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Overview
Release Date:
8 May 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
Heaven and Earth are about to collide. morePlot:
Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive? full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
Disaster Film | Female Director | Black U.S. President | End Of The World | Black President moreAwards:
5 wins & 7 nominations moreUser Comments:
Still good years later moreUS TV Schedule:
| Thur. May 15 | 12:45 PM | TMC | |||
| Fri. May 23 | 8:00 AM | TMC | more |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Duvall | ... | Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner | |
| Téa Leoni | ... | Jenny Lerner | |
| Elijah Wood | ... | Leo Beiderman | |
| Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Robin Lerner | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | President Tom Beck | |
| Maximilian Schell | ... | Jason Lerner | |
| James Cromwell | ... | Alan Rittenhouse | |
| Ron Eldard | ... | Dr. Oren Monash | |
| Jon Favreau | ... | Dr. Gus Partenza | |
| Laura Innes | ... | Beth Stanley | |
| Mary McCormack | ... | Andrea 'Andy' Baker | |
| Richard Schiff | ... | Don Beiderman | |
| Leelee Sobieski | ... | Sarah Hotchner | |
| Blair Underwood | ... | Mark Simon | |
| Dougray Scott | ... | Eric Vennekor |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense disaster related elements and brief language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
120 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35964) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12MOVIEmeter: 
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During the school assembly, one student makes the observation "You're going to be having sex a lot more often!" to Leo Biederman. This line was improvised by the young actor, and the reactions from the other students are genuine. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: When the Messiah is approaching the comet to land on it and Jenny Lerner is reporting on the ship's progress, she mentions that the ship will be entering the comet's "tail, or coma" (implying that the tail and coma are the same thing). In fact, the coma of a comet, along with the nucleus, actually form the head of the comet. The coma and the tail are two completely different parts. moreSoundtrack:
It Must Be Angel Day moreFAQ
Would a meteorite 2-3 miles wide actually cause a tsumani that large?more
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I just saw this film again after several years. I feel that it was the best of all the disaster films made in recent years. Not too much cheese, a little heavy on sap but satisfying overall. It was much more realistic than Armageddon(which I think is one of the most overrated 'blockbusters' ever)There are no comic relief characters, no cheesy one-liners and no gorgeous movie stars(no offense to Tea Leoni). The solution to the problem was more real in Deep Impact and the time frame was much more believable. I like how the film focused more on what was happening on earth rather than in the spaceship. The end was interesting because the disaster wasn't totally averted so there was no cheerful hugging in the end with lame Aerosmith playing over it. The only thing that bothered me was that all of the nuclear missiles from the US and Russia had no effect on the comet. Wouldn't several hundred nukes do something? anything? and why wasn't the Messiah destroyed in the blast? So overall, good flick, deserves more credit.