Deep Impact

Synopsis

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

Director

Mimi Leder

Written by

Bruce Joel Rubin

Music

James Horner

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Released

8 May 1998

Genres

Action, Drama, Sci-Fi