Deep Impact (1998)
Genre Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Movie Release Date 1998
Country USA
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13
Running Time 120 mins
Format LaserDisk
Color Color
IMDb Rating 5.9
Cast
Robert Duvall Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Téa Leoni Jenny Lerner
Elijah Wood Leo Beiderman
Vanessa Redgrave Robin Lerner
Morgan Freeman President Tom Beck
Maximilian Schell Jason Lerner
James Cromwell Alan Rittenhouse
Ron Eldard Dr. Oren Monash
Jon Favreau Dr. Gus Partenza
Laura Innes Beth Stanley
Crew
Director Mimi Leder
Writer Bruce Joel Rubin
Writer Michael Tolkin
Producer Joan Bradshaw
Producer David Brown
Plot
A teenage astronomer and his teacher discover an object amongst the stars at night. Little do they know that it's a comet on a direct collision course for earth. After the teacher dies in a car crash trying to report his findings the President announces the comet's existence. He also states that there is no need to panic, because NASA is going to send astronauts on the space mission, Messiah. Their mission is to destroy the comet before it gets too close to the earth. When Messiah backfires, the President announces that special caves will have to be built, and the government will have to have a lottery-of-fate to randomly select 800,000 ordinary American citizens to go along with 200,000 scientists, soldiers, and other officials. These 1,000,000 people will be set aside to save the population from extinction when the comet hits.
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format LaserDisk
Release Country USA
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 2
Packaging 1-2 CLV/3 CAV
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround