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Another large asteroid is detected moving towards the North Pole in an identical trajectory to 6645 Venturi. The United States, with consent from world leaders but disagreement from scientists, orders two F-16s to destroy the asteroid with low-yield nuclear weapons. The destruction is successful, though the attacking aircraft are brought down ...
Armageddon is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film produced and directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and released by Touchstone Pictures.The film follows a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers sent by NASA to destroy a gigantic asteroid, which is the size of Texas, on a collision course with Earth.
The film depicts humanity's attempts to prepare for and destroy a 7-mile (11 km) wide comet set to collide with Earth and cause mass extinction. Deep Impact was released in the same summer as the similarly themed Armageddon, which fared better at the box office, while astronomers described Deep Impact as being more accurate.
Mark dies before David narrowly avoids a meteor shower that kills the paramedics and destroys his work site. David's daughter Alison ( Madison McLaughlin ) also becomes ill after drinking the water. Afterwards, the United States government discovers that the comet carries a deadly pathogen that has contaminated Lake Mead and orders a quarantine.
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 85% of 59 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 7.00/10.The critical consensus states: "Writer-director Zak Hilditch's thought-provoking screenplay – and a stellar performance from young Angourie Rice-- make These Final Hours worth watching, even if its end-of-the-world premise is overly familiar."
In the event NASA has to deal with an asteroid destroying the world, the first people to learn about it would likely find out via text message. Seriously. The end of the world: How NASA and FEMA ...
The idea for Asteroid originated in 1994, after NBC movies chief Lindy DeKoven saw news reports on the Shoemaker-Levi 9 Jupiter impact. Working with producer John Davis, they developed a story framed as an action-adventure drama. The promotional budget was $2 million, with a production budget of $19 million.
The idea of a sequel to Forrest Gump was enough to make fans stop in their tracks. However, a recent trailer that promised a follow-up to the beloved classic turned out to be fake. The fan-made ...