
Meteor

It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!
- 1979
- Rated PG
- 1h 47m
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- Action
Overview
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe that will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules," but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound (1980)
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Box office
Grossed $12.6M worldwide against a $16M budget
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by Laurence Rosenthal
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Paul Lohmann
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Stanley MannScreenplay
- Edmund H. NorthStory, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 19, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $16M
- Revenue
- $12.6M
- Countries
- United States of America, Hong Kong
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