Meteor
It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!
1979 1 hour 47 minutesIt's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!
1979 1 hour 47 minutes
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?
19th October 1979
46 years ago
1 hour 47 minutes
Finishes at 11:02pm
$16,000,000 ($76,868,800 today)
Revenue $12,600,000
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
5.1/10
5%
27%
52%
34%
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