Meteor - The Motion Picture

In the early morning hours of February 15^th, 2013 a meteorite exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk with the explosive yield of thirty of the Hiroshima atomic bombs. Luckily only 1,500 people were hurt and suffered only minor injuries. Next time it happens the death toll may be colossal.

Today on Far Future Horizons we mark the first anniversary of the Chelyabinsk Event by presenting the SciFi disaster film Meteor (1979).

The title of this film is somewhat inapt. A meteorite can reach the ground and depending where it lands can wreak havoc. Meteors burn up in the upper atmosphere and cause no harm. On the other hand a meteorite exploding above a major or impacting an urban area would be a major disaster to put it lightly.

This disaster scenario can no longer be treated as mere science fiction fancy. Asteroids, comets and other space debris do indeed pose a very real threat to our planet. Here is Hollywood’s solution to such a threat.