When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn’t good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
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Film Cast:

• Harry S. Stamper: Bruce Willis
• Dan Truman: Billy Bob Thornton
• A.J. Frost: Ben Affleck
• Grace Stamper: Liv Tyler
• Chick: Will Patton
• Rockhound: Steve Buscemi
• Colonel Willie Sharp: William Fichtner
• Oscar: Owen Wilson
• Bear: Michael Clarke Duncan
• Lev Andropov: Peter Stormare
• Max: Ken Hudson Campbell
• Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts: Jessica Steen
• General Kimsey: Keith David
• Flight Director Clark: Chris Ellis
• Ronald Quincy: Jason Isaacs
• Gruber: Grayson McCouch
• Noonan: Clark Heathcliffe Brolly
• Colonel Davis: Marshall R. Teague
• Co-Pilot Tucker: Anthony Guidera
• Halsey: Greg Collins
• General Boffer: J. Patrick McCormack
• Astronaut Pete Shelby: Ian Quinn
• Operator #1: Christopher J. Worret
• Operator #2: Adam Smith
• Karl: John Mahon
• Dottie: Grace Zabriskie
• Samoan: K.C. Leomiti
• Bike Messenger: Eddie Griffin
• Client #1: Deborah Nishimura
• Client #2: Albert Wong
• Client #3: Jim Ishida
• President: Stanley Anderson
• Admiral Kelso: James Harper
• Helga the Nurse: Ellen Cleghorne
• Psychologist: Udo Kier
• Dr. Banks: John Aylward
• Stu the Cabbie: Mark Curry
• Asian Tourist – Female: Seiko Matsuda
• Chuck Jr.: Harry Humphries
• Tommy: Dyllan Christopher
• Denise: Judith Hoag
• Max’s Mom: Sage Allen
• Nuke Tech: Steven Ford
• Droning Guy: Christian Clemenson
• Greenpeace Guy: Andy Ryan
• Roughneck #1: Duke Valenti
• Roughneck #2: Michael Taliferro
• Roughneck #3: Billy Devlin
• Newscaster #2: Kathleen Matthews
• Newscaster #3: J.C. Hayward
• Newscaster #4: Andrew Glassman
• Redhead: Shawnee Smith
• FBI Agent #1: Dwight Hicks
• Geo Tech #1: Odile Corso
• Loanshark: Vic Manni
• Biker Customer: Jim Maniaci
• Molly Mounds: Layla Roberts
• Kennedy Launch: Joe Allen
• Math Guy: Bodhi Elfman
• Newscaster: Alexander Johnson
• Reporter #1: Kathy Neff
• Sector Director: Victor Vinson
• Marine #1: Joseph Patrick Kelly
• Secretary of Defense: Peter White
• G-Man: Rudy Mettia
• NASA Planner #1: Frank Van Keeken
• NASA Tech: Frederick Weller
• NASA Tech: Jeff Austin
• NASA Tech: Googy Gress
• NASA Tech: Matt Malloy
• NASA Tech: H. Richard Greene
• NASA Tech: Brian Brophy
• NASA Tech: Peter Murnik
• NASA Tech: Brian Hayes Currie
• NASA Tech: Andy Milder
• NASA Tech: Michael Kaplan
• Dr. Nerd: Patrick Richwood
• Dr. Nerd: Brian Mulligan
• Pad Director: John H. Johnson
• Vacuum Chamber Tech: Charles Stewart
• Young Grace: Scarlet Forge
• American Newscaster: Michael Tuck
• British Newscaster: Patrick Lander
• French Newscaster: Anne Varèze
• Japanese Newscaster: Fritz Mashimo
• Italian Newscaster: Dina Morrone
• Spanish Newscaster: Ruben Olague
• German Newscaster: Wolfgang Muser
• NORAD Technician: Jim Fitzpatrick
• Dog / Little Richard: Franky
• Narration (voice): Charlton Heston
• NASA Scientist (uncredited): Michael Bay
• Eddie ‘Gramp’ Stamper (uncredited): Lawrence Tierney
• New Yorker (uncredited): Mark Boone Junior

Film Crew:

