- Actors: Michael Biehn, Annabella Sciorra, Zachary Charles, Don Franklin, Carlos Gómez
- Directors: Bradford May
- Writers: Robbyn Burger, Scott Sturgeon
- Producers: Christopher Morgan, Dan Schmit, Dianna Oliva-Day, Donna Ebbs, John Davis
- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Prism
- DVD Release Date: 2 Jun 2003
- Run Time: 122 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005IBAM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 70,094 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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A two-part US TV miniseries here edited into a 122-minute feature, Asteroid was originally rushed onto (television) screens in 1996, well before the one-two big screen punch of Deep Impact and Armageddon. Single mum-cum-astronomy boffin Dr Lily McKee (Annabella Sciorra) works out that a comet is about to divert a meteor shower towards Earth ("at its present rate, Helios would hit with the force of a thousand Hiroshimas and the heat of the Sun") and spends the first half of the film alerting the authorities to the danger, and the second half helping rugged rescue guy Jack Wallach (Michael Biehn) haul survivors out from under the rubble caused when a bunch of minor asteroids collide with the planet (well, America); all while as the usual shenanigans go on to cope with the big, preventable chunk. The script explains everything in children's science lecture terms ("Mom, are we going to die like the dinosaurs?" "I don't think so, honey, we're much smarter than the dinosaurs") and is written in pure comforting cliché-speak ("I'm sure she's serious, but is she for real?"). With its hymn to the quick-thinking authorities and intently cooperating heroes, this may be the most pro-Establishment disaster film ever made: only a few panicky civilians cause any trouble, and we need plot contrivances to get made-for-TV he-man Biehn into danger as he outruns a flood in Kansas City or searches for the heroine's missing kid (Zachary B Charles) in the burning wreckage of Dallas. A large supporting cast of no-name labcoats, uniforms and victims clutter up the screen between the effects. Of course, this can't compete with its big-screen counterparts, but it did get there first, coopting the CGI and modelwork techniques of Independence Day to the rock-from-space sub-genre (cf: Meteor) as cities are smashed, crowds submerged, the planet battered and multitudes saved to order. --Kim Newman
Special Features
Full Screen
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
Animated Menus
Deleted Scenes
Production Footage
Behind The Scenes
Biography Showcase
Picture Gallery
Original Trailer
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
Animated Menus
Deleted Scenes
Production Footage
Behind The Scenes
Biography Showcase
Picture Gallery
Original Trailer
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Asteroid was released in the same period as "Armageddon" and "Deep Impact", both with the same topic. Unfortunately it has nothing of the action oriented, high speed sequences of Armageddon and when compared with Deep Impact it lacks the deeper emotions and elaborations of this great movie. Nevertheless the film is quite enjoyable and has certainly ertentainment value. If you are looking for a nice evening, this is definitively a good choice. The DVD version ( I saw it first on VHS ) gives a great sound and image quality, but the extras are rather limited.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Asteroid (1997)
Remembered as two part
Tv disaster series ?
Noticed on this dvd rolled
all into one.
Great Effects !
Remembered as two part
Tv disaster series ?
Noticed on this dvd rolled
all into one.
Great Effects !
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This show was very good with good story lines and plenty of action but i was disappointed when a lot was cut out to me it isn't as good as the first one I watched as some of the original movies can never be replaced even by making them shorter still a good movie and worth watching over again
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