Asteroid (1997) (TV)

Director:

Bradford May

Writers (WGA):

Robbyn Burger (written by) and
Scott Sturgeon (written by)

Release Date:

16 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The End Of The World Is Just Beginning.

Plot:

With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it...

Plot Keywords:

Firefighter | Astronomer | Asteroid | Doctor | Dallas Texas

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Michael Biehn	...	FEMA Director Jack Wallach
Annabella Sciorra	...	Dr. Lily McKee
Zachary Charles	...	Elliot McKee (as Zachary B. Charles)
Don Franklin	...	Ben Dodd
Carlos Gómez	...	Adam Marquez (as Carlos Gomez)
Michael Weatherly	...	Dr. Matthew Rogers
Jensen Daggett	...	Dr. Valerie Brennan
Anne-Marie Johnson	...	Karen Dodd
Frank McRae	...	Lloyd Morgan (as Frank Mcrae)
Denis Arndt	...	President
Gerry Becker
John Lindsey
Anthony Zerbe	...	Dr. Charles Napier
Brian Hill	...	Max (as Brian Alan Hill)
Christopher Murphy	...	A.J.

Also Known As:

Asteroid: The Sky is Falling (Philippines: English title) (video title)

Runtime:

Finland:123 min (video release) (1998) | Canada:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Ireland:15 | New Zealand:M | Finland:K-16 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company:

Davis Entertainment

Trivia:

Parts of the show were filmed in Denver, Colorado and at the time the University Hills Mall was slated for demolition. For the mass destruction after math scenes, they used areas of the mall which had been demolished already and actually blew a few more things up themselves. Concerned citizens nearby thought the black smoke they were seeing was indicative of a real emergency and promoted over 100 calls/minute to 911.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Airborne lasers used against the asteroid are depicted as being mounted on regular jet fighters. In fact, this kind of weapon requires a much larger aircraft and extensive modifications to the ship's nose.

Movie Connections:

References Independence Day (1996)

Don't even bother

Part one was on the Sci-Fi channel last night, and I hope they don't bother to show part 2. This movie is *so* bad, the only reason I watched it was to see how much worse it would get. I wasn't disappointed. Terrible script, mediocre acting, implausible story line, inaccurate physics, this one has it all. I don't usually trash movies so harshly, but this one deserves it.