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Meteor

Release: October 19, 1979

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough fire power. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

Trailers

This is the theatrical trailer without watermarks or the TCM intro.

This trailer from the TCM website was originally posted to YouTube by 1985n...

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Posters

Quotes

Communications Center Technician: "2 minutes, 50 seconds. Tracking stations reported no more loss, keep your fingers crossed. -Communications Center Technician"

Harry Sherwood, NASA: "That meteor is five miles wide and it's definitely going to hit us! -Harry Sherwood, NASA"

News Reporter: "Three minutes ago, at 10:38, the combine rockets of the United States and USSR, struck the meteor which stands for five days been coming towards us. The danger is passed. -News Reporter"

The President: "Hercules is an aimed orbiting satellite. Its nuclear weaponary aimed towards outer space. -The President"

Locate The Duplicate Entry For Meteor

Title	Date Added	Release Date
Meteor	05/01/2012	(1979)
The Meteor Man	05/01/2012	(1993)
G.i.joe: the mass device	05/01/2012	(1984)
The Blob	05/01/2012	(1958)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie	04/04/2023	(2023)
The Monolith Monsters	05/01/2012	(1957)
The Day Of The Triffids	06/05/2012	(1963)

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