USA,
1998, 151 min
(Director's cut: 153 min)
Directed by:
Michael BayCinematography:
John SchwartzmanComposer:
Trevor RabinCast:
Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi, William Fichtner, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Peter Stormare (more)VOD (5)
Plots(1)
Blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer ups the disaster movie ante by envisaging the destruction of the entire earth by an asteroid the size of Texas. NASA's attempt to avert global catastrophe involves sending a motley crew of oil drillers, led by Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), into space, where they will drop a nuclear bomb into the asteroid's core. Amongst Stamper's team is A.J. (Ben Affleck), the headstrong suitor of his daughter (Liv Tyler), who waits on earth alongside NASA chief Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) for news of the mission's success. (Disney / Buena Vista)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1999 - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- 1999 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1999 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1999 - Best Sound Editing
The Saturn Awards
- 1999 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1999 - Michael Bay (Best Director)
- 1999 - Bruce Willis (Best Actor)
- 1999 - Ben Affleck (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1999 - Trevor Rabin (Best Music)
- 1999 - Magali Guidasci, Michael Kaplan (Best Costumes)
- 1999 - John Frazier, Pat McClung, Richard R. Hoover (Best Special / Visual Effects)
Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies)
- 1998 - Bruce Willis (Worst Actor)
- 1998 - Worst Picture
- 1998 - Michael Bay (Worst Director)
- 1998 - Liv Tyler (Worst Supporting Actress)
- 1998 - Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler (Worst Screen Combo)
- 1998 - J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Hensleigh (Worst Screenplay)
- 1998 - Worst Original Song