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Deep Impact

1998
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6.3/10

Release Date

08/05/1998

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
45%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
63%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
40%

The oceans rise. The cities fall. Hope remains.

In May 1998, Leo Biederman is a teenager at a high school in Richmond, Virginia, who joins the astronomy club with one clear goal: to spend more time near his classmate Sarah Hotchner. During one of the nighttime observation sessions, Leo spots an unidentified object in the sky. His teacher asks him to send the image to Dr. Marcus Wolf, an astronomer who begins reviewing his calculations of what the boy has captured. Directed by Mimi Leder, the movie opens with a discovery that seems minor and soon weighs on every character.

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Facts about Deep Impact

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Spain releaseMay 15, 1998
Worldwide premiereMay 7, 1998
Runtime2 h 1 min
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited States
Production companiesParamount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Budget$75.0M
Worldwide box office$349.5M
Box office in the U.S.$140.5M
Return on investmentx4.7 Box office hit
Trailer views898K

More ratings

3.0/5Letterboxd67/100Trakt6.1/10Metacritic (público)2.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Deep Impact

5total awards
14total nominations

Deep Impact Cast

Robert Duvall
Robert DuvallCapt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Téa Leoni
Téa LeoniJenny Lerner
Elijah Wood
Elijah WoodLeo Biederman
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa RedgraveRobin Lerner
Morgan Freeman
Morgan FreemanPresident Tom Beck
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian SchellJason Lerner
James Cromwell
James CromwellAlan Rittenhouse
Ron Eldard
Ron EldardOren Monash
Jon Favreau
Jon FavreauGus Partenza
Laura Innes
Laura InnesBeth Stanley
Mary McCormack
Mary McCormackAndrea Baker
Richard Schiff
Richard SchiffDon Biederman
Leelee Sobieski
Leelee SobieskiSarah Hotchner
Blair Underwood
Blair UnderwoodMark Simon
Dougray Scott
Dougray ScottEric Vennekor
Gary Werntz
Gary WerntzChuck Hotchner
Bruce Weitz
Bruce WeitzStuart Caley
Betsy Brantley
Betsy BrantleyEllen Biederman
O'Neal Compton
O'Neal ComptonMorten Entrekin
Rya Kihlstedt
Rya KihlstedtChloe
Aleksandr Baluev
Aleksandr BaluevMikhail Tulchinsky
Caitlin Fein
Caitlin FeinCaitlin Stanley
Amanda Fein
Amanda FeinCaitlin Stanley
Joe Urla
Joe UrlaIra Moskatel
Una Damon
Una DamonMarianne Duclos
Mark Moses
Mark MosesTim Urbanski
Derek de Lint
Derek de LintTheo Van Sertema
Charles Dumas
Charles DumasJeff Worth
Suzy Nakamura
Suzy NakamuraJenny's Assistant
Alimi Ballard
Alimi BallardBobby Rhue
Charles Martin Smith
Charles Martin SmithDr. Marcus Wolf
Katie Hagan
Katie HaganJane Biederman
Denise Crosby
Denise CrosbyVicky Hotchner
Frank Whiteman
Frank WhitemanPriest
Jason Dohring
Jason DohringJason
Rahi Azizi
Rahi AziziStudent
Hannah Leder
Hannah LederHolly Rittenhouse
Tucker Smallwood
Tucker SmallwoodIvan Brodsky
Merrin Dungey
Merrin DungeySheila Bradley
Kimberly Huie
Kimberly HuieWendy Mogel
William Fair
William FairGrey Man
Francis X. McCarthy
Francis X. McCarthyGeneral Scott
Ellen Bry
Ellen BryStofsky
Lisa Ann Grant
Lisa Ann GrantReporter
Leslie Dilley
Leslie DilleyWaiter
Concetta Tomei
Concetta TomeiPatricia Ruiz
Mike O'Malley
Mike O'MalleyMike Perry
Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood SmithOtis Hefter
Gerry Griffin
Gerry GriffinNASA Official
Charlie Hartsock
Charlie HartsockDavid Baker
Jennifer Jostyn
Jennifer JostynMariette Monash
Don Handfield
Don HandfieldDwight Tanner
Jason Frasca
Jason FrascaSteve Tanner
Cynthia Ettinger
Cynthia EttingerPretty Woman
Benjamin Stralka
Benjamin StralkaLittle Boy
Stephanie Patton
Stephanie PattonBrittany Baker
Michael Winters
Michael WintersNASA Guy
John Ducey
John DuceyYoung Lieutenant
Christopher Darga
Christopher DargaSection Leader
Joshua Colwell
Joshua ColwellCAPCOM
Cornelius Lewis
Cornelius LewisBus Sergeant
Kevin LaRosa
Kevin LaRosaPilot
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Thomas Rosales Jr.Refugee (uncredited)
Sommer Garcia
Sommer GarciaStudent (uncredited)
Mic Rodgers
Mic RodgersSecret Service Agent #1 (uncredited)
Shannon Frank
Shannon FrankRefugee (uncredited)
W. Earl Brown
W. Earl BrownMcCloud (uncredited)
James Hunter
James HunterRefugee (uncredited)