• Production Manager: Crys Forsyth-Smith
• Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer
• Makeup Artist: Fred C. Blau Jr.
• Assistant Art Director: Doug J. Meerdink
• Editor: Chris Lebenzon
• Costume Design: Michael Kaplan
• Casting: Bonnie Timmermann
• Producer: Michael Bay
• Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
• Screenplay: Robert Roy Pool
• Screenplay: Jonathan Hensleigh
• Director of Photography: John Schwartzman
• Original Music Composer: Trevor Rabin
• Production Design: Michael White
• Editor: Mark Goldblatt
• Editor: Glen Scantlebury
• Sound Designer: Christopher Boyes
• Art Direction: Lawrence A. Hubbs
• Art Direction: Bruton Jones
• Set Decoration: Rick Simpson
• Costume Design: Magali Guidasci
• Sound Effects Editor: David Farmer
• Additional Editor: Michael R. Miller
• Special Effects Supervisor: John Frazier
• First Assistant Director: K.C. Hodenfield
• Screenplay: Shane Salerno
• Set Designer: Kevin Ishioka
• Costumer: Rhona Meyers
• Sound Effects Editor: Steve Boeddeker
• Stunt Coordinator: Kenny Bates
• Associate Editor: Roger Barton
• Leadman: Mike Higelmire
• Makeup Artist: Rick Stratton
• Assistant Editor: Joel Negron
• Sound Effects Editor: Tom Myers
• Screenplay: J.J. Abrams
• ADR Editor: Denise Horta
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Greg P. Russell
• Screenplay: Tony Gilroy
• Camera Operator: Mitchell Amundsen
• Aerial Director of Photography: Larry Blanford
• Set Designer: John P. Bruce
• Camera Operator: Tom Fraser
• Supervising Art Director: Geoff Hubbard
• Set Designer: Domenic Silvestri
• Second Unit Director of Photography: Mark Plummer
• Dialogue Editor: Gloria D’Alessandro
• Casting Associate: Lisa Fields
• Associate Editor: Todd E. Miller
• Supervising ADR Editor: Juno J. Ellis
• First Assistant Editor: Monica Anderson
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Hoyt Yeatman
• Extras Casting: Karen E. Etcoff
• ADR Editor: Mary Andrews
• Assistant Editor: Paul M. Wagner
• Production Manager: Ali Akdeniz
• Gaffer: Ali Salim Yaşar
• Set Designer: Todd Cherniawsky
• Extras Casting: Liz Keigley
• Costumer: Lizz Wolf
• Visual Effects Producer: Ken Kokka
• Aerial Coordinator: Alan D. Purwin
• Costumer: Nancy Ceo
• Makeup Department Head: Edouard F. Henriques
• Costume Supervisor: Sue Moore
• Foley Artist: Dan O’Connell
• Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregory H. Watkins
• Dialogue Editor: Carin Rogers
• Set Dresser: William S. Maxwell III
• Foley Artist: John T. Cucci
• Gaffer: Andy Ryan
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard E. Hollander
• Dialogue Editor: Karen Spangenberg
• Supervising Sound Editor: George Watters II
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell
• Still Photographer: Frank Masi
• Set Designer: Patricia Klawonn
• Music Editor: Will Kaplan
• Set Designer: Bill Taliaferro
• Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Bill W. Benton
• Script Coordinator: Karin Anderson
• Sculptor: Val Drake
• Animation Supervisor: Blair Clark
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Craig Barron
• Foley Recordist: Linda Lew
• Steadicam Operator: David Emmerichs
• Underwater Camera: Pete Romano
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Rob Hodgson
• Libra Head Technician: Chad Rivetti
• Visual Effects Editor: Amy Pawlowski
• Visual Effects Editor: Debra Wolff
• Production Supervisor: Nancy Jane King
• Production Supervisor: Diane L. Sabatini
• Art Department Coordinator: Stacey Byers
• Construction Coordinator: Byron K. Autrey
• Construction Coordinator: Greg John Callas
• Assistant Art Director: Ron Mendell
• Sculptor: Yarek Alfer
• Sculptor: Grey Hill
• Leadman: John A. Scott III
• Set Designer: Steven M. Saylor
• Set Designer: Mindy R. Toback
• Set Designer: George Lee
• Sound Effects Editor: Ed Callahan
• Sound Effects Editor: Midge Costin
• Sound Effects Editor: Robert L. Sephton
• Visual Effects Editor: David Bartholomew
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Erik Nash
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Bruce Nicholson
• Visual Effects Editor: Mary E. Walter
• Visual Effects Producer: Cari Thomas
• Visual Effects Producer: Josh R. Jaggars
• Visual Effects Producer: Rae Griffith
• Visual Effects Producer: Krystyna Demkowicz
• Aerial Director of Photography: Kurt E. Soderling
• Set Costumer: Beau Desmond
• Set Costumer: Marci R. Johnson
• Transportation Coordinator: Bryce Guy Williams
