Released:
1998-05-08

Overview:
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

Director:
Mimi Leder

Runtime:
2h 1min

Genre:
Action, Drama, Science Fiction

• Cast:
• 
  Robert Duvall
  as
  Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
• 
  Téa Leoni
  as
  Jenny Lerner
• 
  Elijah Wood
  as
  Leo Biederman
• 
  Vanessa Redgrave
  as
  Robin Lerner
• 
  Morgan Freeman
  as
  President Tom Beck