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

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)

Trailer

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