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Armageddon

Michael Bay

 
Armageddon Criterion DVD

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  • United States
  • 1998
  • 153 minutes
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • English

SYNOPSIS: Bruce Willis and an all-star cast of roughneck oil drillers blast off on a mission to save the planet in Michael Bay’s doomsday space epic.

Cast & CreditsOpen

Cast

Harry S. StamperBruce Willis
A.J. FrostBen Affleck
Grace StamperLiv Tyler
Dan TrumanBilly Bob Thornton
Charles "Chick" ChappleWill Patton
Lev AndropovPeter Stormare
Lt. General KimseyKeith David
RockhoundSteve Buscemi

Credits

DirectorMichael Bay
ProducerGale Anne Hurd, Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay
StoryRobert Roy Poole and Jonathan Hensleigh
Adaptation byTony Gilroy and Shane Salerno
ScreenplayJonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams
Executive producerJonathan Hensleigh, Jim Van Wyck and Chad Oman
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Production designMichael White
EditingMark Goldblatt, Chris Lebenzon and Glen Scantlebury
Costume designMichael Kaplan
MusicTrevor Rabin

Disc Features

DIRECTOR-APPROVED DOUBLE DISC SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

DISC ONE: THE MOVIE

  • The exclusive director’s cut, containing previously unseen footage, in a new digital transfer personally supervised by Michael Bay
  • Discrete 5.1 channel Dolby® Digital soundtrack
  • Two commentary tracks: One featuring Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck; the second featuring cinematographer John Schwartzman, NASA consultant Dr. Joe Allen, and asteroid consultant Ivan Bekey
  • Subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

DISC TWO: SUPPLEMENTS

  • Michael Bay’s gag reel
  • Deleted scenes compiled by Michael Bay
  • Storyboards and production design drawings
  • Analyses of the special effects by visual effects supervisors Richard Hoover, Pat McClung, and Hoyt Yeatman
  • Production designer Michael White on the look of Armageddon
  • Trailer, teaser, and television spots
  • The Aerosmith music video “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” plus interviews with band members

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