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Overview
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Release Date:
1 July 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's Closer Than You Think. more
Plot:
When an asteroid the size of Texas is headed for Earth the world's best deep core drilling team is sent to nuke the rock from the inside. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 12 wins
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27 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(193 articles)
A Serious Man and the odd movie out
(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Two New Editors for Universal's Wolf Man
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)
Two New Editors for Universal's Wolf Man
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The All Time Popcorn Movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bruce Willis | ... | Harry Stamper |
 | Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Dan Truman |
 | Ben Affleck | ... | A.J. Frost |
 | Liv Tyler | ... | Grace Stamper |
 | Will Patton | ... | Chick |
 | Steve Buscemi | ... | Rockhound |
 | William Fichtner | ... | Colonel Willie Sharp |
 | Owen Wilson | ... | Oscar |
 | Michael Clarke Duncan | ... | Bear |
 | Peter Stormare | ... | Lev Andropov |
 | Ken Hudson Campbell | ... | Max (as Ken Campbell) |
 | Jessica Steen | ... | Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts |
 | Keith David | ... | General Kimsey |
 | Chris Ellis | ... | Flight Director Clark |
 | Jason Isaacs | ... | Ronald Quincy |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi disaster action, sensuality and brief language.
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Runtime:
150 min | USA:153 min (director's cut)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:PG-12 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Finland:K-12 (1998) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Belgium:KT |
Brazil:12 |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:15 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Iceland:LH (video rating) |
Iceland:L (original rating) |
Italy:T |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #36122) |
USA:Unrated (director's cut)
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Continuity: A.J. goes down the hole to cut a piece of pipe away. We cut to Harry and the Col. William Sharp yelling at him to come out. Meanwhile, A.J. is just starting to cut the same pipe again.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
[Camera shoots past the moon to slowly zoom in on the Earth]
Narrator: This is the Earth, at a time when the dinosaurs roamed a lush and fertile planet.
[From behind the camera, a giant asteroid appears, speeding towards the Earth ahead of it]
Narrator: A piece of rock just 6 miles wide changed all that.
[Blazing through the atmosphere, the asteroid impacts with a spectacular display of fire and destruction]
Narrator: It hit with the force of 10,000 nuclear weapons. A trillion tons of dirt and rock hurtled into the atmosphere, creating a suffocating blanket of dust the sun was powerless to penetrate for a thousand years. It happened before. It will happen again. It's just a question of when.
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[Camera shoots past the moon to slowly zoom in on the Earth]
Narrator: This is the Earth, at a time when the dinosaurs roamed a lush and fertile planet.
[From behind the camera, a giant asteroid appears, speeding towards the Earth ahead of it]
Narrator: A piece of rock just 6 miles wide changed all that.
[Blazing through the atmosphere, the asteroid impacts with a spectacular display of fire and destruction]
Narrator: It hit with the force of 10,000 nuclear weapons. A trillion tons of dirt and rock hurtled into the atmosphere, creating a suffocating blanket of dust the sun was powerless to penetrate for a thousand years. It happened before. It will happen again. It's just a question of when.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "South Park: Pinewood Derby (#13.6)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Come Together
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FAQ
Is Armageddon connected to The Rock?Wouldn't it be easier to train astronauts how to drill then to train drillers to be Astronauts?
Was there really an earlier impact by a meteorite that killed all life on Earth?
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People always seem to be flaming this movie left and right because it's stupid or long or it has no logic... Everyone has something to hate about this film but the movie wasn't intending to be 'Gone With The Wind'. This is the essential Friday night movie.
Not Saturday Night but Friday Night. Sure, a lot of it is illogical and Michael Bay graduated in the MTV style of directing college but, at it's heart, it's just a great entertaining popcorn movie. Even Bay has admitted that was what he was aiming at. And for a popcorn movie, it's a very strong movie indeed. The acting is impressive with Bruce Willis making you cry for real in that last scene of his where he proves to be the ultimate superhero and he doesn't even have to say "yippee ki-yay". Ben Affleck is doing his nice hammy acting in this film but he gives a really genuine performance in a lot of the scenes. Liv Tyler is stunning and excellent as Bruce Willis' daughter and Ben Affleck's fiancee. Billy Bob Thorton has a nice little role at the NASA headquarters. Steve Buscemi is the best part of the film. Funny yet still a great actor, this is one of his best performances. Michael Clarke Duncan is light in his role as one of the astronauts / oil driller and Owen Wilson lights up the screen just like in 'The Royal Tenenbaums'. That's only some of the cast that I'm going to list and those are the most recognizable names in the list. The script by 'Die Hard With A Vengeance' scribe Jonathan Hensleigh and 'Roadkill" and upcoming 'Superman' writer J.J.
Abrahams is fun and enjoyable with some real quirky dialogue and real funny bits. There are also some genuine moments of suspense and drama. The look of this film is obviously special effects orientated with the New York asteroid shower opening sequence and the destruction of Paris standing out. Of course, this film is just an enjoyable popcorn film and is actually deserving of it's place in "The Criterion Collection" of DVDs since it's that enjoyable kind of film that only comes along once in a while. But add to that the fact that there are some real sad moments and great acting in there and, there you have it, the perfect ingredients for a Friday night movie.