Crash Point Zero (2000)

Extreme Limits (also known as Crash Point Zero) is a 2000 action film about the recovery of Nikola Tesla's death ray. The film is directed by Jay Andrews and produced by T. J. Terrier. Shot on an extremely low budget, incorporating a large amount of footage from other films, and being released direct-to-video, Extreme Limits falls into the category of modern B movie.

After Tesla's ray is discovered in Siberia by Dr. Maurice Hunter (John Beck), thug for hire Julian Beck (Hannes Jaenicke) attempts to steal it as it's being flown back to the USA. After the plane crash-lands in Canada, CIA agent Jason Ross (Treat Williams) is tasked with the recovery of the device before it falls into enemy hands. While the movie is predominantly an action film, it does incorporate some elements of science fiction due to the circumstances surrounding the death ray.

Extreme Limits, although completed in 2000, was not released on home video in North America until August 14, 2001.
Footage from three other films (Cliffhanger, Narrow Margin, and The Long Kiss Goodnight) is used throughout Extreme Limits.

Synopsis

In the heart of Siberia, Dr. Maurice Hunter, a famous amateur archeologist, his daughter Nadia, and their group of guides are taking part in an expedition to locate a fabled death ray created by inventor Nikola Tesla. The team eventually finds the death ray hidden in a mountain cave. The guides are being paid to kill the Hunters and steal the death ray. Before they can murder the pair, however, Dr. Hunter activates the death ray.

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