Leo Biederman discovers a comet speeding towards the earth. A US-Russian space mission is launched but does not succeed. The film follows the astronauts and the people of earth as they attempt to survive an extinction-level event.
Cast: Elijah Wood, Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni
Crew: Mimi Leder (Director), Dietrich Lohmann (Director of Photography), James Horner (Music Director)
Rating: PG (Singapore), M (Australia)
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Dates: 08 May 1998 (India)
Did you know? After the comet is discovered, one of the astronomers is killed in an automobile accident. This mirrors the real-life automobile accident death (July 18, 1997, in the Australian outback) of astronomer Eugene Shoemaker, who helped discover the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet that collided with Jupiter in 1994 and was a source of inspiration for this film. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
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No
Trivia:
When the film begins, Dr. Wolf is using his computer, and the screen reads May 10, 1998, which the date of the film's release.
After the comet is discovered, one of the astronomers is killed in an automobile accident. This mirrors the real-life automobile accident death (July 18, 1997, in the Australian outback) of astronomer Eugene Shoemaker, who helped discover the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet that collided with Jupiter in 1994 and was a source of inspiration for this film.
After the comet is discovered, one of the astronomers is killed in an automobile accident. This mirrors the real-life automobile accident death (July 18, 1997, in the Australian outback) of astronomer Eugene Shoemaker, who helped discover the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet that collided with Jupiter in 1994 and was a source of inspiration for this film.
