Category 7: The End of the World

Category 7: The End of the World
Cover of the DVD release of Category 7
Written by	Christian Ford Roger Soffer
Directed by	Dick Lowry
Starring	Randy Quaid Gina Gershon Shannen Doherty Tom Skerritt Swoosie Kurtz James Brolin Robert Wagner Adam Rodriguez Lindy Booth
Theme music composer	Joseph Williams
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	Lesley Oswald Peter Sadowski Robert M. Sertner Frank von Zerneck
Cinematography	Neil Roach
Editor(s)	Tod Feuerman
Running time	240 minutes
Distributor	CBS Television Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Budget	$15,000,000
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 6 – November 13, 2005
Chronology
Preceded by	Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 7: The End of the World is a 2005 four-hour television film miniseries that was broadcast in the United States on CBS in two parts, the first part aired on November 6 and the second on November 13. It was directed by Dick Lowry. A sequel to the 2004 miniseries Category 6: Day of Destruction, this film starts directly after the events shown in that film. The new director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) must continue to contend with the massive storm system that hit Chicago in the first film. The storm has continued to gain strength, spawning additional storms around the world, with three converging over Washington, D.C. and forming a massive tropical cyclone scale 7 hurricane (although no tropical cyclone scale has a category numbered 7).

Following the events in Category 6: Day of Destruction, the superstorm that hit Chicago is continuing to grow in size and strength, with tornadoes hitting Paris and destroying the Eiffel Tower. Judith Carr (Gina Gershon), the new head of FEMA struggles to coordinate efforts to prepare for the aftermath of the storm and provide aid to ravaged areas. She calls in her former college lover, Dr. Ross Duffy (Cameron Daddo), and her father Senator Ryan Carr (Robert Wagner) to help her try to determine what is causing the storms and how to deal with the political issues. "Tornado Tommy" (Randy Quaid), who survived his seeming death in the previous film, returns to aid in tracking the storm in the United States, assisted by scientist Faith Clavell (Shannen Doherty). Similar storms are developing around the country and an interaction between urban heat islands and "falling chunks of mesosphere" fuels the storms making it more powerful. Hurricane Eduardo strikes toward Florida, while the Category 6 storm hits Buffalo and heads towards New York City.