Overview

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

Cast

Robert Duvall

Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner

Téa Leoni

Jenny Lerner

Elijah Wood

Leo Biederman

Vanessa Redgrave

Robin Lerner

Morgan Freeman

President Tom Beck

Maximilian Schell

Jason Lerner

James Cromwell

Alan Rittenhouse