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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   109,641 votes
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Director:
Michael Bay
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay) and
J.J. Abrams (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 July 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
It's Closer Than You Think. more
Plot:
When an asteroid the size of Texas is headed for Earth the world's best deep core drilling team is sent to nuke the rock from the inside. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 27 nominations more
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User Comments:
I don't care if it is shallow, i love it more (1093 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... Harry Stamper

Billy Bob Thornton ... Dan Truman

Ben Affleck ... A.J. Frost

Liv Tyler ... Grace Stamper
Will Patton ... Chick

Steve Buscemi ... Rockhound

William Fichtner ... Colonel Willie Sharp

Owen Wilson ... Oscar

Michael Clarke Duncan ... Bear

Peter Stormare ... Lev Andropov

Ken Hudson Campbell ... Max (as Ken Campbell)

Jessica Steen ... Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts

Keith David ... General Kimsey

Chris Ellis ... Flight Director Clark

Jason Isaacs ... Ronald Quincy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi disaster action, sensuality and brief language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
150 min | USA:153 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Taiwan:PG-12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Finland:K-12 (1998) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Brazil:12 | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36122) | USA:Unrated (director's cut)
Filming Locations:
4th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Touchstone Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film was one of two released in 1998 where the top of the Chrysler Building is destroyed and plummets to the street below. The other was Godzilla (1998). more
Goofs:
Continuity: A.J. goes down the hole to cut a piece of pipe away. We cut to Harry and the Col. William Sharp yelling at him to come out. Meanwhile, A.J. is just starting to cut the same pipe again. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Camera shoots past the moon to slowly zoom in on the Earth]
Narrator: This is the Earth, at a time when the dinosaurs roamed a lush and fertile planet.
[From behind the camera, a giant asteroid appears, speeding towards the Earth ahead of it]
Narrator: A piece of rock just 6 miles wide changed all that.
[Blazing through the atmosphere, the asteroid impacts with a spectacular display of fire and destruction]
Narrator: It hit with the force of 10,000 nuclear weapons. A trillion tons of dirt and rock hurtled into the atmosphere, creating a suffocating blanket of dust the sun was powerless to penetrate for a thousand years. It happened before. It will happen again. It's just a question of when.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "South Park: Pinewood Derby (#13.6)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Come Together more

FAQ

Is Armageddon connected to The Rock?
Wouldn't it be easier to train astronauts how to drill then to train drillers to be Astronauts?
Was there really an earlier impact by a meteorite that killed all life on Earth?
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User Comments

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143 out of 226 people found the following comment useful.
I don't care if it is shallow, i love it, 15 January 2005
8/10
Author: mjw2305 from England

What did everyone expect when this film was released, i expected exactly what i got, stunning visual effects, good surround sound and plenty of action (and yes i expected the traditional dose of sentiment too)

This movie is pure escapism fun, which has its place in my collection, movies like Independence Day and Armageddon are great fun to watch and as a bonus the characters weren't bad the script was reasonable and action was indeed plentiful. There were a great deal of laughs too (mostly intentional) anyone who hasn't seen this but just wants relax and enjoy a good (yet Shallow) action flick then this certainly fits the bill.

For pure entertainment value i score it 8/10

If this is for you then check out The Core and Independence Day, avoid the Day after Tomorrow and Deep Impact, there not really for action fans.

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Wouldn't it have been easier to train astronauts how to drill? The_Angry_Critic
Why did Stamper have to die when they could always detonate by remote? danshepherd100
woman who was strapping rockhound down in the shuttle pyrates
What was meant during the final checkout before launch joe33067
where is the directors cut? imgja
The WORST film I've ever seen in my life!!! richiemee
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