
After a collision with a comet, a nearly five mile (eight kilometer) wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading toward Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, N.A.S.A. wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules", but soon discovers that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the U.S.S.R., which has also launched such an ill... (Full plot summary below)
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After a collision with a comet, a nearly five mile (eight kilometer) wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading toward Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, N.A.S.A. wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules", but soon discovers that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the U.S.S.R., which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
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| Chicago ReaderDave KehrDirector Ronald Neame brings his impersonal British craftsmanship to this 1979 feature, so it isn't a complete bust, but it's a long way from the apocalyptic satisfactions of his Poseidon Adventure. |
| The New York TimesJanet MaslinAs it is, the suspense is sludgy and the character development nil; even the inadvertent comedy is spotty. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelMeteor really combines several disasters in one continuous cinematic bummer. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenShoddy, unspeakably inept sci-fi disaster movie, with America and Russia combining forces when a meteor on collision course threatens to destroy the earth. |
| Washington PostTom ShalesThe film goes beyond mere mediocrity to a gratuitous, mean-spirited ugliness that makes watching it not a campy hoot but a near-sickening ordeal. |
| EmpireAnna SmithPoor script, poor direction and poor performances mean a dismal 70's disaster movie is the result. |
| User Reviewoxana .This movie is the best meteor impact movie since Asteroid in 1997. This movie brings together a great disaster scenario with the perfect casting for a great disaster film! |
| User ReviewTarja MHaluaisin tavata tän käsikirjoittajan ihan kasvotusten ja kysyä mitä hel*ettiä sen päässä liikkui tätä raapustellessaan... Tää kannattaa ehdottomasti katsoa ihan silkan korniutensa takia. Sillä ei ole mitään rajaa. |
| User ReviewLester GWat een onsamenhangende tv-film, vergeleken met andere tv-rampenfilms zoals 'Days of Destruction' en 'Flood'. Ondanks de cast is deze film niet van zichzelf te redden. Hij viel heel erg tegen. |