Asteroid (film)

Asteroid
GenreMiniseries
Written byRobbyn Burger
Scott Sturgeon
Directed byBradford May
StarringMichael Biehn
Annabella Sciorra
Theme music composerShirley Walker
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJohn Davis
Merrill H. Karpf
ProducersDonna Ebbs
Phil Margo
Christopher Morgan
Sam Nicholson
Dianna Oliva-Day
Dan Schmit
Production locationsKansas City, Missouri
Denver
Irving, Texas
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
David Hennings
EditorsBud Hayes
Michael A. Hoey
Running time122 minutes (edited version)[1]
180 minutes (uncut version)[2][3]
Production companiesDavis Entertainment
NBC Studios
Budget$17.5-19 million[4] [5]
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 16, 1997 (1997-02-16)
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Asteroid is a 1997 NBC TV miniseries about the United States government trying to prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth. The miniseries aired February 16–17, 1997.[6]

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