Meteor 

Two episode television mini-series covering a meteor, Kassandra, heading to Earth on a collision course, an "extinction level event".

Stars:

Billy Campbell, Marla Sokoloff, Christopher Lloyd

Cast

Series cast summary:
Billy Campbell	...	Detective Jack Crowe 2 episodes, 2009
Marla Sokoloff	...	Imogene O'Neil 2 episodes, 2009
Christopher Lloyd	...	Prof. Daniel Lehman 2 episodes, 2009
Michael Rooker	...	Calvin Stark 2 episodes, 2009
Stacy Keach	...	Sheriff Crowe 2 episodes, 2009
Jason Alexander	...	Dr. Chetwyn 2 episodes, 2009
Ernie Hudson	...	Gen. Brasser 2 episodes, 2009
Mimi Michaels	...	Jenny Crowe 2 episodes, 2009
Carmen Argenziano	...	Commander Murphy 2 episodes, 2009
Erin Cottrell	...	Chelsea Hapscomb 2 episodes, 2009
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Russ Hapscomb 2 episodes, 2009
Anne Bedian	...	Claire Payne 2 episodes, 2009
Stephen Bridgewater	...	Dwight 2 episodes, 2009
Ariel Gade	...	M. Keely Payne 2 episodes, 2009
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak	...	Michael Hapscomb 2 episodes, 2009
Alex Paez	...	Lieutenant Finn 2 episodes, 2009
Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Deputy Koskey 2 episodes, 2009
Paola Turbay	...	Nurse Huxley 2 episodes, 2009
Tiffany Hines	...	Maya 2 episodes, 2009
Brooke Newton	...	Anna 2 episodes, 2009
Suraya Fadel	...	WNN Female Anchor 2 episodes, 2009
Cindy Ambuehl	...	Cheryl 2 episodes, 2009
Gary Kasper	...	Laughing Hood #1 2 episodes, 2009
Sam Ayers	...	Captain Finnegan 2 episodes, 2009
Marjorie Lovett	...	Older Women 2 episodes, 2009
Wyatt Smith	...	Roadside Boy / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Jonathan Goldstein	...	Walt Payne 2 episodes, 2009
Camille Chen	...	Lieutenant Quigley 2 episodes, 2009
Kavan Reece	...	Shep 2 episodes, 2009
Kent Shocknek	...	Anchorman / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Rolando Molina	...	Mexican Trucker / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Eddie J. Fernandez	...	Mexican Bogus Cop / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Joe Gerety	...	Convenient Store owner / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Anthony Molinari	...	Disgruntled Customer / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Chancellor Miller	...	Trent 2 episodes, 2009
Natalie R Ridley	...	Police Dispatcher / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Brent Falco	...	Assistant to Gen. Brasser 2 episodes, 2009
Preston James Hillier	...	CHP Officer 2 episodes, 2009
Rich Hutchman	...	Supermarket Manager / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Harrison Knight	...	Buck 2 episodes, 2009
Glorinda Marie	...	Shelter Mother 2 episodes, 2009
Christina McDowell	...	Fiona 2 episodes, 2009
Brooklyn McLinn	...	Medic 2 episodes, 2009
Meredith Myers	...	Command Center Supervisor 2 episodes, 2009
Ivo Nandi	...	Mexican Gunman / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Chase Penny	...	Road Block Soldier #1 / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Sean Scarborough	...	Control Room aide / ... 2 episodes, 2009
David Starzyk	...	Colonel Beck 2 episodes, 2009
Gregor Xythe	...	Oil Truck Driver / ... 2 episodes, 2009

Storyline

Two episode television mini-series covering a meteor, Kassandra, heading to Earth on a collision course, an "extinction level event".

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | disaster | death | death of a child | corrupt cop | 

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Taglines:

The future of humanity is at stake.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

RHI Entertainment

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Meteor: Path to Destruction

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RHI Entertainment, Alpine Medien Productions, Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

188 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Goofs

Imogene is attempting to start the truck. The driver's side door is open. A few shots later, the door is closed. No sound of a closing door is heard either.

User Reviews

Did adults write this?

I'm usually not this rough on a show, but boy, this seemed like a lot of money given over to amateur movie makers. This so bad, it should actually be studied by film making classes - almost everything that can go wrong has gone wrong in this movie.

I'm not even sure how to relay how bad this was ... but maybe some examples may help:

1) The old "oops - we ran out of gas" routine was used "twice" to advance two different story lines - can you imagine how bad that looked?

2) The fate of the world hinges on info about to be relayed over a cell phone, but just then, the car enters a mountainous area and loses cell reception (I guess backing up is more annoying than saving life on the planet) ... and then eventually runs out of gas. Of course, they're really out of luck now, but ... miraculously, the cell phone starts ringing.

3) A big bad guy named Dwight, who's ready shoot people AND police with terrorist grade weaponry, turns into a puppy dog after the sheriff tells him to "think about it" (which takes him all of 8 seconds).

4) Life on earth hinges on the calculations of a 20-something year old girl running around with a laptop. Her qualifications? She's an "assistant" to a scientist. If they told us that she at least had some sort of credentials, that would have helped - but they didn't.

5) The "bad guy's never really dead" routine is taken to the extreme. One of the main characters of this story is beyond stupid: instead of killing a guy who has been on a murderous rampage (which almost included his daughter), he puts him in the back seat of his car in mickey-mouse handcuffs ... go figure. It doesn't end there either - there's so much more brainless decision-making involving the bad guy, you eventually want the bad guy to rid the world of "good-guy" morons.

6) There's so much incredible dialog ... check this out - the girl wants to use the phone after the wireless lines go down:

Man: $50 for the phone.

Girl: That's ridiculous. I'm a scientist.

She's a scientist??? Oh, OK - I guess that means she's either a superior being or that she's looking for the super-saver rate for scientists. Geeze.

I could go on, but it's so nuts it's almost epic. If you're aching for a disaster movie and have absolutely nothing else available, see it only if you have fast-forward capability. It'll save you some of the torture.