Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Impact follows a group of astronauts and scientists who race to stop a massive comet from destroying all life on Earth. Téa Leoni stars as journalist Jenny Lerner alongside Elijah Wood as novice astronomer Leo Beiderman, Robert Duvall as Captain Spurgeon "Fish" Tanner, and Morgan Freeman as US President Tom Beck.
Deep Impact
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- Director
- Mimi Leder
- Release Date
- May 8, 1998
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures , DreamWorks Distribution
- Cast
- Tea Leoni , Elijah Wood , Morgan Freeman , Robert Duvall , Vanessa Redgrave
- Writers
- Michael Tolkin , Bruce Joel Rubin
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Budget
- $75 million
Summary
Deep Impact follows a group of astronauts and scientists who race to stop a massive comet from destroying all life on Earth. Téa Leoni stars as journalist Jenny Lerner alongside Elijah Wood as novice astronomer Leo Beiderman, Robert Duvall as Captain Spurgeon "Fish" Tanner, and Morgan Freeman as US President Tom Beck.
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