Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in charleston, mississippi. In 1998 he played president beck in the movie deep impact. Graphic of typical asteroid orbits contrasted with ramas orbit onscreen. Rendezvous with rama is a science fiction novel by british writer arthur c.
Asteroid comes close to earth on air videos fox news. Clearly time has declared a winner in the great apocalyptic asteroid movie of 1998 war, but did the wrong film emerge victorious. Oct 11, 2011 the president morgan freeman gives a somber but hopeful speech in the aftermath of the comets impact. Deep impact opens before armageddon in asteroid movie race.
Can you guess all of these morgan freeman movies from a. While the entire world watches the largest meteor shower in 10,000 years, a rogue asteroid, hidden by the meteor field, smashes into the moon in a tremendous explosion of rock and debris. Morgan freeman has enjoyed an impressive and varied career on stage, television, and screen. Morgan freeman was born on june 1, 1937 in memphis, tennessee. American actor and director morgan freeman has had a prolific career on film, television and on the stage. Scifi and fantasy movies with morgan freeman scifan world. It is a career that began in the mid60s, when freeman appeared in an offbroadway production of the.
Deep impact is a 1998 disaster movie in which a comet is on a collision course with the earth. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. In almost every instance, the sighting of an asteroid, meteorite or comet in a movie means certain doom for its cast. Mimi leders deep impact opened may 8, 1998, and was swiftly followed by michael bays armageddon just. A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with earth. Freeman also made his stage debut in the same year by appearing in the musical hello, dolly. In 1998, audiences were faced with two asteroid disaster movies at the multiplexes the other being michael bays bombastic armageddon but only one featured morgan freeman as a president wrestling with the repercussions of our planet being struck by a massive space rock. That still leaves armageddon, scheduled to open july 1, whose asteroid the. Deep impact 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Armageddonstyle asteroid will now not destroy human race.
With robert duvall, tea leoni, elijah wood, morgan freeman. Robert duvall, tea leoni, elijah wood, morgan freeman. Morgan freeman, michael caine, and alan arkin are outraged to learn that their pension fund has been raided by a shady corporation. Though not a straight mandela biopic, this movie instead focused on how the success of the national rugby team in a world cup tournament helped heal a nation in 1995. Armageddon opened in theaters only twoandahalf months after a similar impactbased movie, deep impact, which starred morgan freeman. With morgan freeman, tommy lee jones, rene russo, joe pantoliano. Mtv got a chance to talk to morgan freeman during the recent red junket and he confirmed rather clearly that arthur c.
But the comet is not the only smallish thing about this film. An ambitious television reporter tea leoni is on the losing side of a deal with the president of the united states morgan freeman. If you must see a meteor movie then watch either meteor with sean connery and natalie wood or watch deep impact with morgan freeman and a cast of big stars or watch armageddon with bruce willis. Its up to a team of astronauts to stop the comet before it destroys all of humanity. That said, for the budget that was available, for the cast they had, this is not a great movie. Morgan freeman was born on june 1, 1937 in memphis, tennessee, usa morgan freeman starred and played the following characters in the movies listed below in alphabetical order. Why deep impact couldnt top armageddon hollywood reporter.
On may 8, 1998, paramount unveiled disaster film deep impact, featuring a cast that included tea leoni, robert duvall and morgan freeman. For some, like the astronauts and morgan freemans potusa performance that mostly consists of giving stirring speeches every time things go from worse to even worseits about taking. Movie descriptions are sourced with minor edits from gracenote. Whether the astral object in question is a gigantic killer meteor bound for. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt. Clarkes rendezvous with rama is still in the works. In a new installment of today in movie history, deep impact opens in theaters ahead of armageddon in the 1998 asteroid movie race. A twohander action comedy in the vein of midnight run 1988, about an exf. Morgan freeman full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. If morgan freeman is our yardstick for meaningful success, then thats one great career for measurement. Armageddon is a 1998 american science fiction disaster film produced and directed by michael bay, produced by jerry bruckheimer, and released by touchstone pictures. What movie did morgan freeman play the president of the us.
United states president beck morgan freeman announces the governments. The drug implanted in her body inadvertently leaks into her system, changing her into a superhuman. Evan almighty was a sequel to, bruce almighty, bruce was given the chance to play god by morgan freeman who is the real god in the movie and. Steven spielberg served as an executive producer of this film. It is a career that began in the mid60s, when freeman appeared in an. Morgan freeman filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Jun 14, 2011 in almost every instance, the sighting of an asteroid, meteorite or comet in a movie means certain doom for its cast. Sporting a smaller budget and a bigger cast, it is the more restrained of the two, though not necessarily a hugely superior picture.