• Transportation Coordinator: Joe D. Anderson
• Script Supervisor: Karen Golden
• Publicist: Gabriela Gutentag
• Location Manager: Richard Klotz
• Hair Department Head: Yolanda Toussieng
• Costumer: Jennifer Long
• Assistant Editor: Christopher Marino
• Technical Supervisor: Guy Williams
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Bryan Grill
• Chief Lighting Technician: Bill O’Leary
• Aerial Director of Photography: David B. Nowell
• Costumer: Daniel Dirks
• Assistant Editor: Nathan R. Fitzgerald
• Hairstylist: Bunny Parker
• CG Animator: Bryan Hirota
• First Assistant “B” Camera: Heather Page
• Supervising Dialogue Editor: Teri E. Dorman
• Dialogue Editor: Alison Fisher
• Camera Loader: Daniel C. McFadden
• Special Effects Technician: William Dawson
• CG Animator: Bob Mercier
• ADR Editor: Andrea Horta
• CG Supervisor: Sean Dever
• CG Animator: Joshua I. Kolden
• ADR Editor: Nicholas Korda
• Electrician: Patrick Hoeschen
• Animation: Brett Paton
• Storyboard Artist: Robert Consing
• Key Grip: Les T. Tomita
• Makeup Artist: Kathy Jeung
• Prop Maker: Kevin Wasner
• Props: Cagri Aydin
• Foley Editor: Matthew Harrison
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard R. Hoover
• Casting Associate: Alison E. McBryde
• Key Hair Stylist: Lee Ann Brittenham
• Script Coordinator: Kevin Cooper
• Rigging Gaffer: Jeffrey P. Soderberg
• Rigging Grip: William T. Jones
• Costumer: Susan Lichtman
• Foley Editor: Mark Pappas
• Color Timer: Bob Kaiser
• Technical Advisor: Harry Humphries
• Foley Mixer: James Ashwill
• First Assistant “A” Camera: Richard Mosier
• Key Grip: Mitchell Andrew Lillian
• Key Costumer: Robert Chase
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Dan DeLeeuw
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Carlos Arguello
• Production Coordinator: Jennifer Campbell
• Production Coordinator: Leslie Stevens
• Title Designer: Robert Dawson
• Special Effects Technician: Brandon K. McLaughlin
• Underwater Gaffer: Patrick Murray
• Dolly Grip: Jeff Case
• Chief Lighting Technician: James M. McEwen
• Production Accountant: Jason Bogard
• Assistant Editor: Karen Dimmig
• Foley Editor: Jonathan Klein
• Video Assist Operator: Josh Levy
• Aerial Coordinator: Frédéric North
• Negative Cutter: Mary Beth Smith
• Best Boy Grip: Charlie Marroquin
• Dolly Grip: Brad Rea
• Foley Editor: Jim Likowski
• Best Boy Grip: Audie Aragon
• Video Assist Operator: Richard Scarpone
• Production Coordinator: Sandra K. Jantzen
• ADR Editor: Stephen Janisz
• Set Dresser: Luigi Mugavero
• ADR Editor: Denise Whiting
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Darin Hollings
• Assistant Editor: Greg Thompson
• Best Boy Grip: Michael T. Travers
• ADR Mixer: Thomas J. O’Connell
• Compositing Supervisor: Zoe Peck-Eyler
• Set Dresser: Greg Nestor
• 3D Artist: Morgan Trotter
• CG Animator: Tomás Rosenfeldt
• Second Assistant “A” Camera: Thomas D. Lairson Jr.
• Special Effects Technician: Steve Austin
• Key Grip: George W. Borthwick
• Production Coordinator: Lonnie Kandel
• Special Effects Technician: Ken Mieding
• Visual Effects Compositor: Mark Alan Loso
• Marine Coordinator: Ed Nyerick
• Negative Cutter: Cynthia Feyrer
• Visual Effects Compositor: Brigitte Bourque
• Digital Effects Supervisor: Peter Sternlicht
• Production Secretary: Stacy Foot
• Costumer: Mark J. Weitzman
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Molly Lynch
• Set Dresser: Matt Furginson
• Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Brian Evans
• Second Assistant “B” Camera: Charles B. Katz
• Assistant Property Master: Jennine Rimer
• Assistant Property Master: David Hopkins
• Assistant Property Master: Selmer Kora
• Set Dresser: J.D. Smith
• Set Dresser: Benton E. Tedlie
• CG Animator: Bill Dietrich
• CG Animator: Robert Chapin
• Visual Effects Art Director: George Trimmer
• Visual Effects Art Director: Michael Stuart
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Richard Kaylor
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Jennifer Califano
• Visual Effects Editor: Kevin Clark
• Costumer: Karo Vartanian
• Costumer: Kathleen A. Wildman
• Costumer: Marie Kaperbeck
• Costumer: Annalisa Strickland
• Wardrobe Supervisor: Suzanne Pettit
• Extras Casting: Greg Farley
• Extras Casting: Chris Hutchins
• Extras Casting: Patricia Robinson
• Assistant Editor: Elisa Cohen
• Assistant Editor: Tucker Stilley
• Dolly Grip: Miles Strassner
• Production Controller: Julie Jones
• Production Secretary: Cecily Gambrell

