
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