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* Keith David as General Kimsey: Member of US government who proposes using nukes to shoot down the asteroid.
* Steve Buscemi as Rockhound: Geologist of shuttle Freedom
* Ken Hudson Campbell as Max Lennert: Operator of the Armadillo
* William Fichtner as Colonel Willie Sharp: Pilot of shuttle Freedom
* Jessica Steen as Jennifer Watts: Co-pilot of shuttle Freedom
* Grayson McCouch as Gruber: Munitions specialist of shuttle Freedom
* Marshall R. Teague as Colonel Davis: Pilot of shuttle Independence
* Anthony Guidera as Captain Tucker: Co-pilot of shuttle Independence
* Greg Collins as Lt. Halsey: Munitions specialist of shuttle Independence
* Clark Heathcliffe Brolly as Freddy Noonan: Member of the shuttle Independence drill team
* Michael Clarke Duncan as Jayotis "Bear" Kurleenbear: Member of shuttle Independence drill team
* Owen Wilson as Oscar Choice: Geologist of shuttle Independence
* Jason Isaacs as Dr. Ronald Quincy Head scientist at NASA, who comes up with the idea of blowing up the asteroid from inside.
* Chris Ellis as NASA Flight Director Clark, the coordinator of the mission and Truman's immediate subordinate.
* Stanley Anderson as the President of the United States.
The film was given mixed to negative reviews and, although it was an international box office success, it received a large amount of criticism from film reviewers. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 41%; on a similar website, Metacritic, it similarly scores 42%. The film is on the list of Roger Ebert's most hated films: in his original review, he stated "The movie is an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained". The film was nominated for four 1998 Academy Awards: 'Best Sound', 'Best Visual Effects', 'Best Sound Effects Editing', and 'Best Original Song (I Don't
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