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Armageddon

  • 19981998
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
421K
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POPULARITY
708
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Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
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  • Adventure
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After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
421K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
708
111
  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Hensleigh(screenplay)
    • J.J. Abrams(screenplay)
    • Tony Gilroy(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Ben Affleck
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Hensleigh(screenplay)
    • J.J. Abrams(screenplay)
    • Tony Gilroy(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Willis
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Ben Affleck
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 167Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 15 wins & 40 nominations total

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    Armageddon
    Trailer 2:32
    Armageddon
    What Roles Was Ben Affleck Considered For?
    Video 4:10
    What Roles Was Ben Affleck Considered For?
    Armageddon Anniversary Mashup
    Video 1:47
    Armageddon Anniversary Mashup

    Photos112

    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Keith David, and Chris Ellis in Armageddon (1998)
    Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Owen Wilson, and Greg Collins in Armageddon (1998)
    Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Bruce Willis in Armageddon (1998)
    Liv Tyler and Bruce Willis in Armageddon (1998)
    Ben Affleck and William Fichtner in Armageddon (1998)
    Bruce Willis in Armageddon (1998)
    Greg Collins and Grayson McCouch in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon (1998)
    Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Liv Tyler and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Bruce Willis in Armageddon (1998)

    Top cast

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    Bruce Willis
    Bruce Willis
    • Harry S. Stamperas Harry S. Stamper
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Dan Trumanas Dan Truman
    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • A.J. Frostas A.J. Frost
    Liv Tyler
    Liv Tyler
    • Grace Stamperas Grace Stamper
    Will Patton
    Will Patton
    • Chickas Chick
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Rockhoundas Rockhound
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Colonel Willie Sharpas Colonel Willie Sharp
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Oscaras Oscar
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    Michael Clarke Duncan
    • Bearas Bear
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Lev Andropovas Lev Andropov
    Ken Hudson Campbell
    Ken Hudson Campbell
    • Maxas Max
    • (as Ken Campbell)
    Jessica Steen
    Jessica Steen
    • Co-Pilot Jennifer Wattsas Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • General Kimseyas General Kimsey
    Chris Ellis
    Chris Ellis
    • Flight Director Clarkas Flight Director Clark
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Ronald Quincyas Ronald Quincy
    Grayson McCouch
    Grayson McCouch
    • Gruberas Gruber
    Clark Heathcliff Brolly
    Clark Heathcliff Brolly
    • Noonanas Noonan
    • (as Clark Brolly)
    Marshall R. Teague
    Marshall R. Teague
    • Colonel Davisas Colonel Davis
    • (as Marshall Teague)
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Hensleigh(screenplay) (story)
      • J.J. Abrams(screenplay)
      • Tony Gilroy(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      NASA shows this film during their management training program. New managers are given the task of trying to spot as many errors as possible. At least 168 have been found.
    • Goofs
      Drillers would never use steel cutters on pipe in a hole with known gas pocket/gas residue. Instead, in a situation with known gas pocket/gas residue, brass cutters are used because they don't spark and therefore wouldn't run the risk of igniting the residual gas from gas pocket.
    • Quotes

      Rockhound: You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?

    • Crazy credits
      Portions of the video of Grace Stamper and A.J. Frost's wedding are shown during the final credits.
    • Alternate versions
      Criterion's two-DVDs version features the longer director's cut with added dialogue and footage, including a scene between Harry Stamper and his father (played by Lawrence Tierney.) A second DVD with supplemental material is included, with additional deleted scenes, outtakes and bloopers.
    • Connections
      Featured in Meat Loaf: Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
      Written by Diane Warren

      Performed by Aerosmith

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

    User reviews1.3K

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    My Ultimate Guilty Pleasure- how do you assign a rating to that?
    This movie is my ultimate guilty pleasure. It's inane, manipulative, has hyperactive cutting, a ton of glaring inaccuracies (pointless to even discuss or debate), and probably 29 other glaring faults. And why in every dramatic slow-mo emo shot are there 3 helicopters flying in unison overhead? What's the point of having 3 helicopters flying really close together? Who cares! It looks cool. If one day I am having a heartfelt talk with my daughter, I hope there are 3 helicopters flying overhead to really 'bring it home' (and Aerosmith performing in the background.)

    Despite it all, I still love watching this movie. Anytime it is on TV I can watch it 'til the end. Bruce Willis does a great job doing his Bruce Willis 'thing' (smart alecky tough guy), and the supporting cast is really great. Steve Buschemi in particular gets the best lines. An awesome assortment of ragtag castoffs (spitting funny one-liners) must save the world- who would have thunk it?

    I think Armageddon was actually conceived by suits in a studio office (no really, I read that in a magazine), which is I guess another strike against it. Yet only a bunch of suits could come up with a 'high concept' like this (so high it's basically a parody by itself.) And only a director like Michael Bay could make it. He's far more suited to these types of movies, rather than big historical epics like PEARL HARBOR (which I really, really disliked.)

    I read somewhere once that this movie is as close as Hollywood gets to pure cinema, in that it is basically completely divorced from reality of any kind. Is that good or bad? I don't know. I do think if you're going to ditch convention and any semblance to reality, you may as well go all the way. It's better than having something that is a confused mess that tries to be different things (Pearl Harbor.) There will be no 'it could really happen!' here.

    So after all this, believe it or not I am going to give this movie a big fat whopping 8. Why? Because IMO it unabashedly succeeds at what it tries to set out to be, whatever that is. That makes no sense, since I am basically saying by all logical accounts this movie may actually suck, yet I am giving it a 8. But hey I loved this movie.
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    FAQ19

    • Why did Colonel Sharp salute Colonel Davis at the orbital station meeting and Davis didn't? Was that because he's older?
    • Why couldn't the "smartest man on the planet" figure out that the cams were backwards?
    • What is 'Armageddon' about?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Indonesian
    • Also known as
      • Ngày Tận Thế
    • Filming locations
      • Houston, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Valhalla Motion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $140,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $201,578,182
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $36,089,972
      • Jul 5, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $553,709,788
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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