Destination: Infestation
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Destination: Infestation (in some markets released on DVD as Swarm or Deadly Swarm) is a 2007 Canadian-US made for TV production in the disaster film
genre, directed by George Mendeluk
. It premiered in the US on the women-oriented Lifetime Movie Network
.
to Miami, is overrun by an infestation of mutated bullet ants, whose sting is the most painful of all insect stings and can be deadly. A government official refuses to allow an emergency landing, out of fear that the ants will enter the United States, so a female entomologist
on board joins forces with the plane's rugged sky marshal
in a desperate attempt to save the flight from disaster, while the ants are busy gnawing on electrical cables and various other fiber optics.
Disaster film
A disaster film is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject...
genre, directed by George Mendeluk
George Mendeluk
George Mendeluk is German-born Canadian film, television director and writer.Throughout his career he has amassed a number of credits in film and television...
. It premiered in the US on the women-oriented Lifetime Movie Network
Lifetime Movie Network
Lifetime Movie Network is a cable channel that is part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC, a subsidiary of A&E Television Networks, LLC. A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of the Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBCUniversal. LMN offers women-oriented movies...
.
Synposis
A US passenger plane returning from ColombiaColombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
to Miami, is overrun by an infestation of mutated bullet ants, whose sting is the most painful of all insect stings and can be deadly. A government official refuses to allow an emergency landing, out of fear that the ants will enter the United States, so a female entomologist
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
on board joins forces with the plane's rugged sky marshal
Sky marshal
A sky marshal is an undercover law enforcement or counter terrorist agent on board a commercial aircraft to counter aircraft hijackings...
in a desperate attempt to save the flight from disaster, while the ants are busy gnawing on electrical cables and various other fiber optics.
Cast
- Jessalyn GilsigJessalyn GilsigJessalyn Gilsig is a Canadian actress known for her roles in the television series Boston Public, Nip/Tuck and as Will Schuester's ex-wife Terri Schuester in Glee...
as Dr. Carrie Ross - Antonio Sabato Jr. as Sky Marshal Ethan Hart
- Serge HoudeSerge HoudeSerge Houde is a Canadian film & television character actor. He is best known for his starring role in Jon Cassar's Emmy nominated miniseries The Kennedys playing the notorious Chicago mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom Wilkinson and Barry Pepper.Houde began acting at age 35 and has made a...
as Captain McReady - Karen Holness as Kayla Johnson
- Matt Bellefleur as Ken
- Matthew HarrisonMatthew HarrisonMatthew Harrison is an American television and film director, producer and writer. He first came to prominence when his feature film Rhythm Thief was awarded Special Jury Recognition for Directing at the Sundance Film Festival. His first studio feature Kicked in the Head was Executive Produced by...
as Dean Phillips - Emily Tennant as Jamie Ross
- Craig VeroniCraig Veroni-Biography:He was born in Cape Town, South Africa. His family immigrated to Canada when Veroni was eight. Veroni first acted in school plays at Port Moody Secondary School, and later trained at Vancouver's Studio 58....
as Neil Webb
External links
- Official website for Destination: Infestation Retrieved 2011-07-03