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Cast of Deep Impact by the numbers

47average cast age in years
35years of age gap between the leads
41%women in the cast
22%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Elijah Wood, age 17 at release. The oldest: Maximilian Schell, at 67.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United States 8Austria 1United Kingdom 1

Crew

  • AddressMimi Leder
  • WritingBruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin
  • MusicJames Horner
  • PhotographyDietrich Lohmann
  • EditingPaul Cichocki, David Rosenbloom
  • Production designLeslie Dilley
  • Costume designRuth Myers
  • CastingAllison Jones, Judith Bouley
  • Visual effectsScott Farrar, Kenneth Jones
  • ProductionDavid Brown, Richard D. Zanuck

Trivia about Deep Impact

Steven Spielberg had bought the rights to Arthur C. Clarke's novel The Hammer of God and ended up merging that project with the one from producers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown.
Jenny Lerner, the character played by Téa Leoni, was supposed to work for CNN, but the network rejected the idea as inappropriate. MSNBC agreed to appear in the movie.
It was the last film of cinematographer Dietrich Lohmann, who died before it was released.
Deep Impact debuted at the North American box office with $41.1 million and beat Twister as the biggest May opening without a holiday weekend.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Deep Impact

usa presidentasteroidnasanatural disasterspace missioncomettsunamimeteoriteastronomerastronautmeteorologisttidal wavedisaster movieinspirationalcelebratoryhopeful

Main theme: impact event

What Deep Impact is called in other countries

It was released in 30 countries, each in its own language.

  • MexicoImpacto profundo
  • BrazilImpacto Profundo
  • PortugalImpacto Profundo
  • Japanディープ・インパクト：1998
  • South Korea딥 임팩트
  • China天地大冲撞
  • Indiaडीप इंपैक्ट
  • RussiaСтолкновение с бездной
  • BulgariaСмъртоносно влияние
  • CanadaL'impact
  • CroatiaŽestoki udar
  • CzechiaDrtivý dopad
See the remaining 18 countries
  • EstoniaKokkupõrge
  • Georgiaუფსკრულთან შეჯახება
  • GreeceΟλέθρια Σύγκρουση
  • Hong Kong末日救未來
  • Israelפגיעה קטלנית
  • LatviaTrieciena ietekme
  • LithuaniaGilus sukrėtimas
  • PolandDzień zagłady
  • RomaniaImpact nimicitor
  • SerbiaДубоки удар
  • Singapore天地大冲撞
  • SlovakiaDrvivý dopad
  • SloveniaZadnji udarec
  • Taiwan彗星撞地球
  • Thailandวันสิ้นโลก ฟ้าถล่มแผ่นดินทลาย
  • TurkeyDerin Darbe
  • UkraineЗіткнення з безоднею
  • VietnamThảm Họa Hủy Diệt

Does Deep Impact Have a Post-Credits Scene?

There are no scenes during or after the credits.

Where it was filmed Deep Impact

Where the Story Takes Place

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by Deep Impact

  • Jason Thurman: Hey, Leo, now that you're famous, you'll get a lot more sex than anyone else in your class.
  • Leo Biederman: [to his parents] I have to go back for Sarah.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Popularity of Deep Impact

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Soundtrack from Deep Impact

Original music by James Horner

Deep Impact (Music from the Motion Picture)
SoundtrackDeep Impact (Music from the Motion Picture)James Horner · 1998 · 12 songs
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Songs

  1. 1
    A Distant Discovery (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    3:52
  2. 2
    Crucial Rendezvous (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    3:57
  3. 3
    Our Best Hope.... (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    13:20
  4. 4
    The Comet's Sunrise (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    5:02
  5. 5
    A National Lottery (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    8:21
  6. 6
    The Wedding (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    3:56
  7. 7
    The Long Return Home (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    4:40
  8. 8
    Sad News (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    3:42
  9. 9
    Leo's Decision (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    3:03
  10. 10
    The President's Speech (From "Deep Impact" Soundtrack)
    4:25

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