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Movie

German title Asteroid-a-Geddon - The downfall is approaching

Original title Asteroid-a-Geddon

Production country United States

Original language English

Year of publication 2020

Length 87 minutes

Rod

Directed by Geoff Meed

Screenplay Geoff Meed

Production David Michael Latt,

David Rimawi

Music Christopher Cano,

Mikel Shane Prather,

Chris Ridenhour

Cinematography by Noah Luke

Editor Cameron Ames

occupation

Eric Roberts: General Quinn

Veronika Issa: Alexandra "Alex" Svoboda

Jennifer Lee Wiggins: Himari

Craig Gellis: Malachi

Terry Woodberry: Chairman Pleasance

D'Artagnan Woods: Roland

Zachary Cross: Hugo

Gigi Gustin: Elaine

Juliana Destefano: Laura

Rick Williamson: Nikola Svoboda

Asteroid-a-Geddon - The downfall is approaching (Original title: Asteroid-a-Geddon) is an American disaster film from 2020 by Geoff Meed, who was also responsible for the script. The film was produced by The Asylum.

Plot
A gigantic asteroid with a diameter of almost 500 kilometers threatens to collide with the earth in 50 days, which would mean the end of the world. The great powers of the earth are, however, divided on how to proceed against the cosmic catastrophe. Russia favors the plan to destroy the celestial body with a nuclear missile. A little later they launch the rocket and go it alone. When the nuclear missile collides with the asteroid, only the outer mantle of the celestial body is destroyed and the splinters shoot as a harbinger on earth.

Astrogeologist Alexandra "Alex" Svoboda, daughter of multibillionaire Nikola Svoboda, is on the coast while her father tries to warn her that she is at the epicenter of meteorite impacts. Since the two are quarreling, it takes a while for her to answer the phone. She promises to take care of herself, but also to take samples with her. Her father refuses to answer her questions about his health. Alex and her team consisting of Himari, a long-time friend of hers who saw them grow up, Roland and Hugo can take a sample at the last moment before they have to flee from a tsunami caused by a meteorite impact.

Based on the sample, her father can develop a miniature laser before he dies of an illness. Elaine, his long-time employee and right-hand man, announces the death of her father to Alex and joins the team. On behalf of her father, she presents her plan to save the world to a UN council headed by Chairman Pleasance. Because of her insecure demeanor and her appearance reminiscent of punks, she is not taken seriously and rejected by General Quinn and the others. Therefore, she decides to go it alone.

The USA now wants to use the space shuttle, NASA-X-ONE, to destroy the asteroid with a second nuclear missile. A fanatical sect under the leadership of the former soldier Malachi wants to sabotage all rescue measures in order to force Judgment Day. The associated Laura hacked the communication of the spaceship. This is another reason why this attempt fails, so that the UN now feels compelled to cooperate with Alex.

Meanwhile, Alex and her team also fall victim to the hacker attacks, but are able to fend them off. Himari turns out to be a traitor who prevented Alex and her team from getting the raw materials they needed to build a working laser. After Alex joins the UN, she actually manages to build the laser and shoot it into space. Unfortunately, its power is insufficient to destroy the asteroid. The laser overheats and breaks.

The impact is now imminent. A second, more powerful laser, which is fired from earth, is now supposed to bring redemption. Laura, who was able to determine the location, informs Malachi, who wants to prevent the project. He attacks Alex while Laura is hacking the team's PC. The hacker attack can be repulsed again and Alex can also assert himself against her attacker thanks to her self-defense skills. The laser beam is strong enough to destroy the asteroid. The team gains hero status.

Background
The film was shot in California. It was released in the USA on October 23, 2020, and the film was released in German video rental on June 17, 2021. The German free TV premiere took place on July 27, 2021 on Tele 5.

Reception
“Cheap and boring disaster humbug with which the trash forge The Asylum is once again trying to milk the asteroid film sub-genre. The badly tricked space action moments are not even in the foreground, but are secondary to endlessly banal dialogue sequences. "

- Film service

"Belated" Armageddon "trash clone."

- Cinema

B&S About Movies writes This film has two things in it: Eric Roberts and a capable director. Nerdly also adds, Everything in this film is based on today's socio-political climate ... and that's a brilliant change.

In the Internet Movie Database, the film achieved a miserable score of 2.5 out of 10.0 with over 150 votes.