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Deep Impact

  • 1998
  • PG-13
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
194K
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Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
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DisasterSpace Sci-FiActionDramaSci-FiThriller

A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.

  • Director
    • Mimi Leder
  • Writers
    • Bruce Joel Rubin
    • Michael Tolkin
  • Stars
    • Robert Duvall
    • Téa Leoni
    • Elijah Wood
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    194K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,219
    596
    • Director
      • Mimi Leder
    • Writers
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
      • Michael Tolkin
    • Stars
      • Robert Duvall
      • Téa Leoni
      • Elijah Wood
    • 659User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 14 nominations

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    Robert Duvall
    Robert Duvall
    • Spurgeon Tanner
    Téa Leoni
    Téa Leoni
    • Jenny Lerner
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Leo Biederman
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • President Beck
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Robin Lerner
    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Jason Lerner
    James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    • Alan Rittenhouse
    Ron Eldard
    Ron Eldard
    • Oren Monash
    Jon Favreau
    Jon Favreau
    • Gus Partenza
    Laura Innes
    Laura Innes
    • Beth Stanley
    Mary McCormack
    Mary McCormack
    • Andrea Baker
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Don Biederman
    Leelee Sobieski
    Leelee Sobieski
    • Sarah Hotchner
    Blair Underwood
    Blair Underwood
    • Mark Simon
    Dougray Scott
    Dougray Scott
    • Eric Vennekor
    Gary Werntz
    • Chuck Hotchner
    Bruce Weitz
    Bruce Weitz
    • Stuart Caley
    Betsy Brantley
    Betsy Brantley
    • Ellen Biederman
    • Director
      • Mimi Leder
    • Writers
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
      • Michael Tolkin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      A line was edited in the President's press conference scene. President Beck stated "Life will go on, we will prevail." Originally, President Beck said "Life will go on, we will prevail. This is not Armageddon." The producers later realized that the movie was going to be in box-office competition with the movie Armageddon (1998).
    • Goofs
      The comet is depicted as nearly white when in reality comets are among the darkest objects in the Solar System, normally reflecting about 3% of the light that hits them (in comparison, Earth reflects about 39%). The movie producers were aware of this fact, but special effects technology of the time made it extremely difficult to depict a black object against black space.
    • Quotes

      Alan Rittenhouse: I know you're just a reporter, but you used to be a person, right?

    • Crazy credits
      The opening DreamWorks logo ends with the clouds in the logo fading away to show the stars in space in the background, and the title words DEEP IMPACT are filled with a view of the Earth.
    • Connections
      Edited into Meine Schwester Maria (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      La Bohème
      Written by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Giacosa, and Luigi Illica (as Luigi Illicia)
      Performed by Mario Serini and Nicolai Gedda

    User reviews659

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    better of the two

    "Deep Impact" certainly ranks as the better of the two comet/asteroid disaster movies this summer. Unlike in "Armageddon," here you actually care about the characters, and I didn't find myself looking at my watch to see when the movie would be over. If there was one way to improve this movie, it would have been to show more scenes of Morgan Freeman (the best movie president in a while) and focus less on the plotline of the reporter and her father. Overall, though, a very entertaining film, which cannot be said for "Armageddon."
    • jllb17
    • Aug 10, 1998
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    FAQ1

    • Would a comet 2-3 miles wide actually cause a tsumani that large?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Impacto profundo
    • Filming locations
      • Prince William Pkwy SR 234, Manassas, Virginia, USA(packed freeway scene)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Zanuck/Brown Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $140,464,664
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,152,375
      • May 10, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $349,464,664
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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