2012: Doomsday

{{Infobox film

| director = Nick Everhart

| writer = Nick Everhart

| story = Naomi L. Selfman

| producer = David Michael Latt

| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| cinematography = Mark Atkins

| editing = {{Plainlist|

Nick Everhart
Kate Noonan

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| music = Ralph Rieckermann

| studio = Faith Films

| distributor = The Asylum

| released = {{Film date|2008|02|12}}

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

2012: Doomsday is a 2008 direct-to-video science fiction action film written and directed by Nick Everhart. The film is about scientists who go to Mexico looking for an ancient temple to save humanity on December 21, 2012. It stars Cliff DeYoung, Dale Midkiff, and Ami Dolenz.

Premise

Four strangers use their faith to go to Mexico before the Mayan calendar ends in 2012.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Cliff DeYoung as Lloyd
Dale Midkiff as Dr. Frank Richards
Ami Dolenz as Susan Reed
Danae Nason as Sarah
Joshua Lee as Alex
Sara Tomko as Wakanna
Caroline Amiguet as Dr. Trish Lane
Shirley Raun as Mrs. Reed
Louis Graham as Dr. Ian Hunter
Jonathan Nation as Uncle Jim
Mark Hengst as Matt
Gilberto Canto as Gino
Omar Mora as Raul

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Production

The film is set on December 21, 2012 and follows the 2012 phenomenon.{{Cite web |title=2012 Doomsday Summary, Latest News, Trailer, Cast, Where to Watch and More |url=https://screenrant.com/db/movie/2012-doomsday/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} The Asylum said the film was part of their new series of faith-based end of the world films.{{Cite news |last=Potts |first=Rolf |author-link=Rolf Potts |date=2007-10-07 |title=The New B Movie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/magazine/07wwln-essay-t.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429021106/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/magazine/07wwln-essay-t.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin |archive-date=2018-04-29 |access-date=2025-03-20 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |id={{ProQuest|215472778}}}}

Release

The film released on February 12, 2008.{{Cite web |title=2012: Doomsday {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2012_doomsday |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}

Reception

Collider called it a "thermonuclear dumpster fire," claiming it makes Roland Emmerich's film look like Citizen Kane. Richard Drake at Arkansas Times wrote a negative review saying they will "find someone who really needs their weekend ruined, and pass this movie along to them."{{Cite web |last=Drake |first=Richard |date=2011-03-16 |title=2012: Doomsday - Well, what else can a man do with Golden Crucifix? |url=https://arktimes.com/street-jazz/2011/03/16/2012-doomsday-well-what-else-can-a-man-do-with-golden-crucifix |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Arkansas Times |language=en-US}}

Film critic Christopher Armstead said it has "glorious and unexpected humor" but that pacing may leave those without patience unable to continue.{{Cite web |last=Armstead |first=Christopher |title=2012: Doomsday |url=http://filmcriticsunited.com/2012doomsday.html |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Film Critics United}} OutNow scored it 1 out of 6, criticizing the effects and claiming "it is a mess, even for fans of trash cinema."{{Cite web |last=Maurer |first=Dani |title=DVD Review: Better the end of the world than such films |url=https://outnow.ch/Movies/2008/2012Doomsday/Review/ |website=OutNow |language=de}}

The film ranks #1 on Collider's 10 Worst Disaster Movies of All Time.{{Cite web |last=Haasbroek |first=Luc |date=2024-11-04 |title=The 10 Worst Disaster Movies of All Time, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/worst-disaster-movies-ranked/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Collider |language=en}}

Sequel

Although the film was released before the Emmerich title in 2009, The Asylum announced that a sequel called 2012: Part 2 would be coming, since Dolenz's character survived.{{Cite web |last=Borrelli |first=Christopher |date=2009-07-03 |title=BIZARRO blockbusters |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/07/03/bizarro-blockbusters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320222343/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/07/03/bizarro-blockbusters/ |archive-date=2025-03-20 |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US |id={{ProQuest|420746183}}}}