Deep Impact (1998)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Mimi Leder

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Joel Rubin (written by) and
Michael Tolkin (written by)

Release Date:

8 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Heaven and Earth are about to collide.

Plot:

Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive?

Plot Keywords:

End Of The World | Female Director | Black President | Disaster Film | Black U.S. President

Awards:

5 wins & 7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Oct. 14	1:15 PM	TMC
Wed. Oct. 15	5:45 AM	TMC

Cast

Robert Duvall	...	Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Téa Leoni	...	Jenny Lerner
Elijah Wood	...	Leo Beiderman
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Robin Lerner
Morgan Freeman	...	President Tom Beck
Maximilian Schell	...	Jason Lerner
James Cromwell	...	Alan Rittenhouse
Ron Eldard	...	Dr. Oren Monash
Jon Favreau	...	Dr. Gus Partenza
Laura Innes	...	Beth Stanley
Mary McCormack	...	Andrea 'Andy' Baker
Richard Schiff	...	Don Beiderman
Leelee Sobieski	...	Sarah Hotchner
Blair Underwood	...	Mark Simon
Dougray Scott	...	Eric Vennekor

Also Known As:

Impact (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense disaster related elements and brief language.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #35964) | Iceland:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Mexico:A | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The traffic jam scene was filmed on a highway in northern Virginia that was under construction at the time. The roughly 1,800 vehicles used in the scene came mostly from volunteers from the Washington D.C. suburb of Manassas, Virginia.

Goofs:

Plot holes: The massive Messiah is constructed secretly in low-earth orbit. In reality, its construction would be virtually impossible to hide from satellite astronomers.

Quotes:

Leo Biederman: [to his parents] I have to go back for Sarah.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The DiCaprio Code (2006)

Soundtrack:

La Bohème

"Deep Impact" is extremely under rated!

5.9!? I can't believe that. I know disaster movies are usually crap such as The Day After Tomorrow, Armageddon, Godzilla, Independence Day, etc. This however was not crap. It boasted a fine cast that did great work the standout being Morgan Freeman and Robert Duvall. The rest of the cast though also did quite well. The story was handled in a fairly realistic manner and didn't require me to roll my eyes at the many plot contrivances the way the others I listed did. The only major flaw for me was the casting of tea Leoni. The usually dependable actress was extremely bland in this film. She has done much better work in her career. Despite that flaw this is another fine movie that for some reason is really under rated.