Jupiter’s famous blemish, the Great Red Spot, has vanished. When massive storms are reported in North America, it quickly becomes apparent that the huge, high storm that has been swirling around Jupiter for hundreds of years has landed on Earth. Swallowing up everything in its path, the Great Red Spot threatens to transform Earth into another Jupiter-like gas giant in just a matter of days! aka Mega Cyclone
Practical Effects
Gloriously unconvincing storm effects that become charming.
Acting
Mitch Pileggi committing harder than the script deserves.
Writing
Science explanations that would make Neil deGrasse Tyson cry.
Director
Sheldon Wilson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a persistent high-pressure region producing winds up to 400 mph—this film's storm physics are, generously, interpretive.
Sheldon Wilson directed multiple Syfy disaster films in this era, essentially perfecting the 'aggressively okay' TV movie formula that dominated 2010s cable.
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