Meteor

Meteor - (1979)Released

Overview

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 which 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 who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

Genres

Science FictionThrillerAction

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

American International PicturesMeteor Joint VenturePalladium Productions

Spoken Languages

EnglishFrançaisPусский

Release Date

1979-10-19

Budget

16000000

Revenue

12600000

Runtime

107 minutes

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