Apr 30, 2019 how nasa would keep an asteroid from hitting the earth. Asteroid impacts make for impressive images and movies, but how realistic is the threat. All bruce willis movies ranked without calling in bruce willis. After discovering that an asteroid the size of texas is going to impact earth. With robert duvall, tea leoni, elijah wood, morgan freeman. Armageddon 1998 this movie is the source for most meteorimpact jokes you hear today, particularly any references about calling in bruce willis to save the earth. Potentially deadly asteroid is hurtling towards earth, where. During his talk, plait showed a clip from armageddon in which bruce willis character struggles to detonate the bomb, by hand, before the asteroid smacks into earth and destroys all life.
Armageddon 1998 stars bruce willis, billy bob thornton. The movie begins in 1998, where leo and sarahs astronomy club is on top of the hill, looking at stars, and where dr. The mean astronaut places the bomb on the asteroid and sets the timer. Armageddon 1998 billy bob thornton bruce willis youtube. A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with earth. Great action, edge of the seat excitement, great effects. It stars bruce willis and an ensemble cast comprising ben affleck, billy bob thornton, liv tyler, owen wilson, will. The film follows a group of bluecollar deepcore drillers sent by nasa to stop a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with earth. Now we only have one shot of landing on this rock, and thats precisely when the asteroid passes by the moon. Its the first test in a project to, if needed yes, really, save the earth from huge deadly space rocks. Bruce willis, academy awardrwinners ben affleck and billy bob thornton. Whooooaaaaaa i want naked 15 year olds bruce willis pulls a copy of death. With bruce willis, milla jovovich, gary oldman, ian holm.
Could bruce willis save the world from an asteroid. Blockbuster producer jerry bruckheimer ups the disaster movie ante by envisaging the destruction of the entire earth by an asteroid the size of texas. Willis has a younger sister named florence and two younger brothers named robert deceased and david. Reviewed in the united states on may 24, 2019 verified purchase. It is about an asteroid that is going to destroy the earth,if something doesnt happen within 18 days. As doomsday nears, the human race prepare for the worst. Asteroid incoming, bruce willis little help cosmos. Willis has always been a box office success during his career and had occasional positive response. Armageddon is a meteor storm of actionadventure moviemaking that. Nasas attempt to avert global catastrophe involves sending a motley crew of oil drillers, led by harry stamper bruce willis, into space, where they will drop a nuclear bomb into the asteroids. Godzillas size didnt matter as much as tristar hoped it would. Ben affleck at the losing end, harry bruce willis turns the tables and decides to sacrifice himself instead.
Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Asteroid chase the shuttle crash by movieoriginalscore. Armageddon is a 1998 american science fiction disaster film produced and directed by michael. Plot a huge asteroid, big as texas, is heading toward earth at a speed of 22,000 miles per hour. After discovering that an asteroid the size of texas is going to impact earth in less than a month, nasa recruits a misfit team of deepcore drillers to save the planet. Bruce willis, billy bob thornton, ben affleck, liv tyler. Bruce willis celebrates his 65th birthday on march 19, 2020. With the asteroid getting all of this attention, we may see armageddon and deep impact start to climb the itunes movie charts over the weekend. Bruce willis, ben affleck, liv tyler, billy bob thornton, will patton. With bruce willis, billy bob thornton, ben affleck, liv tyler. Oct, 2016 armageddon 1998 stars bruce willis, billy bob thornton, ben affleck. Six days, seven nights took about that long to come and go.
Armageddon 1998 film armageddon is a 1998 american science fiction disaster film produced and directed by michael bay, produced by jerry bruckheimer, and released by touchstone pictures. The executive director of nasa, dan truman, decides there is no choice. Recalling the amazing boxoffice assault of 1996s independence day, which was also released over the july 4 weekend, touchstone pictures is understandably optimistic about the performance of. Potentially deadly asteroid is hurtling towards earth, wheres bruce willis. Aug 20, 2012 in order to have a chance, nasa would need much more than just the 18 days depicted in the movie to deflect the asteroid. In the movie armageddon, bruce willis helps save the planet from a giant asteroid. In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep evil and mr. A year passes, and its 1999, the year when president tom beck announces to the world, that a comet would threaten to hit the earth in one year on august 16. Armageddon 1998 stars bruce willis, billy bob thornton, ben affleck. Wednesday, july 1, 1998 bruce willis trys to save earth from armageddon. Abel ferrara, carolyn marz, baybi day, harry schultz.
