The Fire Next Time (miniseries)

The Fire Next Time
Written by	James S. Henerson
Directed by	Tom McLoughlin
Starring	Craig T. Nelson Bonnie Bedelia Richard Farnsworth Justin Whalin Jürgen Prochnow
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Edwin Self Robert Halmi Jr. James S. Henerson Larry Strichman Gerritt van der Meer
Running time	193 minutes
Release
Original release	April 18, 1993 (1993-04-18) - April 20, 1993 (1993-04-20)

The Fire Next Time is a 1993 American television disaster miniseries directed by Tom McLoughlin and written and produced by James S. Henerson which stars Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Richard Farnsworth and Justin Whalin. Set in 2017, the plot focuses on a family who, after a series of fires begins to break out due to global warming, must struggle to survive a natural disaster that devastates the earth.

Cast

• Craig T. Nelson as Drew Morgan
• Bonnie Bedelia as Suzanne Morgan
• Richard Farnsworth as Frank Morgan
• Justin Whalin as Paul Morgan
• Ashley Jones as Linnie Morgan
• Shawn Toovey as Jake Morgan
• Jürgen Prochnow as Larry Richter

Reception

Film critic, Rick Sherwood, of The Hollywood Reporter, wrote in his review: "The Fire Next Time is a small story in a big package, an underworked, underdeveloped and severely underproduced miniseries that might have worked in two hours but fails miserably in four." The miniseries currently holds a 0% on the Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes with a 38% audience rating.

Release

The miniseries became available on DVD on July 21, 2015.

External links

• The Fire Next Time at IMDb