Pete's Meteor (1998)
- Directed by
- Joe O'Byrne
- Genre
- drama, crime
- Country
- Ireland
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A drug dealer in Dublin struggles to support his dead brother's three children. When a meteor crashes into their backyard, the children see it as a gift from heaven and must deal with a wealthy scientist who wants to take it away.
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What happens
Pete's Meteor is an Irish 1998 drama film. It was written and directed by Joe O'Byrne and stars Mike Myers. Mike Myers plays a drug dealer living in the slums of Dublin. He tries to financially provide for the three children of his dead brother. The children's lives are forever changed when a meteor crashes into their backyard. Alfred Molina plays a wealthy scientist that the children must confront to retrieve their heaven-sent gift. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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