Movie Reviews:

• John Chard: It’s Bayhem time again.

  An asteroid the size of Texas is heading towards Earth, the consequence if it hits is a global killer, the end of mankind. In spite of the billions invested in the space programme, NASA has no answers other than the notion that the asteroid will need to be nuked, from the inside. Enter Harry Stamper and his rough and rugged crew of deep core drillers. Can NASA get these men up on the asteroid and do the job? The fate of mankind rests with a bunch of odd balls!

  Perhaps because I have a particular kink for the disaster picture, I find it hard to understand the hate for Armageddon. I am after all a man who gleefully defends The Towering Inferno et al with staunch defiance. Armageddon does exactly what was expected from it, ridiculous high octane entertainment with laughs, peril and obligatory chest thumping bravado. All of course cloaked in director Michael Bay’s gleeful insistence on blowing things up with devilish panache. Sure there are some twee moments, sure there is some less than great acting on show, but you know what? It’s a disaster picture for Michael Bay’s crying out loud sake! Check the brain at the door, turn the sound and colour systems up, enjoy the effects on offer and singalong to Aeromith’s smashing, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”.

  Armageddon, does exactly what it says on the cover, don’t take it so serious folks. 8/10

• Kamurai: Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend.

  This has a great premise and stacked cast which is incredibly well balanced not only between the “diggers”, but the control crew and the astronauts as well. While they take that opportunity use the characters to really build the world, the story really just boils down to “meteor going to kill earth” and “guy and girl connection, but girl’s daddy doesn’t like”. Surprisingly the latter takes up a significant amount of time in the movie, but everyone gets their moment in the spotlight. Steve Buscemi definitely has some of the most memorable moments in the movie.

  This is the first movie I can think of that has this sort of detail of space travel, let alone tried to simulate the hellish landscape of an asteroid. It really feels like they put the production value into not only to making the movie look good but getting the details right.

  This is a “I laughed, I cried” sort of movie, and while I don’t think it does any one thing especially well, it definitely delivers a solidly good experience.

• CinemaSerf: This starts off quite entertaingly as “Stamper” (Bruce Willis) discovers that his daughter “Grace” (Liv Tyler) has been having a romance with one of his employees “AJ” (Ben Affleck) and so chases him around a drilling establishment taking pot shots at him with a shotgun. Sadly, though, this silliness is soon replaced by a greater one as we discover a great meteor is heading our way and “Stamper” and his team might be the only hope for mankind. Egged on by “Truman” (Billy Bob Thornton) they must quickly learn to be astronauts, then by way of a Russian space station, head into space to plant a gazillion ton nuclear bomb on the thing so it will split up and harmlessly pass us by. This is probably Willis at the top of his game, lively and mischievous and Affleck was at his most eye-catching, but the rest of this just just fits nicely into the well trodden sphere of sci-fi disaster movie. The visual effects are fine, but the dialogue is pretty pedestrian and the ending has a cheesy sentimentality to it that made my eyes roll. It is far, far too long. We spend at least an hour faffing about on the preamble, establishing the characters and when finally lift off comes, I was not entirely convinced the meteor wasn’t welcome. There is quite a fun contribution from cosmonaut “Andropov” (Peter Stormare) who knows just how to fix high-spec technology, but otherwise this is all just a rather colourful vehicle for the star that is enjoyable enough, eventually, but really nothing to phone home about.