Meteor
movie

Meteor

Director: Ronald Neame

Year: 1979

Plot: The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.
Original Title: Meteor
Director: Ronald Neame
Writer: Stanley Mann , Edmund H. North
Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff , Sandy Howard , Gabriel Katzka , Arnold H. Orgolini , Theodore R. Parvin , Run Run Shaw
Type: movie
Year: 1979
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Cast: George Tracy , Frieda Rentie , Jack Berle , Philip Ettington , Robert Hitchcock , Paul King , Frank Cotolo , Paul DeCeglie , Sean Connery , Natalie Wood , Karl Malden , Brian Keith , Martin Landau , Trevor Howard , Richard Dysart , Henry Fonda , Joseph Campanella , Bo Brundin , Katherine De Hetre , James G. Richardson , Roger Robinson , Michael Zaslow , John McKinney , John Findlater , Paul Tulley , Allen Williams , Bibi Besch , Gregory Gaye , Clyde Kusatsu , Burke Byrnes , Joseph G. Medalis , Charles Bartlett , Raymond O'Keefe , Henry Olek , Peter Bourne , Stanley Mann , Ronald Neame , Philip Sterling , Arthur Adams , Fred Carney , Sybil Danning , Meschino Paterlini , Johnny Yune , Eileen Saki , Christine Anne Baur , Paul Camen , Dorothy Catching , Bill Couch , William Darr , Joan Foley , Paul L. Ehrmann , John Moio , Read Morgan , Conrad E. Palmisano , Tony Rocco , Jesse Wayne , Carole Hemingway , Clete Roberts , Stu Nahan , Osman Ragheb , Yung Henry Yu , Tsui-Ling Yu , Ricker Slaven , James Bacon , Yani Begakis , Selma Archerd , Domingo Ambriz , Peter Donat , Simon Cadell , Roy Edward Disney , Eddie Garrett , George Golden , Wei-Tu Lin , Todd Mason , Monty O'Grady , Tony Regan , Hank Robinson , John Spencer , Bob Templeton , Arthur Tovey
Runtimes: 108
Countries: United States , Hong Kong
Languages: English , Russian
Color Info: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Sound Mix: 4-Track Stereo , Mono
Original Air Date: 19 Oct 1979 (Sweden)
Rating: 5
Votes: 7841
Year: 1979
Akas: Meteoro (Spain) , Meteoro (Portugal) , Meteoro (Mexico) , Meteoritul (Romania) , Meteoro (Uruguay)
Production Companies: American International Pictures , Meteor Joint Venture , Palladium Productions , Shaw Brothers
Distributors: American International Pictures (AIP) , Columbia-Warner Distributors , Roadshow Films , Warner-Columbia Film , Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution , Shaw Brothers , Triangelfilm , Columbia-Warner Filmes de Portugal , Warner Bros Pictures , Warner Bros. Pictures , Warner Bros. , Warner-Columbia Films , Warner-Columbia Filmverleih , American Broadcasting Company (ABC) , Warner Home Video , Video Releasing Organization (VRO) , Audio Visual Enterprises , Warner Home Video , GoodTimes Home Video , MGM Home Entertainment , Kino Lorber , Ambassador Film Distributors , Warner Home Vídeo
Synopsis: A collision between a comet and an asteroid named Orpheus takes place. Now the meteor Orpheus, which is five miles wide, is on a collision course with Earth. While the United States government and military engage in political maneuvering, other smaller and faster moving fragments rain down on Earth. The major plot point involves secret orbiting nuclear missile platforms, one put up by Dr. Bradley's (Connery) team for the U.S., named Hercules and another constructed by his counterpart in the Soviet Union, nicknamed Peter the Great by Dubov. The American president (Fonda) is advised by military leaders against admitting the existence of Hercules, at the same time the Soviets are reluctant to admit to the existence of its orbital weapons.The President goes on national television and reveals the existence of Hercules, explaining it as a foresighted project to meet the threat that Orpheus represents. He also offers the Soviets a chance to save face and join in by saying they had the same foresight and have their own. Bradley requested a scientist named Dr. Alexei Dubov (Keith) to help him plan a countereffort against Orpheus.Bradley and Sherwood have already arrived at the control center for Hercules, which is located beneath the Sony Building (then called the AT&T Building) in downtown New York. Major-General Adlon (Landau) is the commander of the facility. Dubov and his assistant (and English voice) Tatiana Donskaya (Natalie Wood) arrive and Bradley works at breaking the ice of distrust held by Hercules commander Adlon. Since Dubov cannot admit the existence of the Soviet device, he agrees to Bradley's proposal that they work on the "theoretical" application of how a "theoretical" Soviet platform's weapons would be coordinated with the American ones.Meanwhile, further fragments of the meteor affect the Earth. The Soviets finally admit that they have the device and are willing to join in the effort. The satellite, christened Peter the Great by the joint US-Soviet team working at Hercules control, and Hercules are turned around to aim into space. On Sunday morning, Peter the