Meteor
Meteor
5.2
173
Year
1979
Country
United States of America
Genre
Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
The slogan
It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!
Director
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Director
Writer
Stanley Mann
Stanley Mann
Screenplay
Edmund H. North
Edmund H. North
Screenplay
Edmund H. North
Edmund H. North
Story
Budget
16,000,000 $
Fees
12,600,000 $
Duration
1h 47min
Description
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?
