Fallout Movie Review 2001

It is horribly ironic that filmmaker Palumbo chose to film the introduction to his independent feature on top of one of the World Trade Center towers. His film concerns the interplay among four high-rise office workers who flee a disaster of uncertain origin and find themselves trapped in a basement fallout shelter. His story really has nothing to do with the 9/11/01 atrocities. It's a well-made character study that attempts to work with some serious ideas within the limitations of a modest budget. It's mostly successful, too, and certainly doesn't need any extra baggage. Parallels to reality are difficult to ignore, however.

Distribution

York Entertainment, 4565 Sherman Oaks Ave., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, Phone: (818)788-4050, Toll-free: 800-84-MOVIE, Fax: (818)788-4011, Email: york@yorkentertainment.com, URL: http://www.yorkentertainment.com

Available on DVD
Running time 88 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Disaster Flicks

Screenplay

Robert Palumbo, Mark Gallini

Cast

Claire Beckman, Mark Deakins, Keith Randolph Smith, David Wasson

Cinematography

Wolfgang Held

Director

Robert Palumbo

Music

Frank Ferrucci