Impact (2008– )

While the entire world watches the largest meteor shower in 10,000 years, a rogue asteroid, hidden by the meteor field, smashes into the moon in a tremendous explosion of rock and debris. ... See full summary »

Stars:

David James Elliott, Natasha Henstridge, Benjamin Sadler

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David James Elliott	...	Alex Kittner (2 episodes, 2009)
Natasha Henstridge	...	Dr. Maddie Rhodes (2 episodes, 2009)
Benjamin Sadler	...	Roland Emerson (2 episodes, 2009)
Florentine Lahme	...	Martina Altmann (2 episodes, 2009)
James Cromwell	...	Lloyd (2 episodes, 2009)
Steven Culp	...	President Edward Taylor (2 episodes, 2009)
Owen Best	...	Jake Kittner (2 episodes, 2009)
Natasha Calis	...	Sadie Kittner (2 episodes, 2009)
Yee Jee Tso	...	Jered O'Banno (2 episodes, 2009)
Colin Cunningham	...	David Rhodes (2 episodes, 2009)
Michael Kopsa	...	General Vaughn (2 episodes, 2009)
Samantha Ferris	...	Renee Ferguson (2 episodes, 2009)
Ron Lea	...	Tom Ranfield (2 episodes, 2009)
Benjamin Ayres	...	Bob Pierce (2 episodes, 2009)
Gerard Plunkett	...	Terrence Young (2 episodes, 2009)
Ty Olsson	...	Derek (2 episodes, 2009)

Storyline

While the entire world watches the largest meteor shower in 10,000 years, a rogue asteroid, hidden by the meteor field, smashes into the moon in a tremendous explosion of rock and debris. Fragments from the asteroid, and even from the moon itself, penetrate Earth's atmosphere and make impact. Even though the initial damage is minimal, nerves are frayed throughout the planet. There is significant physical damage to the lunar surface, but experts quickly conclude there will be no lasting ramifications. Then strange anomalies begin to manifest themselves on Earth. It starts small - cell phone disruptions, unusual static charges and odd tidal behavior. The world's leading scientists, including Alex Kittner, Maddie Rhodes and Roland Emerson, begin piecing together evidence that suggests the moon's properties, and its orbit, may have been permanently altered. Their fears are realized when the anomalies increase to the point where the effect of "simulated" gravity is being manipulated by ...

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Plot Keywords:

moon | earth | orbit | astronaut | asteroid | 

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Taglines:

Get ready to experience the dark side of the moon!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Germany Canada

Language:

English German French

Also Known As:

Impacto

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tandem Communications, ProSieben Television, Impact Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 180 min (2 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

There are several scenes, particularly at the start of the movie that ignore the fact that the world has multiple time zones. It's not night everywhere.

User Reviews

Check your expectations

That's the best thing you can do. It's a made for TV movie, and believe me it doesn't transcend that stature, nor does it really try to. Once you get it through your head that it won't have the production values of a Michael Bay movie or the big name stars, it's actually alright for what it is. It's a globe spanning disaster movie with a pretty cool premise - the moon hitting the planet.

Because it's on TV, the only thing it asks of you is your time. Honestly, if you don't like it (and you'll know immediately whether or not) you can just as easily click away. I won't blame you if you do, but if you're up for a disaster flick that's halfway decent and free to watch, you can do much, much worse. Yes, the acting can be, well, bad at times, but for the most part it's serviceable. After all, you just need the characters to act shocked and sad at the news and events so yes, they do that well enough.

If I had to pay to see something like this, yeah I'd be upset. But it's free and with the summer TV season in pretty bad shape it's a nice way to blow off four hours. It's completely inoffensive and that's leagues better than most made for TV movies.