Armageddon

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The Resource Armageddon

Statement of responsibility: Touchstone Pictures presents ; a Jerry Bruckheimer production in association with Valhalla Motion Pictures ; a Michael Bay Film ; screenplay by Jonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Gale Anne Hurd, Michael Bay ; directed by Michael Bay

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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

Credits note: Story by Robert Roy Pool and Jonathan Hensleigh ; adaptation by Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno ; music by Trevor Rabin; director of photography, John Schwartzman

Language note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned

PerformerNote: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton, Peter Stormare, Keith David, Owen Wilson, Steve Buscemi

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