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Year of Release: 1998
Running Time: 2 hrs. 30 min.
MPAA Rating: PG 13
Director: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: J.J. Abrams
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer
Studio: Touchstone Pictures

Synopsis

There is an asteriod the size of Texas speeding towards earth and somebody has to save mankind. The government pins all the world's hopes on a misfit band of oil well drillers, lead by the charismatic duo Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck. Championed on earth by NASA Space Director, Billy Bob Thornton, and Willis-daughter/Affleck-fiance Liv Tyler, the team board space shuttles and set off for their rendevous with destiny. Action, adventure and patriotic heroism ensue.
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Cast

Bruce Willis - Harry Stamper
Ben Affleck - AJ Frost
Billy Bob Thornton - Dan Truman
Liv Tyler - Grace Stamper
Steve Buscemi - Rockhound
Will Patton - Chick Chapple
Owen Wilson - Osca Choi
William Fichtner - Col. Willie Sharp
Michael Clark Duncan - Bear Kurleenbear
Peter Stormare - Lev Andropov

Awards and Nominations

1998 Academy Awards® Best Song (Nom) - "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
Best Sound (Nom)
Best Sound Effects Editing (Nom)
Best Visual Effects (Nom)
1999 MTV Movie Awards® Best Film (Nom)
Best Male Performance - Ben Affleck (Nom)
Best Female Performance - Liv Tyler (Nom)
Best On-Screen Duo - Bruce Willis and Liv Tyler (Nom)
Best Song (Nom)
Best Action Sequence (Nom)


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Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton):
"Okay gentlemen. You're our warriors up there. God be with you. You're already heroes. Just sit back and enjoy the ride."

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