Oil Storm (2005)
Americas wakeup call to its dependence on oil
Documentary-style footage reveals the aftermath of disastrous events that disrupt the flow of oil to the United States.
- Date of release
- 2005-06-04
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Director
- James Erskine
Casting
- Melody Chase — Hazel Knowle
- Liev Schreiber — Himself - Narrator (voice)
- Lance E. Nichols — Frank Milner
- Mark Krasnoff — John Hamel
- Roland Uribe — Jack Roden (as Hector Roland Uribe)
- Lee Ritchey — Ed Matthews
- Peter Malof — Bob Knowle
- Will Wallace — Tom McGraff
- Michael Brouillet — Joe Knowle
- Steven Chester Prince — Howard Gibbons
- Kortney Adams — Estelle Sanders
- Brady Coleman — Adam McGraff
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: New Orleans
Oil Storm is a 2005 television simulation portraying a future oil-shortage crisis in the United States, precipitated by a hurricane destroying key parts of the United States' oil infrastructure. The program was an attempt to depict what would happen if the highly oil-dependent country was suddenly faced with gasoline costing upwards of $7 to $8 per gallon. Directed by James Erskine and written by Erskine and Caroline Levy, it originally aired on FX Networks on 5 June 2005, at 8 p.m. ET.
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