In the film armageddon, bruce willis, ben affleck, owen wilson and some other folk saved the world from an incoming asteroid. The mean astronaut pulls out a gun and points it at bruce willis and his crew. The characters are fantastic, very funny in parts, very exciting in others and with an ending that rips the heart out of you. Bruce willis billy bob thornton liv tyler directed by. Walter bruce willis was born in the west german town of idaroberstein on march 19, 1955. Apr 18, 2014 starring the explosive talents of bruce willis, academy awardrwinners ben affleck and billy bob thornton, liv tyler, steve buscemi, and will patton, armageddon is a meteor storm of action. When dan truman and his staff hear the news about an asteroid is going to hit the planet in 18 days,he hears about harry stamperbruce willis,is an expert oil driller,truman calls for him,to help. Twentyone years after bruce willis saved the earth from a fictional asteroid in armageddon, nasa is planning a reallife asteroid collision. Mar 27, 2015 the big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration.
Friends paul 3 episodes 20002000 the whole nine yards jimmy tudeski 2000. This is a great movie,full of action from start to finish. How nasa would keep an asteroid from hitting the earth. Jun 27, 2012 how to avoid an asteroid impact without calling in bruce willis. In the 1998 movie armageddon, bruce willis plays an oildrilling platform engineer who leads a team that lands on an asteroid aimed at earth, drills a hole into its center and explodes a. Mar 03, 2020 the latest bruce willis for 2018 is a remake of the charles bronson 1970s movie death wish. Nasa discovers that the meteors were pushed out of the asteroid belt by a rogue comet that jarred loose a. Excitement, fear, humour and emotion all in one great package. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title armageddon. Stamper, the greatest expert on oil drilling in the world. How to avoid an asteroid impact without calling in bruce willis.
Mimi leders deep impact opened may 8, 1998, and was swiftly followed by michael bays armageddon just weeks later on june. After astronomy students discover a cometasteroid collision. Starring the explosive talents of bruce willis, academy awardrwinners ben affleck and billy bob thornton, liv tyler, steve buscemi, and will patton, armageddon is a. Armageddon is, according to the bible, the site of a battle during the end times. Look up armageddon or armageddon in wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bruce willis leads a desperate mission to save earth from a direct hit by a monstrous asteroid in this disaster epic. Sep 16, 2014 during his talk, plait showed a clip from armageddon in which bruce willis character struggles to detonate the bomb, by hand, before the asteroid smacks into earth and destroys all life.
An asteroid the size of texas is on a collision course with earth. With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of america formulate a plan to destroy it. Potentially deadly asteroid is hurtling towards earth. After being discharged from the military in 1957, his father took the family back to. Armageddon 1998 stars bruce willis, billy bob thornton, ben. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. A nasa rep billy bob thornton recruits an oil driller bruce willis and his team of mavericks to save earth from an oncoming asteroid. Youll then use lunar gravity and burn your thrusters, slingshotting you around the moon, coming up behind the asteroid. Armageddon the movie certainly isnt drawn from the book of revelation. Even bruce willis couldnt save earth from armageddon asteroid. Stamper is approached, as the most experience deepcore drillers, to destroy the asteroid. Why deep impact couldnt top armageddon hollywood reporter.
The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. It features an ensemble cast including bruce willis, ben affleck, billy. Bruce willis, ben affleck, steve buscemi, peter stormare, and liv tyler form an allstar cast that really work well together and are able to bring a lot of personality to their characters. Nasa has confirmed that there is an asteroid travelling towards earth at a speed of almost. Nasa puts together a team of oil drillers, lead by harry stamper bruce willis, considered to be the best deep core driller in the world, and plans to send them up to the asteroid in order to plant a nuclear warhead 800 feet deep inside of it. In the film, a team led by bruce willis plants a nuclear bomb deep inside a 600milewide. With bigger stars bruce willis rules, bigger explosions, and bigger sentimentality. It turns out the 1998 asteroid disaster movie armageddon was a tad unrealistic. Aug 07, 2012 in the 1998 film, bruce willis plays an oildrilling platform engineer who lands on the surface of an earthbound asteroid, drills to the centre and detonates a nuclear weapon, splitting the. Twenty years ago, dueling asteroid movies made an impact on hollywood. How nasa would keep an asteroid from hitting the earth cbs news. Willis has always been a box office success during his career and had occasional positive response from critics as well. With michael biehn, annabella sciorra, zach charles, don franklin. Its a movie of bruce willis and his team of misfits attempting to save the world by going to outerspace and blowing up a giant asteroid thats hurtling towards earth.
An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of new york after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power drill. In order to have a chance, nasa would need much more than just the 18 days depicted in the movie to deflect the asteroid. Armageddon is a 1998 american science fiction disaster film produced and directed by michael bay, produced by jerry bruckheimer, and released by touchstone pictures. Were celebrating asteroid day by discussing films that show. His mother, marlene, was a german woman from kassel.