Find out about all the goofs from deep impact 1998 on imdb. The descriptions of the comet impact are wonderful if terrifying and the aftermath is in my opinion pretty accurate. The balance between location shooting mainly in and around san francisco and the extraordinarily stylish sets is in my opinion perfect and well thought out. Armageddons rapid production schedule may have been caused by the film facing a creative arms race with another spaceobjectheadedtowardearth title, deep impact. Rent deep impact 1998 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. James horners music is strikingly similar to his previous titanic and apollo scores, but it is still hauntingly beautiful and fits the tone of the movie perfectly.
Impact spins the fantastic tale of earths doom thanks to a rogue planetary body. Deep impact 1998 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. If you think of it in a certain light, the epilogue to this story smacks of abundantly patriotic, post911 rhetoric. A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake as it strides into new york city. There are a couple of classic melodramatic flourishes. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety. Despite being about a lifeending comet hitting the planet, deep impact is boring for the first 75% of the movie. In the end, from an almosttotallydemolished capitol at the ruins of washington, d.
But the destruction on display in deep impact is less frequent, more soberly shot, and much less gratuitous. Mimi leder the peacemaker directed this sciencefiction disaster drama. Deep impact is a 1998 american sciencefiction disaster film directed by mimi leder, written by. Jul 02, 2018 deep impact is the better movie of the two, but armageddon is the more important one. At the end of the film, when the comet hits, the tidal wave washes over new york city, smashing first into the statue of liberty, then downtown and the world trade centre, then sweeping uptown, depositing lady libertys head somewhere in midtown.
In the first scenario you dont get the obligatory happy ending, and in. Two students at this club are leo beiderman elijah wood and his girlfriend, sarah hotchner leelee sobieski. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. It may the be most earnest end oftheworld picture since stanley kramers atomicdoom drama on the beach. Released may 8th, 1998, deep impact stars robert duvall, tea leoni, elijah wood, vanessa redgrave the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of 40 out of 100 on. Meanwhile armageddon is so obsessed with entertaining theres a sequence in the middle where the ship stops to refuel at a space station run by a totally insane russian cosmonaut. Additionally, the product placement is so blatant that at times its hard to tell whether this is a film or an msnbc commercial. Parents need to know that deep is an animated movie about a young octopus named deep who tries to save his friends after an environmental disaster. Deep impact is a poorly made film, but it still manages to deliver. Deep impact is most often compared to its deathcomet partner from the summer of 98, armageddon. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films.
The biggest mistakes you never noticed in deep impact 1998. Deep impact 810 movie clip the comet hits earth 1998 hd. In spite of its best intentions to blend epic disaster with a great big human heart, deep impact neither appeased the scifi crowd or fulfilled the effects hungry popcorn brigades gargantuan appetites. Deep impact 1998 stream and watch online moviefone. At the center of the story is the attempted killing of the main character by his wifes lover. Deep impact script transcript from the screenplay andor. Content is from the sites archived pages as well as from other sources.
Their mission is to destroy the comet before it gets too close to the earth. These thrilling and campy end oftheworld movies give us a glimpse into comet collisions, nuclear wars, epidemics, and other catastrophes. The only problem with this is the fact that manhattan island doesnt face east. To stop it, an earthworm scientist, his reporter exgirlfriend. The main body of the comet, wolf, will strike land in western canada several hours later. Netflix added over 70 new movies today to help you selfisolate. However this year also marked 20 years since the release of that other movie about a potential planet ending comet, deep impact, which landed two months before armageddon. Little do they know that its a comet on a direct collision course for earth. For a film seemingly aimed at young kids, some of the jokes are surprisingly suggestivemature, and theres an awful lot of violence and scary stuff. It is loosely based on a book by larry niven and jerry pournelle called lucifers hammer. The camera slowly pans down where stargazers and amateur astronomers are gathered with telescopes. Rent deep impact 1998 starring robert duvall and tea leoni on dvd and bluray.
Deep impact 810 movie clip the comet hits earth 1998 hd duration. Reminiscent of both the excellent deep impact and the gung ho armageddon, impact tells a similar tale on a much less epic scale. After almost 9 years in space that included an unprecedented july 4th impact and subsequent flyby of a comet, an additional comet flyby, and the return of. Nov 12, 2011 end credits music from the movie deep impact. This was the official website for the 1998 movie, deep impact which was one of the earliestof a whole new style of disaster films. Deep impact isnt especially deep, and the extent of its impact seems limited. Deep impact is a 1998 scifidrama disaster movie released by paramount pictures and dreamworks skg in the united states. I assume they simply ignored everything the scientists. Ive compiled a list of great inspirational movies with important life lessons to learn. Deep impact was in some ways similar to the classic novel lucifers hammer, written by larry niven and jerry pournelle. After discovering that an asteroid the size of texas is going to impact earth in less than a month, n. Grim foreshadowings of 911 are even more painful to watch 20 years later with its unflinching and honest depiction of the potential loss of most life on earth, deep impact is not exactly a feelgood movie. In the first scenario you dont get the obligatory happy ending, and in the second everyone leaves feeling cheated. Following that is a simplified list of movies that didnt make the top but are worth checking out.
