Meteor (1979)

8% of critics liked it
(12 reviews)
17% of users liked it
(811 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

Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By: Ronald Neame
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Oct 19, 1979 Wide
On DVD: Mar 7, 2000

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Chatty disaster pic that talks itself to death.
Stefan Birgir Stefansson, sbs.is
bond saves the world yet again
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
entertainingly ludicrous
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.
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Entertaining, but only in an "OMG is this stupid!" sort of way.

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Featured Audience Ratings

AJ V

One of the last disaster movies of the 70s. It has some intense moments, but for the most part it's boring and the story is kinda silly too. Still, it's entertaining.
Anthony L

Even in 1979 Meteor was a little dated but looking beyond the low budget it does have a certain charm about it. You've gotta love the creepy synth noise the meteor makes the closer it gets to earth!
jay n

Junk with a good cast trying to breath some life into a tired script.
shane h

I had never heard of this movie before, it showed up as a suggestion when I looked up Dante's Peak. Godzilla is to Cloverfield as Meteor is to Armageddon. It's 1979 and the special effects are cutting edge at the time. They used scale models against space backdrops and… More
I had never heard of this movie before, it showed up as a suggestion when I looked up Dante's Peak. Godzilla is to Cloverfield as Meteor is to Armageddon. It's 1979 and the special effects are cutting edge at the time. They used scale models against space backdrops and really crude overlays and it looks very crude now but then I'm sure it was amazing. Sean Connery is a scientist for NASA and designed a weapon called Hercules to protect against possible catastrophes like this. The government decides to use it "illegally" to guard against nuclear attack from Russia. When a huge piece of asteroid is sent hurdling toward Earth the government calls on Connery to help them protect Earth, with an unlikely ally, to save the human race.
Barry L

Great late seventies dramatic monster of a movie

Cast

            Sean Connery as Dr. Paul Bradley

            Natalie Wood as Tatiana Nikolaevna Donskaya

            Karl Malden as Harry Sherwood Director of NASA

            Brian Keith as Dr. Alexei Dubov Russian Astrophysicist

            Martin Landau as Gen. Barry Adlon Hercules Project Director

            Trevor Howard as Sir. Michael Hughes

            Richard Dysart as Secretary of Defense

            Henry Fonda as President of the United States

            Joseph Campanella as Gen. Easton Air Force Chief of Staff

            Arthur Adams as Zambian Representative

            Domingo Ambriz as Boy with Radio

            Selma Archerd as Woman in Subway

            Charles Bartlett as Guard

            Christine Baur
            
            Bibi Besch as Helen Bradley

            Peter Bourne as United Nations President

            Bo Brundin as Manheim

            Burke Byrnes as Coast Guard Officer

            Fred Carney as United States Representative

            Clyde Kusatsu as Yamashiro

            Katherine de Hetre as Jan Watkins Trajectory Analysis Officer

            Peter Donat as Opening Sequence Narrator

            John Findlater as Astronaut Tom Easton

            Joan Foley as Communications Center Technician

            Gregory Gaye as Russian Premier

            Boyd 'Red' Morgan
            
            Read Morgan as Communications Center Technician

            Stu Nahan as Football Announcer

            Raymond O'Keefe as Guard

            Henry Olek as Army Translator

            Osman Ragheb as Swiss TV Newscaster

            James G. Richardson as Alan Marshall

            Roger Robinson as Bill Hunter

            Philip Sterling as Russian Representative

            Paul Tulley as Astronaut Bill Frager

            Allen Williams as Astronaut Michael McKendrick

            Michael Zaslow as Sam Mason

            Sybil Danning as Girl Skier

            Paul Laurence as Communications Center Technician

            Stanley Mann as Canadian Representative

            John Moio
            
            Ronald Neame as British Representative

            Conrad Palmisano as Communications Center Technician

            James Bacon as News Reporter

            Jesse Wayne as Communications Center Technician

            Clete Roberts as Network Newscaster

            Carole Hemingway as Sherwood's Secretary

            John McKinney as Peter Watson

            Eileen Saki as Siberian Woman

            Bill Couch as Communications Center Technician

            Joe Medalis as Bartender
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