Armageddon
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mission has failed, worldwide panic ensues as humanity braces for the end of the world. A massive meteoroid then strikes Paris, destroying most of the city.
The Freedom crew then learns that members from the other team managed to survive the crash. When the second drilling machine with Lev Andropov, AJ and the rest of the survivors arrive at the site, Harry puts A.J. in charge of finishing the drilling, and they successfully drill to the necessary depth. The team lowers the nuclear bomb into the hole but are caught in a rockstorm. The storm kills crew member Gruber and damages the remote on the bomb, rendering remote detonation useless. With 18 minutes left, Truman tells the team that someone must stay behind to detonate the bomb. AJ is chosen after drawing straws, but Harry disables AJ's air supply and takes his place. The shuttle experiences some engine
trouble trying to take off, but thanks to Lev Andropov, the team manages to get the engines working again and leave the asteroid. As the shuttle departs, Harry sends a message to his daughter, giving his full support for her to marry AJ.
Harry then gets delayed by another rockstorm that injures him and knocks him away from the detonator, but he is able to get it and use it to detonate the bomb exactly at the deadline, causing the asteroid to split in two and miss the Earth by 400 miles, at the cost of his own life. The remaining members of the crews of Freedom and Independence return to Earth in the Freedom shuttle as heroes. AJ reunites with Grace while the others are met by their loved ones. Grace and AJ soon marry while Harry and the other lost crew members are memorialized.
Cast
* Bruce Willis as Harry Stamper: Protagonist and leader of shuttle Freedom drill team
* Ben Affleck as A.J. Frost: Secondary protagonist; leader and Armadillo operator of shuttle Independence drill team
* Billy Bob Thornton as Dan Truman: Head of NASA, discovers the asteroid and organizes the plan to destroy it
* Liv Tyler as Grace Stamper: Daughter of Harry Stamper and A.J.'s fiance
* Will Patton as Charles "Chick" Chapple: Harry's best friend and drill team member of shuttle Freedom
* Peter Stormare as Lev Andropov: Russian Cosmonaut and overseer of the Russian Space Station.