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Meteor

Actor(s): Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau
Director(s): Ronald Neame
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Movie Release: 1979
DVD Release: 02/29/2000
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins
Studio: MGM
Members Wishing: 0
Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action, Sci-Fi Disaster Film

DVD Synopsis

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, All Movie Guide

Actors

Sean Connery - Dr. Paul Bradley
Natalie Wood - Tatiana Nikolaevna Donskaya
Karl Malden - Harry Sherwood, Director of NASA
Brian Keith - Dr. Alexei Dubov, Russian Astrophysicist
Martin Landau - Gen. Barry Adlon, Hercules Project Director

Editorial Review of DVD

Ronald Neame's disaster film Meteor comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. Spanish and French subtitles are accessible. And the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer, and a collectible booklet. This is a fine release from MGM/UA. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Member Movie Reviews

Larry W. (Blackettle) from NAMPA, ID wrote on 8/17/2009...

We want bombs in space. Lets make a movie showing what a good thing it is and the public will support it. Lame. As it's an older movie the Computer images are poor and the acting less then stellar. You get the impression the actors were under contract to make the film. Brian Keith as Russian....ah come on! Where was Natalie Wood...did I sleep through that part. Sean Connery not the young hunk in Darby O Gill or the Man form the Rock, somewhere nutured inbetween.