Meteor Movie Review

American and Soviet scientists attempt to save the Earth from a fast-approaching barrage of meteors from space (with their big daddy on its way) in this disaster dud. Destruction ravages parts of Hong Kong, the Big Apple, and other areas of the world, allowing producer Irwin Allen to incorporate scenes from other movies. Big-name actors do their professional best, but they all seem rather embarrassed by the big flooding of New York climax, which was included for no other reason than to get them personally involved in the crisis. Good for a laugh, and for a few nice effects scenes.

1979 (PG) 107m/C Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard, Henry Fonda, Joseph Campanella, Richard Dysart; D: Ronald Neame. Nominations: Academy Awards ‘79: Best Sound. VHS, Beta, LV WAR, OM