Armageddon (1998)

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Michael Bay (The Rock) directed this science fiction action thriller in the When Worlds Collide tradition. After astronomy students discover a comet-asteroid collision, an asteroid fragment "the size of the Super Dome" threatens. It's destroyed by a secret USA defense in space, but a large chunk veers off toward Singapore. With another asteroid "the size of Texas" en route, a plan is devised to send oil drillers to land on the asteroid and drop a nuclear device down a 1000-foot shaft, a scheme calculated to crack the asteroid into two halves, saving Earth. NASA begins a crash program to train beer-besotted oil roughnecks for the mission. During a stopover to refuel at the Mir Station, the space station is accidentally destroyed, so a Russian cosmonaut also joins the team. Produced by Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer (Con Air), and Gale Anne Hurd (The Relic, The Abyss). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

151 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Michael Bay

Writer(s):

Jonathan Hensleigh, Shane Salerno, Tony Gilroy

Producer(s):

Jerry Bruckheimer, Gale Anne Hurd, Michael Bay

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG13(Adult Situations, Violence, Profanity)

Categories:

Action / Adventure

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