Storyline
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
Principal Cast
Robert Duvall
Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Téa Leoni
Jenny Lerner
Elijah Wood
Leo Biederman
Vanessa Redgrave
Robin Lerner
Morgan Freeman
President Tom Beck
Maximilian Schell
Jason Lerner
James Cromwell
Alan Rittenhouse
Ron Eldard
Oren Monash
Media Information
DirectorMimi Leder
StatusReleased
Runtime122 min
Genres
ActionDramaScience Fiction
Release Date1998-05-08
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
The Zanuck/Brown Company