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| Sean Connery | ... | Dr. Paul Bradley | |
| Natalie Wood | ... | Tatiana Nikolaevna Donskaya | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Harry Sherwood, NASA | |
| Brian Keith | ... | Dr. Alexei Dubov | |
| Martin Landau | ... | Major General Adlon | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Sir Michael Hughes | |
| Richard Dysart | ... | Secretary of Defense | |
| Henry Fonda | ... | The President | |
| Joseph Campanella | ... | Lt. Gen. Easton | |
| Bo Brundin | ... | Rolf Manheim | |
| Katherine De Hetre | ... | Jan Watson | |
| James G. Richardson | ... | Alan Marshall | |
| Roger Robinson | ... | Bill Hunter | |
| Michael Zaslow | ... | Sam Mason | |
| John McKinney | ... | Peter Watson | |
| John Findlater | ... | Astronaut Tom Easton | |
| Paul Tulley | ... | Astronaut Bill Frager | |
| Allen Williams | ... | Astronaut Michael McKendrick | |
| Bibi Besch | ... | Helen Bradley | |
| Gregory Gaye | ... | Russian Premier (as Gregory Gay) | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Yamashiro | |
| Burke Byrnes | ... | Coast Guard Officer | |
| Joseph G. Medalis | ... | Bartender (as Joe Medalis) | |
| Charles Bartlett | ... | Guard | |
| Raymond O'Keefe | ... | Guard | |
| Henry Olek | ... | Army Captain | |
| Peter Bourne | ... | UN President | |
| Stanley Mann | ... | Canadian U.N. Representative | |
| Ronald Neame | ... | British U.N. Representative | |
| Philip Sterling | ... | Russian U.N. Representative | |
| Arthur Adams | ... | Ghana U.N. Representative | |
| Fred Carney | ... | United States U.N. Representative | |
| Sybil Danning | ... | Swiss Girl Skier | |
| Meschino Paterlini | ... | Swiss Boy Skier | |
| Johnny Yune | ... | Siberian Man (as Jon Yune) | |
| Eileen Saki | ... | Siberian Woman | |
| Christine Anne Baur | ... | Communications Center Technician (as Chris Baur) | |
| Paul Camen | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| Dorothy Catching | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| Bill Couch | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| William Darr | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| Joan Foley | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| Paul Laurence | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| John Moio | ... | Communications Center Technician (as Johnny Moio) | |
| Read Morgan | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| Conrad E. Palmisano | ... | Communications Center Technician (as Conrad Palmisano) | |
| Tony Rocco | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| Jesse Wayne | ... | Communications Center Technician | |
| Carole Hemingway | ... | Gladys, Sherwood's Secretary | |
| Clete Roberts | ... | Network Newscaster | |
| Stu Nahan | ... | Football Announcer | |
| Osman Ragheb | ... | Osman Ragheb | |
| Yu Wing | ... | Chinese Fisherman | |
| Yau Tsui Ling | ... | Chinese Fisherman's Wife | |
| Ricker Slaven | ... | Canteen Worker (as Rick Slaven) | |
| James Bacon | ... | News Reporter | |
| Yani Begakis | ... | News Reporter | |
| Selma Archerd | ... | Woman in Subway | |
| Domingo Ambriz | ... | Boy with Radio | |
| Peter Donat | ... | Opening Sequence Narrator (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Simon Cadell | ... | BBC News Reporter (uncredited) | |
| George Golden | ... | Newspaperman (uncredited) | |
| John Spencer | ... | Control center worker (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Tovey | ... | Newspaperman (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ronald Neame | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Stanley Mann | screenplay | |
| Edmund H. North | screenplay | |
| Edmund H. North | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Sandy Howard | .... | executive producer | |
| Gabriel Katzka | .... | executive producer | |
| Arnold H. Orgolini | .... | producer (as Arnold Orgolini) | |
| Theodore R. Parvin | .... | producer (as Theodore Parvin) | |
| Run Run Shaw | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Laurence Rosenthal | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Paul Lohmann | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Carl Kress | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lynn Stalmaster | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Edward C. Carfagno | (as Edward Carfagno) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| David A. Constable | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Barbara Krieger | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Albert Wolsky | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Del Armstrong | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sugar Blymyer | .... | hair stylist | |
| Edwin Butterworth | .... | makeup artist | |
| Lynn Del Kail | .... | hair stylist | |
| Hallie Smith-Simmons | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| D. Scott Easton | .... | second assistant director | |
| Daniel McCauley | .... | first assistant director | |
| Albert M. Shapiro | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| David Evans | .... | assistant property master | |
| Jack M. Marino | .... | property master | |
| Gary Martin | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Tom Southwell | .... | assistant property master | |
| Kevin Shanks | .... | drapery man/floor covering (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Joe Kenworthy | .... | boom operator | |
| Michael J. Kohut | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Tom McCarthy Jr. | .... | sound editor | |
| William L. McCaughey | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Charles E. Moran | .... | sound editor | |
| Aaron Rochin | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jack Solomon | .... | sound mixer | |
| Mark Winitsky | .... | sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Glen Robinson | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Robert Staples | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Wayne Rose | .... | special effects crew (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Margo Anderson | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Byron Bauer | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Allen Blaisdell | .... | visual effects operator | |
| Dave Cornell | .... | visual effects unit | |
| William Cruse | .... | visual effects | |
| Alessandra De Clario | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Sam DiMaggio | .... | visual unit camera operator | |
