Another Global Warming Movie Flop

Note to Val Kilmer: avoid playing roles in global warming movies because they are doomed to fail. Kilmer acted in one global warming movie, "The Thaw," which was chronicled by your humble correspondent in both NewsBusters and in the Wall Street Journal which is scheduled to go straight to DVD in October without even a quick pit stop in movie theaters.

This time around, Kilmer was a bit luckier. The Steam Experiment, in which he portrays a mad scientist who traps six people inside a Turkish steam bath in order to illustrate the horrors of global warming at least appeared in a couple of movie theaters for a few quick minutes before going to the DVD racks. Here is the synopsis which, keep in mind, is actually supposed to be a drama, not a comedy:

A former professor (Kilmer) concocts a brutal experiment in order to get the word out on the effects of global warming. By trapping six people in an urban Turkish bathhouse, he vows to overheat his hostages unless his global-warming hypothesis is published on the front page of his local paper.

Yes, this is supposed to be drama so why is your humble correspondent bursting out laughing at that absurd scenario? The only thing funnier than reading that synopsis is watching the trailer.

So what was the reaction of the handful of people who actually watched "The Steam Experiment?" Here is one example from IMDB:

I rent DVD's to pass the time on airplanes. Sadly, staring out at the clouds would have been better entertainment than this. 

Another indication as to how horrible this movie turned out is the fact that the producers had to change its name after the release to "The Chaos Experiment." It didn't help.

Despite the universally lousy reviews, I am sure that more global warming flops will be produced in the future.  In view of the fact that the unintentional humor flowing from global warming movie dramas seemed doomed to fail, perhaps Hollywood should produce a film based on that theme but as intentional comedy. My idea of such a plot would involve the leader of the global warming alarmism movie traveling to many parts of the world to attend conferences to warn about how the climate is supposed to heat up. However, God (portrayed by Morgan Freeman) has an incredible sense of humor so whenever the global warming alarmist attends these meetings the temperature drops dramatically, accompanied by hailstorms or snow.

The name of the movie?

"The Gore Effect."

H/T: Watts Up With That?