The Day the World Ended

The Day the World Ended
Directed by Terence Gross
Produced by Lou Arkoff
Colleen Camp
Stan Winston
Written by Story:
Brian King
Teleplay:
Max Enscoe
Annie deYoung
Starring Nastassja Kinski
Randy Quaid
Bobby Edner
Music by Charles Bernstein
Cinematography Mark Vargo
Editing by Stephen Mark
Distributed by Cinemax
Release date(s) November 23, 2001
Running time 91 min
Country  United States
Language English

The Day the World Ended is a 2001 science fiction/horror television film and is the fourth in the Creature Features series broadcast on Cinemax. It stars Nastassja Kinski, Randy Quaid, and Bobby Edner.

While not being a direct remake of the 1955 film of the same title, Day the World Ended, it utilizes the original film by showing segments on a TV seen within the story and showing that the VHS video box cover as part of the child's interest in aliens. Some scenes were filmed in Wrightwood, California.

Plot

This film finds an alien, who is misunderstood, bent on hunting down and devouring people. A school psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Stillman (Nastassja Kinski) investigates the death of a student's mother and finds the boy (Bobby Edner) believes he is the son of the being. His earthling father (Randy Quaid) is also a doctor who has the boy in his care and holds that it is all in the boy's imagination.

Cast

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Actor/Actress Role
Nastassja Kinski Dr. Jennifer Stillman
Randy Quaid Dr. Michael McCann
Bobby Edner Ben Miller/McCann
Harry Groener Sheriff Ken
Lee de Broux Cook Harlan (as Lee DeBroux)
Stephen Tobolowsky Principal Ed Turner
Debra Christofferson Nurse Della Divelbuss
Nik Dressbach Buzzcut
Brandon de Paul Frankie Carter
Kate Fuglei Waitress Carlita
Neil Vipond The Judge
Brian Steele The Creature
David Getz Deputy #1
Kathryn Fiore Maggie Miller
David Doty Nice Guy
Samantha Sansonetti Crosswalk Child #1