Armageddon is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi, William Fichtner, Owen Wilson, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Peter Stormare.
The film tells the story of a group of oil drillers who are recruited by NASA to save the Earth from an asteroid that is on a collision course with the planet. Willis plays Harry Stamper, the leader of the drilling team.
Stamper and his team are trained to be astronauts and then sent to the asteroid to drill a hole into it and plant a nuclear bomb. The bomb is then detonated, destroying the asteroid and saving the Earth.
Armageddon was a box office success, grossing over $553 million worldwide. However, it received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the film's special effects but criticized its plot and characters.
Despite its mixed critical reception, Armageddon remains a popular film and is considered to be one of the quintessential summer blockbuster films of the 1990s.
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Cast
- Bruce Willis as Harry S. Stamper
- Billy Bob Thornton as Dan Truman
- Ben Affleck as A.J. Frost
- Liv Tyler as Grace Stamper
- Will Patton as Chick
- Steve Buscemi as Rockhound
- William Fichtner as Colonel Willie Sharp
- Owen Wilson as Oscar
- Michael Clarke Duncan as Bear
- Peter Stormare as Lev Andropov
- Ken Campbell as Max
- Jessica Steen as Co-Pilot Jennifer Watts
- Keith David as General Kimsey
- Chris Ellis as Flight Director Clark
- Jason Isaacs as Ronald Quincy
- Grayson McCouch as Gruber
- Clark Brolly as Noonan
- Marshall Teague as Colonel Davis
- Anthony Guidera as Co-Pilot Tucker
- Greg Collins as Halsey
- John Mahon as Karl
- Grace Zabriskie as Dottie
- Eddie Griffin as Bike Messenger
- Jim Ishida as Client #3
- Stanley Anderson as President
- James Harper as Admiral Kelso
- Ellen Cleghorne as Helga the Nurse
- Udo Kier as Psychologist
- John Aylward as Dr. Banks
- Mark Curry as Stu the Cabbie
- Seiko Matsuda as Asian Tourist-Female
- Harry Humphries as Chuck Jr.
- Judith Hoag as Denise Chapel
- Steven Ford as Nuke Tech
- Christian Clemenson as Droning Guy
- Michael "Bear" Taliferro as Roughneck #2
- Billy Devlin as Roughneck #3
- Kathleen Matthews as Newscaster #2
- J.C. Hayward as Newscaster #3
- Andrew Glassman as Newscaster #4
- Shawnee Smith as Redhead
- Dwight Hicks as FBI Agent #1
- Layla Roberts as Molly Mounds
- Bodhi Elfman as Math Guy
- Peter White as Secretary of Defense
- Michael Kaplan as NASA Techs
- Charles Stewart as Vacuum Chamber Tech
- James Fitzpatrick as NORAD Technician
- Narration by Charlton Heston
Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Jonathan Hensleigh J.J. Abrams Tony Gilroy
Box Office Gross: $553,709,788
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios
Genre: Sci-Fi Action Adventure Thriller
Release Date: July 1, 1998