Armageddon
By June 21, 1999
Despite what you may have heard, Armageddon is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color, and shape—and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle, and explosion. (It . . . Read more »
Film Info
- United States
- 1998
- 153 minutes
- Color
- 2.35:1
- English
- Spine #40
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
| Harry S. Stamper | Bruce Willis |
| A.J. Frost | Ben Affleck |
| Grace Stamper | Liv Tyler |
| Dan Truman | Billy Bob Thornton |
| Charles "Chick" Chapple | Will Patton |
| Lev Andropov | Peter Stormare |
| Lt. General Kimsey | Keith David |
| Rockhound | Steve Buscemi |
Credits
| Director | Michael Bay |
| Producer | Gale Anne Hurd, Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay |
| Story | Robert Roy Poole and Jonathan Hensleigh |
| Adaptation by | Tony Gilroy and Shane Salerno |
| Screenplay | Jonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams |
| Executive producer | Jonathan Hensleigh, Jim Van Wyck and Chad Oman |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Production design | Michael White |
| Editing | Mark Goldblatt, Chris Lebenzon and Glen Scantlebury |
| Costume design | Michael Kaplan |
| Music | Trevor 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
Cover design by Basia Grocholski, based on a theatrical poster
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Film Essays
Armageddon
By June 21, 1999
Despite what you may have heard, Armageddon is a work of art by a cutting-edge artist who is a master of movement, light, color, and shape—and also of chaos, razzle-dazzle, and explosion. (It . . . Read more »
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