2012: Ice Age is a 2011 disaster film

Disaster film

A disaster film is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject...

 produced by the independent film

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 group The Asylum

The Asylum

The Asylum is an American film studio and distributor which focuses on producing low-budget, usually direct-to-video productions. The studio has produced titles that capitalize on productions by major studios; these titles have been dubbed "mockbusters" by the press.-History:The Asylum was founded...

. It is a mockbuster

Mockbuster

A mockbuster is a film created with the apparent intention of piggy-backing on the publicity of a major film with a similar title or theme and are often made with a low budget. Often these films are created to be released direct-to-video at the same time as the mainstream film reaches theaters or...

 taking in elements from The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film that depicts the catastrophic effects of global warming in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling which leads to a new ice age. The film did well at the box office, grossing $542,771,772 internationally...

. It is the third film in the Asylum's 2012 "Trilogy", however, none of them share a common plot. Also, this is the only film in the trilogy not made to capitalise on another film

Mockbuster

A mockbuster is a film created with the apparent intention of piggy-backing on the publicity of a major film with a similar title or theme and are often made with a low budget. Often these films are created to be released direct-to-video at the same time as the mainstream film reaches theaters or...

, the other two being 2012

2012 (film)

2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures...

mockbusters 2012: Doomsday and also 2012: Supernova

2012: Supernova

2012: Supernova is a 2009 direct-to-video science fiction disaster film by The Asylum. The film is a mockbuster of the Columbia Pictures film 2012, which was released a month later. It is the second film in the Asylum's 2012 "Trilogy" though the films have nothing to do with the other...

.

Plot

A glacier moves quickly towards North America, specifically the Eastern Seaboard, at 200 mph after a sudden and extremely violent volcanic eruption in Iceland. A series of freak climate and weather events occur such as winter-like snow in August. A family has to pull together to escape what seems like a coming ice age.

Cast

• Patrick Labyorteaux
  Patrick Labyorteaux
  Patrick Labyorteaux is an American actor. He is best known for his roles of Andrew Garvey on the NBC series Little House on the Prairie as well as Bud Roberts on the hit CBS series JAG.-Life and career:...
  
   as Bill Hart
• Julie McCullough
  Julie McCullough
  Julie Michelle McCullough is an American model, actress and stand-up comedian. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for February 1986, and played "Julie Costello" on Growing Pains until she was fired on series regular Kirk Cameron's insistence, for having posed nude in Playboy...
  
   as Teri Hart
• Nick Afanasiev as Nelson Hart
• Katie Wilson as Julie Hart
• Kyle Morris as Logan
• Gerald Webb as Gerald
• Cedric Scott
  Cedric Scott
  Cedric A. Scott is a Canadian Football League defensive tackle for the Edmonton Eskimos. He also played in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns, as well as in NFL Europa for the Scottish Claymores...
  
  as Senator Hopper
• Ted Monte as Gary
• Sean Cory as Lt. Col. Sinor

External links

• 2012: ICE AGE (Official Trailer)