After discovering that an asteroid the size of texas is going to impact earth in less than a month, nasa recruits a misfit team of deepcore drillers to save the planet. Deep impact 810 movie clip the comet hits earth 1998 hd. Outbreak is 25 years old, on netflix and really isnt about. The film follows a group of bluecollar deepcore drillers sent by nasa to stop a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with earth. The same goes for morgan freeman when he played nelson mandela in clint eastwoods sports drama invictus. With the films dynamic fusion of largescale excitement and touching, humanscale storylines, deep. Any of these three movies will be much better than this garbage. Morgan freeman filmography, movie list, tv shows and. Read the going in style movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
Deep impact is one of the horde of movies about catastrophic events that were released just before the millennium armageddon, etc. Set in the 2s, the story involves a 50by20kilometre 31 by 12 mi cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system. You cast morgan freeman as the president now thats science fiction. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Nelson mandelas favorite poem invictus read by morgan freeman. Deep impact was always going to be a tough sell to the movie watching world.
In response, they decide to rob one of the corporations banks to get. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop. May 19, 2017 1998 deep impact the president announces the missiles have failed morgan freeman. It was the somber, serious version, starring an msnbc reporter and lots of government officials, including president morgan freeman. Ranking every morgan freeman film from worst to best. Dustin hoffman and rene russo play army and cdc doctors respectively with a cast including morgan freeman. United states president beck morgan freeman announces the governments solution.
Agent tommy lee jones and an exmob lawyer in the witness protection program morgan freeman having to put aside their petty rivalry on the golf course to fend off a mob hit. Mimi leders deep impact opened may 8, 1998, and was swiftly followed by michael bays armageddon just weeks later on june. Weve been trying for 15 years now to get a script, and you would think that it is easier than it is. Leads tea leoni, morgan freeman, elijah wood costars. Mimi leder the peacemaker directed this sciencefiction disaster. Twenty years ago, dueling asteroid movies made an impact on hollywood. Two and a half months after deep impact hit theatres, armageddon brought more asteroid paranoia to the big screen, with even greater boxoffice success with. Deep impact opens before armageddon, may 8, 1998 collider. It was released by paramount pictures in north america and by dreamworks pictures internationally on may 8, 1998. Outbreak is 25 years old, on netflix and really isnt. Astronomers described deep impact as being more scientifically accurate, but armageddon fared better at the box office. The president morgan freeman gives a somber but hopeful speech in the aftermath of the comets impact. Deep impact, a triplestrand ensemble disaster flick, has a few good opening minutes, the biggest tidal wave youve ever seen in the closing minutes, and. Rent morgan freeman movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray.
Find morgan freeman movies available in cinemas, on demand and on dvdbluray. A mountainsized asteroid is hurtling towards the earth, which youd think. Christopher lloyd is fortunate his role in this movie only lasted a few minutes. Oct 18, 2017 morgan freeman will star as colin powell in an independent biopic about the former u. The film depicts the attempts to prepare for and destroy a 7mile wide comet set. Morgan freeman to play colin powell in movie variety. He started out his movie career back in the 60s and, after almost five decades, its still going strong. Dec 05, 2015 nelson mandelas favorite poem invictus read by morgan freeman somali. Armageddonstyle asteroid will now not destroy human. Mar 15, 2020 dustin hoffman and rene russo play army and cdc doctors respectively with a cast including morgan freeman. With the films dynamic fusion of large scale excitement and touching, humanscale storylines, deep. Finally, the deep impact script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the morgan freeman end of the world movie.
Morgan freeman, vanessa redgrave, maximilian schell, blair underwood, ron eldard, etc. On the anniversary of armageddon, we pit the classic dueling movies against each other on the tomatometer, audience score, destruction levels, and more. In spite of its best intentions to blend epic disaster with a great big human heart, deep impact neither appeased the scifi crowd or fulfilled the effects hungry popcorn brigades gargantuan appetites. His film debut was as an uncredited character in the sidney lumetdirected drama the pawnbroker in 1964. Nobody believes a disgraced whistleblower scientist who detects a giant asteroid barreling toward earth leaving him alone to save the planet. Deep impact 1010 movie clip let us begin 1998 hd youtube. And then there was michael bays armageddon an asteroid. From march of the penguins to glory, here are the best and worst morgan freeman movies. Deep impact is a 1998 american sciencefiction disaster film directed by mimi leder, written by bruce joel rubin and michael tolkin, and starring robert duvall, tea leoni, elijah wood, vanessa redgrave, maximilian schell, and morgan freeman. It stars bruce willis and an ensemble cast comprising ben affleck, billy bob. David james elliott, natasha henstridge, benjamin sadler, florentine lahme. The film will focus on powells 2003 speech to the united nations to seek support f. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of deep impact.
With an authoritative voice and calm demeanor, this ever popular american actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern us cinema. In 1979s meteor one of the few disaster movies of the time that wasnt produced by irwin allen, earth is menaced by a gigantic chunk of space rock. Aug 05, 2019 1998 deep impact the president announces a comet is headed for earth morgan freeman. Morgan freeman will star as colin powell in an independent biopic about the former u. We all know freeman as that tall, unassuming and kindlooking man who still looks dignified no matter the role. A mountainsized asteroid is hurtling towards the earth, which youd think would cause for panic in the streets, but about half of the movie takes place inside offices and conference rooms. Twenty years ago, dueling asteroid movies made an impact on.
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