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5.8With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wait. The main impact zone is revealed to be Dallas, Texas. Generally, the plot follows the lives and reactions of several characters: an astronomer, her father, her son, two firefighters from Kansas, two young doctors in Dallas and the heads of the government agency in charge of the situation.
Released: 1997-02-16120 minDir: Bradford MayAction, Science Fiction, Thriller, TV MovieBudget: $20.0M
Cast
- Michael Biehn as FEMA Director Jack Wallach
- Annabella Sciorra as Dr. Lily McKee
- Zachary Charles as Elliot McKee
- Don Franklin as Ben Dodd
- Carlos Gómez as Adam Marquez
- Michael Weatherly as Dr. Matthew Rogers
Themes
- asteroid
- meteorite
- astronomer
- firefighter
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 154268
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- title
- Asteroid
- publication date
- 1997-01-01
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New Horizons
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Categories
1990s disaster films1997 American films1997 English-language films1997 films1997 television films433 ErosAmerican disaster filmsDisaster television filmsFiction about near-Earth asteroidsFilms about impact eventsFilms directed by Bradford MayFilms scored by Shirley WalkerFilms set in DallasFilms set in MissouriNBC original films