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Armageddon (1998/I)

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User Rating: 5.9/10 (90,913 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Michael Bay
Writers (WGA):
Robert Roy Pool (story) and
Jonathan Hensleigh (story) ...
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Release Date:
1 July 1998 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
It's Closer Than You Think. more
Plot:
When an asteroid the size of Texas is headed for Earth the world's best deep core drilling team is sent to nuke the rock from the inside. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 27 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(58 articles)
J.J. Abrams Feels the Earth Move Under His Feet (From Get The Big Picture. 12 August 2008, 10:20 AM, PDT)
Tyler Enjoying Quiet Life As Single Mum (From WENN. 12 June 2008, 12:07 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
I haven't seen many movies that have disturbed me, but... more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi disaster action, sensuality and brief language.
Runtime:
150 min | USA:153 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-12 (1998) | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Brazil:12 | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36122) | USA:Unrated (director's cut)
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Trivia:
Director Michael Bay said in a magazine interview that the solution in the movie for dealing with the asteroid was very clever but not realistic, but that one idea for countering the threat was in line with actual NASA research (anti-gravity systems). He also said that a problem with a film like this was that it would make Americans erroneously think that if a situation like the movie actually occurred then there was anything that could be done about it. more
Goofs:
When Harry shoots at A.J, the wound appears on one leg. However, in the next shot, when A.J is hopping, it is clear that the wound has changed legs more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Camera shoots past the moon to slowly zoom in on the Earth]
Narrator: This is the Earth, at a time when the dinosaurs roamed a lush and fertile planet.
[From behind the camera, a giant asteroid appears, speeding towards the Earth ahead of it]
Narrator: A piece of rock just 6 miles wide changed all that.
[Blazing through the atmosphere, the asteroid impacts with a spectacular display of fire and destruction]
Narrator: It hit with the force of 10,000 nuclear weapons. A trillion tons of dirt and rock hurtled into the atmosphere, creating a suffocating blanket of dust the sun was powerless to penetrate for a thousand years. It happened before. It will happen again. It's just a question of when.
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Soundtrack:
Wish I Were You more

FAQ

Is Armageddon connected to The Rock?
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
I haven't seen many movies that have disturbed me, but..., 3 August 2007
7/10
Author: Mochizuki (stickygenitals@hotmail.com) from Perth, Australia

Tense, tightly wound morality play, full of immoral people enticed by the root of all sorts of evil, the love of money. Several plot twists but a less than satisfying ending that I'll not go into here. Definitely worth a watch. I just wish the company that put out the DVD had thought more of it; this is about as sparse a DVD (as far as extras and closed captioning is concerned) as I've seen. I was listening to Kevin Smith's podcast (SModcast) a week ago and he noted this film. He stated that the film was great, but Don't expect brilliance in the movie (though there are some decent surprises), but look to the actors to move you to where you need to be.

Though not exactly disturbing, per se, I just saw "The King of Comedy" last night, and, though I was laughing the entire time I was watching it, I still feel a little uneasy today.

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