| Jim Doyle | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Marcia Dripchak | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Mimi Gramatky | .... | visual effects unit | |
| John Greenleigh | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Ron Kolman | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Dennis Michelson | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Charles Naddour | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Martin Jay Sadoff | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Catherine Schlesinger | .... | visual effects unit | |
| Clyde Tichenor | .... | physicist: visual unit | |
| Paul Kassler | .... | model maker (uncredited) | |
| Paul Kassler | .... | sculptor (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Robbie Banks | .... | stunts | |
| Bruce Paul Barbour | .... | stunts | |
| Leah Creed | .... | stunts | |
| Roger Creed | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Ted Duncan | .... | stunts | |
| Larry Duran | .... | stunts | |
| Barbara Eaton | .... | stunts | |
| Kenny Endoso | .... | stunts | |
| Martha Garza | .... | stunts | |
| Len Glascow | .... | stunts | |
| Leslie Hoffman | .... | stunts | |
| Marilyn Jones | .... | stunts | |
| Valerie Kelly | .... | stunts | |
| Jack Lilley | .... | stunts | |
| Nick Palmisano | .... | stunts | |
| George Robotham | .... | stunts | |
| Sonny Shields | .... | stunts | |
| Jesse Wayne | .... | stunts | |
| Al Wyatt Sr. | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Mike Ferra | .... | assistant camera | |
| Ron Frantzvog | .... | assistant camera | |
| James Globus | .... | still photographer | |
| Gerald A. King | .... | key grip | |
| Edmond L. Koons | .... | camera operator | |
| J. Michael Marlett | .... | gaffer | |
| Guy Polzel | .... | key grip | |
| Thomas Thatcher | .... | best boy | |
| Doug Byers | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Chimerofsky | .... | rigging grip (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Darryl M. Athons | .... | costumer | |
| Barry Kellogg | .... | costumer | |
| Bucky Rous | .... | costumer | |
| Peggy Thorin | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Dee D'Orazio | .... | additional film editor (as Etter Vincent D'Orazio) | |
| Dody Dorn | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Carrie Ellison | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Janice Hampton | .... | associate film editor | |
| Marsha Hoke | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Jibralta Merrill | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Dale Mishkin | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Toni Morgan | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Maureen O'Connell | .... | assistant film editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Derek Brechin | .... | music editor | |
| Allison Caine | .... | vocal effects advisor | |
| Jack Hayes | .... | orchestrator | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | orchestrator | |
| William Saracino | .... | music editor | |
| Herbert W. Spencer | .... | orchestrator | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Michael McDuffee | .... | transportation coordinator (as Mike McDuffee) | |
| Tim Roslan | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Frank Bonner | .... | cast coordinator | |
| Renee F. Brown | .... | production accountant | |
| Melinda Clark-Bell | .... | assistant to accountant | |
| Carolyn Effler | .... | research assistant | |
| Bill Ewing | .... | cast coordinator | |
| Dona Friedberg | .... | production liaison | |
| Penny Gillman | .... | assistant to accountant | |
| Connie Greenwood | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Ken Hardie | .... | craft service | |
| Craig Hundley | .... | electronic effects | |
| John James | .... | location manager | |
| Ginger Mason | .... | assistant to director | |
| Ray Quiroz | .... | script supervisor | |
| George Rubinstein | .... | advisor: Russian language | |
| John Small | .... | technical advisor | |
| Doug Ward | .... | technical advisor | |
| Robert Werden | .... | unit publicist | |
| Anna Zappia | .... | production coordinator | |
| David Hakim | .... | publicity writer (uncredited) | |
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With the hoopla surrounding the 1998 releases of 'Armageddon' and 'Deep Impact', many have forgotten that Hollywood had done a previous big screen version of the 'Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth' premise, the 1979 Samuel Z. Arkoff production of 'Meteor'. Panned when first released, the film is dated (Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union are a major plot device), and has some unintentionally campy moments, but is still GREAT fun, with a fabulous cast!
Sean Connery stars, as an American scientist who had left NASA when his designs for a 'asteroid-killer' space missile platform were turned into a weapon aimed at the Soviet Union. After a comet passing through the Asteroid Belt collides with a a city-sized chunk, releasing a five-mile large rock, and launching it towards Earth, he is drafted into leading the American team assigned to turn the platform around, and fire our missiles at the deadly visitor.
Unfortunately, the combined nuclear capacity of the U.S. space arsenal isn't great enough to deflect it from it's path, so an uneasy alliance with the Russians, who ALSO have illegal strategic missiles in space, is achieved. It then becomes a race against time, as pieces of the asteroid obliterate various parts of earth, to coordinate the two missile systems, and launch a strike at the huge rock.
The cast is first-rate; Natalie Wood (in one of her final roles) plays a Russian scientist/interpreter, who is romantically drawn towards Connery; Brian Keith nearly steals the picture as the gregarious Russian team leader; Karl Malden is warm and winning as Connery's best friend, and NASA liason; Martin Landau does a campy bit as a paranoid military liason; and Henry Fonda, looking haggard, appears in a small role as the President. Watch for Sybil Danning (before B-movie stardom), in a cameo, as a doomed Swiss skier!
The FX range from excellent (some of the space scenes), to hokey (the tidal wave in Hong Kong); among the film's pluses is a stirring, beautiful (if at times, overpowering) score by Laurence Rosenthal ('Fantasy Island').
Is 'Meteor' a classic? Certainly not! But it is no worse than the later asteroid films, and Sean Connery is ALWAYS a joy to watch! Take a chance on 'Meteor'...I like it, and I think you will, too!