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Asteroid

Movie·1997·Action, Science Fiction, Thriller·2h·5.8 (50)·Directed by Bradford May

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With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wait. The main impact zone is revealed to be Dallas, Texas. Generally, the plot follows the lives and reactions of several characters: an astronomer, her father, her son, two firefighters from Kansas, two young doctors in Dallas and the heads of the government agency in charge of the situation.

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Michael BiehnMichael BiehnFEMA Director Jack WallachAnnabella SciorraAnnabella SciorraDr. Lily McKee
Zachary Charles
Zachary CharlesElliot McKeeDon FranklinDon FranklinBen DoddCarlos GómezCarlos GómezAdam MarquezMichael WeatherlyMichael WeatherlyDr. Matthew RogersJensen DaggettJensen DaggettDr. Valerie BrennanAnne-Marie JohnsonAnne-Marie JohnsonKaren Dodd

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