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Meteor

  • 1979
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
9.6K
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Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)
The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.
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The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.

  • Director
    • Ronald Neame
  • Writers
    • Stanley Mann
    • Edmund H. North
  • Stars
    • Sean Connery
    • Natalie Wood
    • Karl Malden
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    9.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ronald Neame
    • Writers
      • Stanley Mann
      • Edmund H. North
    • Stars
      • Sean Connery
      • Natalie Wood
      • Karl Malden
    • 140User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 27Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast82

    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Paul Bradley
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Tatiana Donskaya
    Karl Malden
    Karl Malden
    • Harry Sherwood
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Dr. Dubov
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • General Adlon
    Trevor Howard
    Trevor Howard
    • Sir Michael Hughes
    Richard Dysart
    Richard Dysart
    • Secretary of Defense
    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • The President
    Joseph Campanella
    Joseph Campanella
    • General Easton
    Bo Brundin
    Bo Brundin
    • Rolf Manheim
    Katherine De Hetre
    Katherine De Hetre
    • Jan Watkins
    James G. Richardson
    • Alan Marshall
    Roger Robinson
    Roger Robinson
    • Bill Hunter
    Michael Zaslow
    Michael Zaslow
    • Sam Mason
    John McKinney
    • Peter Watson
    John Findlater
    John Findlater
    • Astronaut Tom Easton
    Paul Tulley
    • Astronaut Bill Frager
    Allen Williams
    Allen Williams
    • Astronaut Michael McKendrick
    • Director
      • Ronald Neame
    • Writers
      • Stanley Mann
      • Edmund H. North
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Principal photography was shut down for two days when Sir Sean Connery contracted a respiratory condition during the filming of the mud sequence. The mud also knocked Connery off his feet, buried Karl Malden twice, while Natalie Wood was almost sucked into one of the pumps. During the mud filming, the actors and actresses would stuff their ears with cotton-wool, and had to have their eyes washed out, at the completion of each take.
    • Goofs
      The sequence in Siberia supposedly takes place during a blizzard (flying snow is matted in over the scene). However, the Siberian man has no snow on his hair or clothes, does not have to fight any wind when walking, and leaves the flap to his hut open when he goes inside - and the smoke coming out of the hut's chimney rises vertically.
    • Quotes
      • Paul Bradley: Why don't you stick a broom up my ass? I can sweep the carpet on the way out.
    • Crazy credits
      Info panel and Voice Over about a real defence project Icarus, similar to the one in the film.
    • Alternate versions
      In early television broadcasts, the "Fuck the Dodgers!" line was overdubbed by coughing or the entire toast was simply cut.
    • Connections
      Edited from Avalanche (1978)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 19, 1979 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Meteoro
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Meteor Joint Venture
      • Palladium Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $16,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,400,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,250,000
      • Oct 21, 1979
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,400,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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