Armageddon [WS] DVD

Armageddon
Michael Bay (The Rock) directed this science fiction action thriller in the When Worlds Collide tradition. After astronomy students discover a comet-asteroid collision, an asteroid fragment "the size of the Super Dome" threatens. It's destroyed by a secret USA defense in space, but a large chunk veers off toward Singapore. With another asteroid "the size of Texas" en route, a plan is devised to send oil drillers to land on the asteroid and drop a nuclear device down a 1000-foot shaft, a scheme calculated to crack the asteroid into two halves, saving Earth. NASA begins a crash program to train beer-besotted oil roughnecks for the mission. During a stopover to refuel at the Mir Station, the space station is accidentally destroyed, so a Russian cosmonaut also joins the team. Produced by Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer (Con Air), and Gale Anne Hurd (The Relic, The Abyss). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Cast Bruce Willis as Harry S. Stamper Billy Bob Thornton as Dan Truman Liv Tyler as Grace Stamper Ben Affleck as A.J. Frost Will Patton as Charles (Chick) Chapple Peter Stormare as Lev Andropov Keith David as Gen. Kimsey Steve Buscemi as Rockhound Owen Wilson as Oscar Choi William Fichtner as Col. William Sharp Jessica Steen as Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts Jason Isaacs as Ronald Quincy Ken Campbell as Max Lennert Grayson McCouch as Gruber Clark Heathcliffe Brolly as Freddy Noonan Marshall Teague as Colonel Davis Chris Ellis as Walter Clark Eddie Griffin as Little Guy Michael Clarke Duncan as Jayotis (Bear) Kurleenbear John Mahon as Karl Grace Zabriskie as Dottie Udo Kier as Psychologist Seiko Matsuda as Asian Tourist (Female) Lawrence Tierney as Hollis Vernon (Grap) Stamper Charlton Heston as Narrator

Crew Bruton Jones - Art Director Lawrence Hubbs - Art Director Geoff Hubbard - Supervising Art Director Barry H. Waldman - Associate Producer Pat Sandston - Associate Producer Kenny Bates - Associate Producer Bonnie Timmermann - Casting Michael Kaplan - Costume Designer Magali Guidasci - Costume Designer K.C. Hodenfield - First Assistant Director Michael Bay - Director Kenny Bates - Second Unit Director Glen Scantlebury - Editor Mark Goldblatt - Editor Chris Lebenzon - Editor Jonathan Hensleigh - Executive Producer Jim Van Wyck - Executive Producer Chad Oman - Executive Producer Trevor Rabin - Composer (Music Score) Michael White - Production Designer John Schwartzman - Cinematographer Michael Bay - Producer Gale Anne Hurd - Producer Jerry Bruckheimer - Producer Mindi Toback - Set Designer Gary R. Speckman - Set Designer Domenic Silvestri - Set Designer R. Gilbert Clayton - Set Designer Daniel R. Jennings - Set Designer Steven M. Saylor - Set Designer Bill Taliaferro - Set Designer George R. Lee - Set Designer Kevin Ishioka - Set Designer John P. Bruce - Set Designer Patricia Klawonn - Set Designer Dream Quest Images - Special Effects Keith A. Wester - Sound/Sound Designer Charlie Picerni - Stunts Kenny Bates - Stunts Coordinator Patrick McClung - Special Effects Supervisor Richard Hoover - Special Effects Supervisor Jonathan Hensleigh - Screen Story Robert Roy Pool - Screen Story J.J. Abrams - Screenwriter Shane Salerno - Screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh - Screenwriter Tony Gilroy - Screenwriter Mauro Fiore - Second Unit Director Of Photography

Armageddon
(not reviewed)
 

Diane Warren: Academy, Best Original Song (nominated) George Watters II: Academy, Best Sound Effects Editing (nominated) Greg P. Russell: Academy, Best Sound (nominated) John Frazier: Academy, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Keith A. Wester: Academy, Best Sound (nominated) Kevin O'Connell: Academy, Best Sound (nominated) Patrick McClung: Academy, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Richard Hoover: Academy, Best Visual Effects (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Dolby Digital 5.1 audio French-language track Theatrical trailer Teaser trailer Aerosmith music video, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Chapter search DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 151 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 0. Chapter Selection 1. Program Start/Opening Credits [:21] 2. NYC Hit Hard [5:57] 3. Meet Harry Stamper [5:57] 4. NASA Briefing [4:21] 5. Building The Team [:06] 6. The Physicals [:06] 7. Training Begins [1:06] 8. Grace And A.J [:04] 9. Underwater Simulation [:03] 10. A Day Off [:03] 11. Shanghai's Surprised [5:34] 12. Launch Day [5:36] 13. The Countdown [:23] 14. Rendezvous With Russians [:23] 15. Slingshot In Space [5:08] 16. Independence Lost [6:43] 17. Freedom Good To Go [4:26] 18. Secondary Protocol [1:32] 19. Jumping The Canyon [4:24] 20. Rockhound Loses It [2:05] 21. Chaos On Earth [:04] 22. A.J. To The Rescue [:04] 23. Rock Storm [:35] 24. Drawing Straws [2:36] 25. Harry Says Goodbye [4:47] 26. "Harry, You The Man!" [:22] 27. End Credits [2:04]