Armageddon Fun Features This is the section for all our "FUN" Armageddon information - please enjoy! Did You Know? (The following Did You Know? facts came from the extra material on the Armageddon DVD. For more behind-the-scenes info, Buy It Now!) … that Director Michael Bay makes a cameo appearance in Armageddon as a NASA scientist. He practiced his chair move ten times. 
… that Bruce Willis improvised the line, "The United States government just asked us to save the world. Anybody want to say no?" on the first day of shooting. 
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… that each actor made his own decision about what they wanted from the government in exchange for saving the world. Bruce Willis read the requests for the first time while the camera was rolling. … that Armageddon took eight months to shoot and that filmmakers shot 1.3 million feet of film. It would take 20 consecutive 8-hour days to watch every foot of film. … that the filmmakers opted not to shoot on location at NASA buildings because they weren't "sexy" enough looking for a Hollywood blockbuster film. However, all launch shots of the space shuttle were actual lift-offs. In addition, NASA allowed the filmmakers to shoot a scene of the astronauts entering the space shuttle at the launch pad a week before an actual lift-off. … that Armageddon was shot on an actual oil rig off the coast of Galveston, Texas that is worth $400 million. Although filmmakers are not usually permitted to shoot on oil rigs due to their high value, it was allowed in the case of Armageddon because the premise was that oil riggers were saving the world. It took 2 and a half hours to reach the rig by helicopter. … that Armageddon cost $130 million to make. Some of the costs: a $75,000 nuclear bomb prop, a $150,000 Armadillo and 1.5 million dollar space suits. Training the dogs to attack the Godzilla dolls: $20,000. You get the idea. Star Sightings 2002 Golden Globe Awards On January 20, 2002 the biggest and brightest stars of the television and motion picture industry gathered at the Beverly Hills Hilton to be honored by the Foreign Press Association for their work in the year 2001 at the 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Destination Hollywood was there and so was ... 
... Billy Bob Thornton.
... Steve Buscemi.
On Location Grauman's/Mann's Chinese Theater Footprints Bruce Willis is just one of the many legendary celebrities to leave hand and footprints outside the famous Grauman's (now Mann's) Chinese Theater. 
Bruce Willis PrintsMann's Chinese Theater 6925 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA SEE MAP Tribute to Armageddon Main Page | DH Home Armageddon © 1998 Touchstone Pictures. All rights reserved. This Tribute is not officially endorsed or authorized by Touchstone Pictures. Unauthorized use of this material is strictly prohibited. © 2001-2008 Destination Hollywood. All rights reserved. |
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