| | | Oceans Rise. Cities Fall. Hope Survives.
Features: DVD, Collector's Edition, Widescreen
What would you do if you knew that in a handful of days an enormous comet would collide with Earth and all humanity could be annihilated? The countdown to doomsday is underway in this "gut-wrenching, eye-opening blast of a movie experience (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview). Mimi Leder (The Peacemaker) directs, guiding an all-star cast featuring Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell and Morgan Freeman. With the film's dynamic fusion of large-scale excitement and touching, human-scale storylines, Deep Impact makes its impact felt in a big and unforgettable way.
"A thriller with brains." Gene Shalit, Today
"Exhilarating! The special effects highlight of the year." Jeffrey Lyons, NBC-TV
"...self-sacrifice saves the race while special effects and some good acting save the movie." Lisa Osborne, Box Office Magazine
Editor's Note
When it is discovered that an enormous comet is on a collision course with Earth, a handful of Americans make different preparations for the end of the world. While Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood), the fourteen-year-old amateur astronomer who discovered the comet, deals with the pangs of first love, an ambitious newswoman (Tea Leoni) attempts to reconcile with her estranged parents. Simultaneously, a former astronaut (Robert Duvall) finds himself in the stars once again in an attempt to prevent the catastrophe from occurring. Mimi Leder (THE PEACEMAKER) directs from a script by Bruce Joel Rubin (GHOST) and Michael Tolkin (THE PLAYER).
| Features | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; English Dolby Digital Surround | | Creating The Perfect Traffic Jam Featurette | | Interactive Menus | | Making An Impact Featurette | | Parting Thoughts | | Photo Gallery | | Preparing For The End Featurette | | Scene Selection | | Theatrical Trailers |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 8/22/2006 |
| Running Time: 121 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 053374 | | UPC: 00097360533743 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...It is hard to imagine a better space-trip, all skills at full blast..." 07/??/1998 p.39-40USA Today
"...Oscar-winning special effects..." 05/22/1998 p.4E Entertainment Weekly
"Mimi Leder's cautionary comet tale was most unexpected -- the disaster movie as chick flick." 06/04/2004 p.35 Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 7 of 10
Exciting yarn about attempts to ward off a comet hurtling toward Earth--and preparations to save as - Leonard Maltin
Time Magazine 8 of 10
There's something curiously refreshing in the soberly inspirational way Deep Impact embraces - Richard Schickel
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