Great's missiles are fired off because of its position along the orbit, Hercules is fired 40 minutes later.Hercules is launched, and a moment later, New York is wiped out by a fragment of the meteor (one scene shows the World Trade Center destroyed in a giant fireball). Several workers inside the control center are killed when the facility is partially destroyed. The survivors slowly work their way out of what has become a trap, dealing with the East River breaking into the tunnels. Meanwhile, the two sets of missiles are linking up into three waves of mixed nationality. The Hercules crew reach a subway station filled with other people and wait while others try to dig out. The radio stations broadcast news of the result: Orpheus has been either obliterated or shifted to a harmless trajectory. Just then, the subway station occupants are rescued.Later, the scene switches to an airport with a Soviet flag and an American flag on a hanger door. from here, Dubov and Tatiana say goodbye to Bradley and others, then they board a plane with the Soviet star and it takes off for Russia.[
Cinematographer: Paul Lohmann
Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff , Sandy Howard , Gabriel Katzka , Arnold H. Orgolini , Theodore R. Parvin , Run Run Shaw
Production Manager: Frank Baur , Salvatore Billitteri , Lam Chua , Jere Henshaw , Chris Holenia , Norman A. Cook , Ephraim 'Red' Schaffer
Art Direction: David A. Constable
Box Office: $16,000,000 (estimated) , $2,250,000, 19 Oct 1979
Certificates: Argentina:14 , Australia:M , Finland:K-16 , France:Tous publics , India:U , Ireland:12 , Italy:T , Japan:G , Netherlands:12 , Norway:16 , Peru:14 , Singapore:PG , Spain:A::(ICAA) , Sweden:11 , United Kingdom:PG , United Kingdom:A , United Kingdom:PG::(tv rating) , United States:PG , West Germany:12
Composer: Laurence Rosenthal
Editor: Carl Kress
Editorial Department: Dee D'Orazio , Dody Dorn , Carrie Ellison , Janice Hampton , Marsha Hoke , Jibralta Merrill , Dale Mishkin , Toni Morgan , Maureen O'Connell , Bruce Pearson
Sound Crew: Craig Huxley , Joe Kenworthy , Michael J. Kohut , Tom McCarthy Jr. , William L. McCaughey , Charles E. Moran , Aaron Rochin , Jack Solomon , Mark Winitsky , Ken Dufva , Robin Haskins
Visual Effects: Margo Anderson , Byron Bauer , Allen Blaisdell , Dave Cornell , William Cruse , Alessandra De Clario , Sam DiMaggio , Jim Doyle , Marcia Dripchak , Mimi Gramatky , John Greenleigh , Ron Kolman , Dennis Michelson , Charles Naddour , Martin Jay Sadoff , Catherine Schlesinger , Clyde Tichenor , Max W. Anderson , Robert Blalack , Paul Kassler , Pete Kleinow , Michael Minor , Gene Warren
Music Department: Vince De Rosa , Jim Self , Louise Di Tullio , Richard Nash , Tommy Johnson , The Hollywood Studio Symphony , Derek Brechin , Allison Caine , Jack Hayes , Arthur Morton , William Saracino , Herbert W. Spencer , Malcolm McNab , David Newman , Aaron Rochin , Laurence Rosenthal
Miscellaneous Crew: David Hakim , Samuel Z. Arkoff , Frank Bonner , Renee F. Brown , Carolyn Effler , Bill Ewing , Dona Friedberg , Stephanie Garman , Penny Gillman , Connie Greenwood , Ken Hardie , Ginger Mason , Melinda McRae , George Rubinstein , John Small , Doug Ward , Robert Werden , Anna Zappia
Other Companies: California Institute of Technology (Caltech) , Controlled Demolition , Griffith Observatory , Kress Editorial Services , Lynn Stalmaster & Associates , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , Metro Goldwyn Mayer Scoring Stage , National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) , Polaris Observatory Association , United States Coast Guard , Weddle Brothers Co. , Worldstage
Costume Designer: Albert Wolsky
Make Up: Del Armstrong , Sugar Blymyer , Edwin Butterworth , Lynn Del Kail , Hallie Smith-Simmons
Assistant Director: D. Scott Easton , Daniel McCauley , Albert M. Shapiro , Ephraim 'Red' Schaffer
Art Department: Kevin Shanks , Robert Tanenbaum , David Evans , Jack M. Marino , Gary Martin , Tom Southwell , Mentor Huebner
Camera and Electrical Department: Mike Ferra , Ron Frantzvog , James Globus , Gerald A. King , Edmond L. Koons , J. Michael Marlett , Guy Polzel , Thomas P. Powell , Thomas Thatcher , Doug Byers , Bruce Chimerofsky
Set Decoration: Barbara Krieger
Costume Department: Darryl M. Athons , Barry Kellogg , Bucky Rous , Peggy Thorin
Production Design: Edward C. Carfagno
Special Effects: Brian Bevis , Glen Robinson , Robert Staples , Allen Hurd , Wayne Rose
Videos: Video 1
Script Department: Ray Quiroz
Stunt Performer: Robbie Banks , Bruce Paul Barbour , Leah Creed , Roger Creed , Ted Duncan , Larry Duran , Barbara Eaton , Kenny Endoso , Martha Garza , Len Glascow , Marilyn Jones , Valerie Kelly , Jack Lilley , Nick Palmisano , George Robotham , Sonny Shields , Al Wyatt Sr. , Bob Bralver , Leslie Hoffman , Jesse Wayne
Location Management: John James
Number of Seasons: Michael McDuffee , Tim Roslan