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Meteor

  • 19791979
  • PGPG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
7.5K
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Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)
The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.
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The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
7.5K
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    • Ronald Neame
    • Stanley Mann(screenplay)
    • Edmund H. North(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Natalie Wood
    • Karl Malden
    • Ronald Neame
    • Stanley Mann(screenplay)
    • Edmund H. North(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Natalie Wood
    • Karl Malden
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Natalie Wood and Sean Connery in Meteor (1979)
    Natalie Wood and Sean Connery in Meteor (1979)
    Meteor (1979)
    Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)
    Martin Landau in Meteor (1979)
    Natalie Wood and Brian Keith in Meteor (1979)
    Natalie Wood and Sean Connery in Meteor (1979)
    Natalie Wood and Brian Keith in Meteor (1979)
    Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Karl Malden, and Bo Brundin in Meteor (1979)
    Sean Connery, Martin Landau, and Bo Brundin in Meteor (1979)
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    Meteor (1979)

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    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Paul Bradley
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Tatiana Donskaya
    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Harry Sherwood
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Dr. Dubov
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • General Adlon
    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • Sir Michael Hughes
    Richard Dysart
    Richard Dysart
    • Secretary of Defense
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • The President
    Joseph Campanella
    Joseph Campanella
    • General Easton
    Bo Brundin
    Bo Brundin
    • Rolf Manheim
    Katherine De Hetre
    Katherine De Hetre
    • Jan Watkins
    James G. Richardson
    • Alan Marshall
    Roger Robinson
    Roger Robinson
    • Bill Hunter
    Michael Zaslow
    Michael Zaslow
    • Sam Mason
    John McKinney
    • Peter Watson
    John Findlater
    John Findlater
    • Astronaut Tom Easton
    Paul Tulley
    • Astronaut Bill Frager
    Allen Williams
    Allen Williams
    • Astronaut Michael McKendrick
      • Ronald Neame
      • Stanley Mann(screenplay)
      • Edmund H. North(screenplay) (story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Natalie Wood could speak fluent Russian in real life. Her parents were Russian immigrants and her birth name was Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko. Brian Keith was also fluent in Russian. However, he was not of Russian descent.
    • Goofs
      The rockets sent to hit the meteor would not burn their engines for the entire trip from launch to impact. Rockets are very fuel-thirsty. The ones in the movie would burn for a few minutes to achieve escape velocity and get on an intercept path. They would coast the rest of the trip to the meteor.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Paul Bradley: Why don't you stick a broom up my ass? I can sweep the carpet on the way out.

    • Crazy credits
      Info panel and Voice Over about a real defence project Icarus, similar to the one in the film.
    • Alternate versions
      In early television broadcasts, the "Fuck the Dodgers!" line was overdubbed by coughing or the entire toast was simply cut.
    • Connections
      Edited from Avalanche (1978)

    User reviews113

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    5/10
    A few more thoughts on a decent disaster flick.
    I just watched this again and it still stands as an OK disaster flick. Not as good as the underrated "Cassandra Crossing" perhaps, but much better than "Earthquake" and "Airport 1975", for example. Some of the effects are dated (the comet itself never looks particularly big or threatening), some are just stock footage (the demolition of New York skyscrapers) and others are quite impressive for their time (the tidal wave). The "muddy" finale is quite boring and fails to create any tension, and big-name actors like Henry Fonda and Trevor Howard have essentially cameos. However, one of "Meteor"'s praiseworthy qualities is that it presents the Russians in a quite positive light, and politically it keeps an objective tone throughout. (**)
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    • gridoon
    • Jan 29, 2002

    FAQ5

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 19, 1979 (United States)
      • United States
      • Hong Kong
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Meteor Joint Venture
      • Palladium Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • 4-Track Stereo
      • Mono

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