Epicenter concerns brassy, beautiful Amanda Foster, a down-on-her-luck Los Angeles detective who's been assigned to protect a mobster-turned-State's-Witness, Nick Constantine, from the mob. On the night of the assignment, the city is rocked by a devastating earthquake, forcing Amanda and Nick to fight their way through the ravaged city streets while being pursued by ruthless assassins and corrupt cops.
Practical Effects
Shaky-cam earthquake destruction on a shoestring budget
Stunts
Gary Daniels throwing kicks in crumbling buildings
Director
Richard Pepin
Traci Lords
Agent Amanda Foster
Gary Daniels
Nick Constantine
Jeff Fahey
FBI Agent Moore
Daniela Nane
Tanya Semenov
Constantin Cotimanis
Dimitri
Katie Stuart
Robyn Foster
Andrew Francis
Brad
Trevor White
Ivan Semenov
Barry W. Levy
Steven
Mark Holden
Grant
Hiro Kanagawa
Agent Ted
Michael J Rogers
Agent Willie
Cavan Cunningham
Kmicki
Dale Wilson
Jack Tors
Kristina Matisic
Anchorwoman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Traci Lords' rare lead action role after her 1990s transition to mainstream films, capitalizing on her cult following.
Epitomizes the Y2K direct-to-video boom where any natural disaster could be mashed with any genre if you had a B-list star and practical effects team willing to shake sets.
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