Deep Impact

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Deep Impact
PG-13
Action
Drama
Science Fiction
Release Date
May 8, 1998
Runtime
122 minutes
Director
Mimi Leder

Cast

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    Robert Duvall
    Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
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    Tea Leoni
    Jenny Lerner

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A massive comet is on a collision course with Earth, threatening global extinction. A group of astronauts is sent to try and destroy it, while humanity faces the impending disaster with hope and despair. The story follows their mission and the various human responses to the potential apocalypse.

Writers
Bruce Joel Rubin
Main Genre
Sci-Fi
Budget
$75 million
Studio(s)
Paramount Pictures

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