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A Fire in the Sky (1978)

A Fire in the Sky poster
Directed by
Jerry Jameson
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A large comet threatens to hit Earth. It eventually crashes near Phoenix, causing widespread destruction.

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What happens

A Fire in the Sky is a made-for-television disaster movie that debuted on NBC on November 26, 1978. The movie is based on a story by Paul Gallico where the earth is threatened by a large comet, which impacts near Phoenix and causes massive destruction there. It is a Bill Driskill Production in association with Columbia Pictures Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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