Armageddon
Directed by	Michael Bay
Written by	Robert Roy Pool Jonathan Hensleigh
Starring	Bruce Willis Billy Bob Thornton Ben Affleck Liv Tyler
Produced by	Michael Bay, Jerry Bruckheimer
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Release date	July 1, 1998
Runtime	150 min.
Language	English
Budget	$140 million
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The album cover

Armageddon is a 1998 disaster film/science fiction film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It was directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and featured Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. Armageddon Movie Poster File links The following pages link to this file: Armageddon (movie) ... Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director. ... Bruce Willis Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955 as Walter Bruce Willis) is an American actor. ... Billy Bob playing in movie Pushing Tin Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955, in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an American actor, and also an occasional director, playwright, screenwriter and singer. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972), is an American actor. ... Liv Tyler in Wellington (New Zealand) Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren on July 1, 1977 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actress most famous for her role in the 1998 blockbuster movie Armageddon and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003). ... Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director. ... Jerry Bruckheimer Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... A division of The Walt Disney Company devoted to producing films that would be unsuitable for release under the Disney label. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... CD cover of Armageddon - The Album (Official soundtrack to the Armageddon movie) {fairuse} Source [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... CD cover of Armageddon - The Album (Official soundtrack to the Armageddon movie) {fairuse} Source [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A disaster movie is a movie that has an impending disaster (e. ... Poster for The Day the Earth Stood Still, an archetypal science fiction film Science fiction as a genre of film making has been an element of the cinema experience since the earliest days of the motion picture industry. ... A blue-collar worker is a working class employee who performs manual or technical labor, such as in a factory or in technical maintenance trades, in contrast to a white-collar worker, who does non-manual work generally at a desk. ... Natural gas drilling rig A drilling rig or oil rig is a structure housing equipment used to drill for and extract oil or natural gas from underground reservoirs. ... The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of Americas space program and long-term general aerospace research. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ... Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director. ... Jerry Bruckheimer Jerome Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) is an American film and television producer. ... Bruce Willis Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955 as Walter Bruce Willis) is an American actor. ... Billy Bob playing in movie Pushing Tin Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955, in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an American actor, and also an occasional director, playwright, screenwriter and singer. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972), is an American actor. ... Liv Tyler in Wellington (New Zealand) Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren on July 1, 1977 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actress most famous for her role in the 1998 blockbuster movie Armageddon and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003). ...

Tagline: For Love. For Honor. For Mankind.

The movie did very well at the box office, selling more than US$ 200 million worth of tickets in the United States. The term box office can refer to either: A place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to a venue The amount of business a particular production, such as a movie or theatre show, does. ... The United States dollar, or American dollar, is the official currency of the United States. ... Ticket (unseperated) of the Kurkino in Berchtesgaden CeBIT Home 1998 student day ticket with Barcode Ticket for Rock am Ring(2004) with Hologram (right hand) Ticket can mean one of several things: Permission A ticket is a voucher to indicate that one has paid for admission to a theatre, movie...

Armageddon was released during a period when disaster movies were seeing a comeback. Another asteroid impact movie, Deep Impact, was made the same year, along with a reprise of Godzilla. The previous year saw a few volcano-based disaster movies. A disaster movie is a movie that has an impending disaster (e. ... Deep Impact is a 1998 disaster film/science fiction film released by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. ... Godzilla in one of his 1990s movies, Godzilla (Gojira) (ゴジラ) is a giant, amphibious, dinosaur first seen in the Japanese-produced 1954 tokusatsu kaiju film Gojira produced by Toho Film Company Ltd. ... A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the earths interior made molten or liquid by high pressure and temperature) erupts through the surface of the planet. ...

The soundtrack featured the song "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith (fronted by Liv Tyler's father, Steven Tyler) which was the first number 1 hit of the band's career. Arrowsmith is a 1925 book by Sinclair Lewis. ... Liv Tyler in Wellington (New Zealand) Liv Tyler (born Liv Rundgren on July 1, 1977 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actress most famous for her role in the 1998 blockbuster movie Armageddon and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003). ... Steven Tyler Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948 of Italian parents in Yonkers, New York), better known as Steven Tyler, is the singer and co-songwriter in the band Aerosmith, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1970s. ...

While Hollywood science fiction films often bend the rules of science in order to create a more compelling plot, science critics blasted Armageddon more than most for its poor adherence to the laws of physics. Some even felt that the asteroid, an inanimate object, was portrayed as actively trying to kill the astronauts. ... A physical law or a law of nature is a scientific generalization based on empirical observations. ... The willingness to question previously held truths and search for new answers resulted in a period of major scientific advancements, now known as the Scientific Revolution. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ...

The movie was nominated in seven categories for the 1998 Golden Raspberry Awards, but only one was awarded: the Worst Actor award was given to Bruce Willis for his Armageddon performance, along with appearances in Mercury Rising and The Siege. The 19th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 20, 1999 at the Huntley Hotel Garden Room in Santa Monica, California to recognise the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1998. ... Mercury Rising is a 1998 thriller film, directed by Harold Bucker, starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. ... The Siege is a 1998 film starring Denzel Washington. ...

Regardless of the science and its generally poor critical reception, Armageddon has been re-issued by the prestigious Criterion Collection, which is widely considered an acknowledgement of a film's excellence and place in the cinematic canon. The film also received the Saturn Awards for Best Direction and Best Science Fiction Film (where it tied with Dark City). The Criterion Collection is a joint venture between Janus Films and The Voyager Company that was begun in the mid 1980s for the purpose of releasing authoritative consumer versions of classic and important contemporary films on the laserdisc and DVD formats. ... The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy and horror in film, television and home video. ... The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Direction: ... The following are a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Science Fiction Film: See also Science fiction film Categories: Science fiction films ... Dark City is a 1998 movie written and directed by Alex Proyas. ...

Soundtrack

Armageddon: The Album (Sony, June 23, 1998):

1. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
2. Remember Me - Journey
3. What Kind of Love Are You On - Aerosmith
4. La Grange - ZZ Top
5. Roll Me Away - Bob Seger
6. When the Rainbow Comes - Shawn Colvin
7. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
8. Mister Big Time - Jon Bon Jovi
9. Come Together - Aerosmith
10. Wish I Were You - Patty Smyth
11. Starseed - Our Lady Peace
12. Leaving on a Jet Plane - Chantal Kreviazuk
13. Theme from Armageddon - Trevor Rabin
14. Animal Crackers - Ben Affleck

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See also

• Asteroid deflection strategies

Since 1994 when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter, scientists have been researching if it may be possible to deflect incoming asteroids. ...

External links

• Armageddon at the Internet Movie Database
• Jeanine Basinger's essay on why Armageddon is in the Criterion Collection
• Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics review of Armageddon
• Bad Astronomy - The Astronomy of Armageddon