

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch, English, Français