Meteor (1979)
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8% of critics liked it
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17% of users liked it
(856 ratings)
The Soviets and Americans combine forces to save the world from a meteor in this science fiction disaster adventure. Bradley (Sean Connery) is an American scientist who teams up with Dubov (Brian Keith), and his translator-assistant Tatiana (Natalie Wood) later falls in love with Bradley. Hong Kong… More The Soviets and Americans combine forces to save the world from a meteor in this science fiction disaster adventure. Bradley (Sean Connery) is an American scientist who teams up with Dubov (Brian Keith), and his translator-assistant Tatiana (Natalie Wood) later falls in love with Bradley. Hong Kong and New York are hit hard by tidal waves as the scientists race against time to prevent global disaster. Although a fine cast is assembled, nobody stands out, and the real star of the film is the special effects. This 18-million-dollar feature faced real economic disaster at the box office, although four engineers received an Oscar nomination for "Best Sound" for this forgettable film. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ronald Neame
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Oct 19, 1979 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Chatty disaster pic that talks itself to death.
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Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
bond saves the world yet again
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Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
entertainingly ludicrous
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A grab-the-money-and-run disaster opus with a slumming Connery and Wood ludicrious as a Russian scientist. Too bad the set wasn't hit by a giant falling space rock.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Entertaining, but only in an "OMG is this stupid!" sort of way.
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Cast
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Sean Connery
as Dr. Paul Bradley
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Natalie Wood
as Tatiana Nikolaevna Donskaya
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Karl Malden
as Harry Sherwood Director of NASA
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Brian Keith
as Dr. Alexei Dubov Russian Astrophysicist
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Martin Landau
as Gen. Barry Adlon Hercules Project Direct...
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Trevor Howard
as Sir. Michael Hughes
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Richard Dysart
as Secretary of Defense
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Henry Fonda
as President of the United States
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Joseph Campanella
as Gen. Easton Air Force Chief of Staff
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Arthur Adams
as Zambian Representative
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Domingo Ambriz
as Boy with Radio
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Selma Archerd
as Woman in Subway
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Charles Bartlett
as Guard
- Christine Baur
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Bibi Besch
as Helen Bradley
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Peter Bourne
as United Nations President
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Bo Brundin
as Manheim
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Burke Byrnes
as Coast Guard Officer
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Fred Carney
as United States Representative
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Clyde Kusatsu
as Yamashiro
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Katherine de Hetre
as Jan Watkins Trajectory Analysis Officer
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Peter Donat
as Opening Sequence Narrator
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John Findlater
as Astronaut Tom Easton
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Joan Foley
as Communications Center Technician
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Gregory Gaye
as Russian Premier
- Boyd 'Red' Morgan
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Read Morgan
as Communications Center Technician
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Stu Nahan
as Football Announcer
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Raymond O'Keefe
as Guard
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Henry Olek
as Army Translator
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Osman Ragheb
as Swiss TV Newscaster
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James G. Richardson
as Alan Marshall
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Roger Robinson
as Bill Hunter
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Philip Sterling
as Russian Representative
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Paul Tulley
as Astronaut Bill Frager
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Allen Williams
as Astronaut Michael McKendrick, Russian Pr...
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Michael Zaslow
as Sam Mason
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Sybil Danning
as Girl Skier
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Paul Laurence
as Communications Center Technician
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Stanley Mann
as Canadian Representative
- John Moio
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Ronald Neame
as British Representative
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Conrad Palmisano
as Communications Center Technician
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James Bacon
as News Reporter
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Jesse Wayne
as Communications Center Technician
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Clete Roberts
as Network Newscaster
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Carole Hemingway
as Sherwood's Secretary
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John McKinney
as Peter Watson
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Eileen Saki
as Siberian Woman
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Bill Couch
as Communications Center Technician
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Joe Medalis
as Bartender