Supercell
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHerbert James Winterstern
Screenplay by
  • Herbert James Winterstern
  • Anna Elizabeth James
Story byHerbert James Winterstern
Produced by
  • Allen Cheney
  • Ryan Donnell Smith
  • Ryan Winterstern
  • Nathan Klingher
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Jeric
Edited byR.J. Daniel Hanna
Music byCorey Wallace
Production
companies
  • Highland Film Group
  • Thomasville Pictures
  • Short Porch Pictures
Distributed bySaban Films
Release date
  • March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$39,027[1][2]

Supercell is a 2023 American disaster action film directed by Herbert James Winterstern from a screenplay that he wrote with Anna Elizabeth James. It stars Skeet Ulrich, Anne Heche, Daniel Diemer, Jordan Kristine Seamón and Alec Baldwin.

It was released in theaters and video on demand on March 17, 2023.

Plot

Bill and Quinn Brody are legendary storm chasers. When they have a child, William, Quinn decides to stay home and monitor the situations while Bill goes on the storm chases. During a storm chase, Quinn pleads with Bill to get out of the "bears cage" as the system is exploding. However he ignores her and he and two college students are killed by the tornado. Several years later, Quinn is a house cleaner living in Florida assisted by the teenage William. William has been friends for years with Harper, who is teaching him how to drive. William has interest in storm chasing which Quinn is trying to discourage. One day he goes to the roof of his high school with an instrument invented by his parents that is supposed to find tornadoes by a sound frequency, and is subsequently expelled. After receiving his parents chase log in the mail from his dad's former chase partner Roy Cameron who was like an uncle to William, William hitchhikes to Oklahoma to the return address on the envelope. When he meets up with Roy, Roy at first wants to send him home, but acquiesces for him to tag along on a chase. William finds out that Roy is an employee of Brody Storm Chase Tours, operated by the acerbic Zane Rogers who uses the legend of the Brody name to lure clients into purchasing tours. He grudgingly allows William along with the other "tourists" and is shown to take chances as he tells Roy to pull off the road into a muddy field where they witness a tornado forming in the distance. However another part of the storm forms right over them and they take shelter in the van which is stuck in the mud as it is pelted with large hail. This forces Roy to head to a garage a couple hours away to retrieve their back-up van. Meanwhile Quinn has contacted Roy as she figures William is with him. She and Harper head west in Harper's car to track him down. When Roy returns with the van, he and Zane are forced to leave William behind at a gas station when a super cell forms nearby. However a tornado forms right over the gas station and William rides it out in a phone booth. When the press shows up to interview William, Zane attempts to use the spotlight to promote his storm chasing tour, causing Roy to punch him and then quit. Roy and William head to a warehouse where William shows Roy the tornado frequency instrument, while Roy shows him his dad's original storm chasing vehicle. They then go witness what it looks like at night in the back of a super cell and it's incredible lightning display. The next morning as many chase crews congregate at a diner, Roy tells William that his mom is coming to get him and he is to stay there. When Roy leaves the table, William sneaks out and joins with Zane and his latest storm tourists. They head to an area where a large super cell is forming, and when Quinn and Harper arrive at the diner they head after them with Roy. Zane stops the van on a hill and when William walks a distance away the tornado frequency instrument reveals a tornado bearing down on them. With the van stuck in the mud, William drives the car in reverse as Zane pushes it out of the mud and is subsequently sucked into the tornado. Driving in reverse William narrowly escapes the tornado and just misses hitting the vehicle containing Roy, Quinn and Harper. Running low on gas and with another large tornado heading towards them they head for shelter in a nearby town. When William goes back to the van to retrieve his father's wrist watch, the others go after him and are cut off from the shelter by the approaching tornado. They dive into a swimming pool and survive despite the van being tossed into the pool. The next morning William and Harper confirm their romantic feelings for each other and Quinn tells William how proud his father would be.

Cast

Production

Principal photography occurred in Moultrie, Georgia in June 2021,[6][7][8] as well as Lavina, Montana and Hardin, Montana in May 2021.[9]

Release

Supercell was released simultaneously in theaters and video on-demand on March 17, 2023, by Saban Films.[10]

Box office

As of July 7, 2023, Supercell grossed $39,027 in Hungary, Croatia, and Slovakia.[1][2]

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Supercell' (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "'Supercell' (2023)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Roxborough, Scott (August 2, 2021). "ILY Films Takes U.K. Rights to Alec Baldwin Disaster Movie 'Supercell' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (March 2, 2021). "Berlin: Alec Baldwin to Star in 'Supercell' Action Pic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 15, 2021). "Actress Praya Lundberg Inks With TalentWorks". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ Jennifer Morejon (June 3, 2021). "Moultrie hosts film crew for upcoming movie". WALB. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ Jack R. Jordan (June 3, 2021). "'Supercell' uses Moultrie street corner, gym for filming". The Moultrie Observer. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ Mike Kordenbrock (May 3, 2021). "Supercell movie with Alec Baldwin expected to begin filming soon in Big Horn County". Billings Gazette. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ Nagel, Riley. "Big Horn County residents are ready to star in new Alec Baldwin disaster movie". KULR-8. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  10. ↑ Massoto, Erick (February 13, 2023). "Journey Into the Eye of the Storm in First Supercell Trailer [Exclusive]". Collider. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Supercell". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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