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Asteroid
“The End Of The World Is Just Beginning.”
5.7 / 10• 1997• 2h 0m•PG• English
ActionScience FictionThrillerTV Movie
Storyline
With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wait. The main impact zone is revealed to be Dallas, Texas. Generally, the plot follows the lives and reactions of several characters: an astronomer, her father, her son, two firefighters from Kansas, two young doctors in Dallas and the heads of the government agency in charge of the situation.
Cast & Crew
Michael Biehn
FEMA Director Jack Wallach
Lead
Annabella Sciorra
Dr. Lily McKee
Zachary Charles
Elliot McKee
Don Franklin
Ben Dodd
Carlos Gómez
Adam Marquez
Michael Weatherly
Dr. Matthew Rogers
Jensen Daggett
Dr. Valerie Brennan
Anne-Marie Johnson
Karen Dodd
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bradford May's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Asteroid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
