Asteroid
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Asteroid

The End Of The World Is Just Beginning.

5.8 / 10 1997 2h 0mPG 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

Michael Biehn

FEMA Director Jack Wallach

Lead
Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

Dr. Lily McKee

ZC

Zachary Charles

Elliot McKee

Don Franklin

Don Franklin

Ben Dodd

Carlos Gómez

Carlos Gómez

Adam Marquez

Michael Weatherly

Michael Weatherly

Dr. Matthew Rogers

Jensen Daggett

Jensen Daggett

Dr. Valerie Brennan

Anne-Marie Johnson

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Asteroid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker