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Meteor (1979)

Movie"It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!"
Audience Score
51
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PG 1 hr 47 minOct 19th, 1979Thriller, Science Fiction, Action
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
StarringSean ConneryNatalie WoodKarl Malden
DirectorRonald Neame

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 19th, 1979
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 29th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$16,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$12,600,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Sandy Howard, Gabriel Katzka, Samuel Z. Arkoff
Production Companies:American International Pictures, Meteor Joint Venture, Palladium Productions
Movie Tags:
new york cityfrancehong kongdisasternasadisaster movieflooddestructionunited nationsavalanche