electromagnetic pulse bomb, though he encounters Viper at the police station and battles and kills Steve Elkins who revealed that he deliberately programmed Viper to kill humans and in doing so, rid himself of Bream and Stanton. Along with Burnham and a former suspicious sheriff Morgan, they successfully destroy Viper with the EMP bomb at the mine and escape unharmed, with the exception of the sheriff. Back at the NASA tracking facility, Connors, Burnham and the Secretary of Defense learn that the first prototype Viper aboard the shuttle Olympus re-enters atmosphere and crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Cast Patrick Muldoon as Agent Mike Connors Theresa Russell as Nancy Burnham Billy Keane as Steve Elkins Tim Thomerson as Sheriff Morgan Tamara Davies as Sid Bream Daniel Quinn as Alan Stanton Lydie Denier as Diane Cafferty, Rogue Cop's Wife Curtis Armstrong as Keach John Beck as Simpkins Andy Milder as Chambers René Rivera as Pete Gonzales William Langley Monroe as General Cartwright Adam Koster as C-133 Pilot Geoff Stults as Boy In Pickup Lorissa McComas as Girl In Pickup Rod McCary as Dr. Shoup Steve Purnick as Mr. Norton Eric-James Virgets as Deputy Ferguson Adam Gordon as Crewman Terrance Todd Kimsey as Crewman Mitchell Redmond Gleeson as Local Man Steve J. Hennessy as Plainclothes Agent Paul Preston as First NASA Suit Eamonn Roche as Fred, Mission Control James Cromwell as MP Joe Sabatino as MP Other crew members Production Designer: Robert E. Hummel Costume Designer: Gail De Krassel Casting: Linda Berger Visual Effects: Foundation Imaging Release Project Viper debuted as a Sci Fi Pictures TV-movie on the Sci Fi Channel on April 20, 2002. It was also released to DVD and VHS later that year in August, with the DVD including a widescreen transfer. References External links 2002 television films 2002 films Syfy original films 2000s science fiction horror films American science fiction horror films CineTel Films films Films directed by Jim Wynorski 2000s monster movies American monster movies 2000s American films