Armageddon /
Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Burbank, Calif. :
Touchstone Home Video,
[1999]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
40. |
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| Summary: | Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful team train the world's best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results. |
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| Item Description: | Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture. Rated PG-13. Special features : Disc 1 - the exclusive director's cut and two tracks featuring comentary by Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck and cinematographer John Schwartzman, NASA consultant Joe Allen and asteroid consultant Ivan Bekey. Disc 2 - Michael Bay's gag reel, deleted scences compiled by Michael Bay, storyboards and production design drawings, analysis of the special effects, trailer, teaser and television spots and the Aerosmith music video "I don't want to miss a thing." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD ; Dolby surround stereo ; dual-layer edition. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John Schwartzman ; editors, Mark Goldblatt, Chris Lebenon and Glen Scantlebury ; art, Lawrence Hubbs and Burton Jones ; music, Trevor Rabin ; costumes, Magali Guidasci and Michael Kaplan. |
| ISBN: | 1559408987 |