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Title: Deep Impact (1998)
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| 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 | |
Journalist Jenny Lerner is assigned to look into the background of Secretary Alan Rittenhouse who abruptly resigned from government citing his wife's ill health. She learns from his secretary that Rittenhouse was having an affair with someone named Ellie but when she confronts him, his strange reaction leads her to reconsider her story. In fact, a comet, discovered the previous year by high school student Leo Biederman and astronomer Dr. Marcus Wolf, is on a collision course with the Earth, an Extinction Level Event. A joint US-Russian team is sent to destroy the comet but should it fail, special measures are to be put in place to secure the future of mankind. As the space mission progresses, many individuals deal with their fears and ponder their future. Written by garykmcd
5.9!? I can't believe that. I know disaster movies are usually crap such as The Day After Tomorrow, Armageddon, Godzilla, Independence Day, etc. This however was not crap. It boasted a fine cast that did great work the standout being Morgan Freeman and Robert Duvall. The rest of the cast though also did quite well. The story was handled in a fairly realistic manner and didn't require me to roll my eyes at the many plot contrivances the way the others I listed did. The only major flaw for me was the casting of tea Leoni. The usually dependable actress was extremely bland in this film. She has done much better work in her career. Despite that flaw this is another fine movie that for some reason is really under rated.