Armageddon Movie Review 1998

A Texas-sized asteroid is hurtling towards earth, NASA gets nervous, and it's up to oil driller Harry Stamper (Willis) and his misfit crew to turn astronaut, blast off into space, land on that rock, and blow the sucker to kingdom come. Ya get a little romance as hotshot A.J. Frost (Affleck) smooches with babe Grace (Tyler), who's Harry's nubile daughter. Lots of action (naturally), some humor, and some sappy, heart-tugging moments for perfect put-your-brain-on-hold entertainment. The second "space rock hits earth" movie, following the somber "Deep Impact."

Distribution

Criterion Collection, 210 E. 52nd St., 578 Broadway, New York, NY 10022, Phone: (212)212756-8822, Toll-free: 800-446-2001, URL: http://www.criterionco.com, Remarks: Does not sell directly to consumers

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 150 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Disaster Flicks, Astronauts, Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets, New York, New York, Top Grossing Films of 1998, Dads, Boom!

Screenplay

Jonathan Hensleigh, J.J. Abrams

Cast

Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Buscemi, Liv Tyler, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David, Owen C. Wilson, William Fichtner, Jessica Steen, Grayson McCouch, Jason Isaacs, Michael Clarke Duncan, Erik Per Sullivan

Cinematography

John Schwartzman

Director

Michael Bay

Music

Trevor Rabin

Producer

Jerry Bruckheimer, Gale Anne Hurd, Michael Bay, Jim Van Wyck, Chad Oman, Jonathan Hensleigh, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Touchstone Pictures

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1999: Song ("I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"), Action Seq.; Golden Raspberries 1998: Worst Actor (Willis).