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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Mimi Leder

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Joel Rubin (written by) and
Michael Tolkin (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

8 May 1998 (USA) more

Tagline:

Heaven and Earth are about to collide. more

Plot:

Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive? full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

5 wins & 7 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(103 articles)

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User Comments:

A great movie more (430 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Duvall ... Spurgeon Tanner

Téa Leoni ... Jenny Lerner

Elijah Wood ... Leo Biederman

Vanessa Redgrave ... Robin Lerner

Morgan Freeman ... President Beck
Maximilian Schell ... Jason Lerner

James Cromwell ... Alan Rittenhouse

Ron Eldard ... Oren Monash

Jon Favreau ... Gus Partenza
Laura Innes ... Beth Stanley

Mary McCormack ... Andrea Baker

Richard Schiff ... Don Biederman

Leelee Sobieski ... Sarah Hotchner

Blair Underwood ... Mark Simon

Dougray Scott ... Eric Vennekor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Impact (USA) (original script title)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense disaster related elements and brief language.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #35964) | Iceland:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:M | 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:12


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Trivia:

‘Deep Impact’ was a NASA space probe designed to study the composition of the interior of the comet Tempel 1. On July 4, 2005, one section of the Deep Impact probe successfully impacted the comet's nucleus. This is coincidental, as the scientists behind the mission and the creators of the movie devised the name independently of each other, at around the same time. more

Goofs:

Factual errors: Astronauts not wearing "Snoopy Cap" communications carrier during EVA. A "Snoopy cap" is a brown and white fabric communications cap dating back to the Apollo days that incorporates a pair of earphones and microphones, allowing the EVA astronaut to communicate with both the crew members in the spacecraft and ground controllers in Houston, as well as minimizing flyaway hairs. more

Quotes:

Orin Monash: Fish. Why the hell do they call you FISH?
'Fish': Well, Spurgeon... Sturgeon... FISH. Took about 15 minutes my first day at the Naval Academy.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Four (2005) (V) more

Soundtrack:

The Hole more


FAQ

Would a meteorite 2-3 miles wide actually cause a tsumani that large?
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24 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
A great movie, 30 January 2005
9/10
Author: Mister_Anderson from King of Prussia, PA

This is a great movie. I think the people who don't like it are (1) people expecting it to be a summer blockbuster popcorn movie with a million special effects, or (2) people upset because they think it's cheesy / has scientific errors. Let me address both points.

First of all, this is not a disaster movie in the style of Armageddon or Volcano or any of them. It's a movie about humanity's struggle to deal with an impending disaster. And in doing that, it succeeds. Most of the film is supported by strong talent, including Robert Duvall and Morgan Freeman. In smaller roles, Max Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, and Ron Eldard really shine. I was disappointed by Tea Leoni's acting. And Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski didn't really do much for me, although they weren't bad.

Second, while the movie is not standard Hollywood flair, it doesn't altogether escape the Hollywood curse. There are a few fairly ridiculous moments and plot points. HOWEVER, compared to disaster movies, I have to say this are extremely minor. To counter this, there are some very touching scenes. I don't want to give anything away here, but most of them occur near the end of the film.

This is not the best movie ever by any means, but it comes as close as a mainstream Hollywood movie dealing with the end of the world is going to get. Also, James Horner's score was terrific.

Definitely worth a watch.

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