I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. The dark edge of an infinite lethal precipice daring us to jump. Deep impact 710 movie clip jenny reconciles with her. Deep impact 1998 bloopers, mistakes, errors in continuity, plot holes, anachronisms, spoilers and more. Deep impact has all the makings of a cinematic masterpiece but falls just a tad bit. For me, a self confessed disaster movie fan, this movie is extremely watchable. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of deep impact. Twenty years ago armageddon crashed into theaters, and the occasion was marked by plenty of articles all over the internet paying homage to michael bays disaster film. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the deep impact movie on. Disaster in a new york tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. This book sparks a bit of controversy among fans about its quality, but i liked it quite a bit. David duchovny and tea leoni at an event for deep impact 1998 tea leoni in. For a film seemingly aimed at young kids, some of the jokes are surprisingly suggestivemature, and theres an. May 08, 1998 instead of teasing the buildup and ending with the day having been saved, deep impact delivers on the promise of its title by ending with the impact of a smaller portion of the comet in the.
Meech, astronomer institute for astronomy session 34 11905. A comet is hurtling toward earth and could mean the end of all human life. Deep impact begins with the obligatory opening precatastrophe, in this case a runaway semi that mows down a jeep and kills the astronomer who is bringing news of the approaching comet. 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 deep core drillers to save the planet. End credits music from the movie deep impact youtube.
Deep impact music from the motion picture by james horner. Deep impact opens before armageddon, may 8, 1998 collider. In the movie trailer they show the comet hitting the ocean. Deep impact was always going to be a tough sell to the movie watching world. In the first scenario you dont get the obligatory happy. Deep impact opens to a starry night sky in richmond, virginia. Top 5 end of the world disaster movies of all time in.
James horner deep impact music from the motion picture. If an overlyenthusiastic investigative journalist is going to confuse a civilization ending cometary impact for a. However, the mission fails, splitting off a chunk of the comet, now due to land in the atlantic with the impact sending a 350foot tidal wave flooding 650 miles inland, destroying new york and. Deep impact is a 1998 american sciencefiction disaster film directed by mimi leder, written by bruce joel rubin and michael tolkin, and starring robert duvall, tea leoni, elijah wood, vanessa redgrave, maximilian schell, and morgan freeman. I will not reveal anything more about the movie, since that would take away from the suspense. In part, this ending is a rebuke of the blockbuster superhero movies that have come to dominate pop culture in the 19 years since m.
Though it received mixed critical and audience reaction when it was released during the summer of 1998, the science fictiondisaster movie deep impact, about a large comet on a collision course with earth, was a fairly sizeable box office smash. Deep impact trailer 1 this first of two summer blockbusters pitting earth against a celestial wrecking ball is a threehankie weeper in disaster movie drag, and its tearjerking bullseyes are. He also states that there is no need to panic, because nasa is going to send astronauts on the space mission, messiah. Armageddon is an action film, and delivers just what we would expect from an action film, namely, overthetop characters, a simplistic storyline, and an abundance of special effects. The ending of no country for old men finally explained. An unexpected ending for deep impact universe today. Oct 11, 2011 the movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. The astronomy of deep impact the producers of di had an ambitious plan. End of the world 3 exploding building 3 explosion 3 father son relationship 3 fbi 3. But it does turn out to be a fairly involving movie. In the end, i cant help to be touched by horners musical artistry and emotional drive, because i hum those themes for deep impact, but this cd is an indication that the old james horner is maturing, and youll start getting used to his new manipulative voice. Deep impact music from the motion picture by james. Plot summary for deep impact 1998, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. At the end of 2011, deep impact was retargeted towards asteroid 163249 2002 gt which it would reach on january 4, 2020.
And its only fitting this summer will end with a close celestial call. Finally, the deep impact script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the morgan freeman end of the world movie. Ending spoiler for deep impact 1998, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Granted, elijah wood has a scratch or 2 on his face at the end, but thats pretty much the extent of it. Check out deep impact music from the motion picture by james horner on amazon music. Msnbc agreed to be featured in the movie instead, seeing it as a way to gain exposure for the then newly created network. Deep impact is a serious movie about a serious threat. Among these are students and faculty of the lee high school astronomy club. On may 8, 1998, teenage amateur astronomer leo biederman discovers an unusual object. See the full list of deep impact cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Deep impact 1010 movie clip let us begin 1998 hd youtube. A tidal wave of melodrama sinks deep impacts chance at being the. The universe spreading out before us in all of its terrifying mystery. The fil m depicts the attempts to prepare for and destroy a 7mile 11 km wide comet set to collide with earth and cause a mass extinction.
Leo finds sarah again, and runs off away from the tidal wave with her baby brother. The most enduring image most people have of the movie is a gigantic tidal wave mowing. Theres never any doubt about their success, and in the end. The larger part of the comet, hitting in canada, will trigger an e. Deep impact 110 movie clip an order from the president 1998 hd duration. While the visual effects are indeed impressive, there are other features that make deep impact a necessary film to watch. Deep impact contains several swear words and has one highschool boy telling leo that because he is famous for discovering the comet, he is going to have lots of sex. Why deep impact couldnt top armageddon hollywood reporter. This is coincidental, as the scientists behind the mission, and the creators of the movie, devised the name independently of each other, at around the same time. Impact is a quite artful picture, obviously made by first rate professionals. If an overlyenthusiastic investigative journalist is going to confuse a civilizationending cometary impact for a.
At the time of retargeting, whether or not a related science mission would be carried out in 2020 was yet to be determined, based on nasas budget and the health of the probe. Alternate ending was formed when three friends realized they all shared a passion for movies. Jun 20, 2017 not that deep impact didnt have any thrilling action sequences to speak of. Extinction level event, not unlike a nuclear winter as dust clouds block out the sun and bring life to an end.
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