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A Fire in the Sky

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
640
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A Fire in the Sky (1978)
DramaSci-Fi

Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but no one believes them.Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but no one believes them.Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but no one believes them.

  • Director
    • Jerry Jameson
  • Writers
    • Dennis Nemec
    • Michael Blankfort
    • Paul Gallico
  • Stars
    • Richard Crenna
    • Elizabeth Ashley
    • David Dukes
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    640
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jerry Jameson
    • Writers
      • Dennis Nemec
      • Michael Blankfort
      • Paul Gallico
    • Stars
      • Richard Crenna
      • Elizabeth Ashley
      • David Dukes
    • 17User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

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    Richard Crenna
    Richard Crenna
    • Jason Voight
    Elizabeth Ashley
    Elizabeth Ashley
    • Sharon Allan
    David Dukes
    David Dukes
    • David Allan
    Joanna Miles
    Joanna Miles
    • Jennifer Dreiser
    Lloyd Bochner
    Lloyd Bochner
    • Paul Gilliam
    William Bogert
    William Bogert
    • Wayne Lustus
    Nicolas Coster
    Nicolas Coster
    • Governor
    Diana Douglas
    Diana Douglas
    • Mrs. Reardon
    Andrew Duggan
    Andrew Duggan
    • President
    Marj Dusay
    Marj Dusay
    • Ellen Gilliam
    Cindy Eilbacher
    Cindy Eilbacher
    • Paula Gilliam
    • (as Cynthia Eilbacher)
    John Larch
    John Larch
    • Johnson
    Kip Niven
    Kip Niven
    • Mac
    Jenny O'Hara
    Jenny O'Hara
    • Ann Webster
    Merlin Olsen
    Merlin Olsen
    • Stan Webster
    Maggie Wellman
    Maggie Wellman
    • Carol
    Michael Biehn
    Michael Biehn
    • Tom Reardon
    Bill Williams
    Bill Williams
    • Dale Turner
    • Director
      • Jerry Jameson
    • Writers
      • Dennis Nemec
      • Michael Blankfort
      • Paul Gallico
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    • Trivia
      The TV station in the movie, KTAR-TV, is the real life NBC affiliate for Phoenix, now known as KPNX.
    • Goofs
      In the scenes from the control room for the rocket that will carry the nuclear warheads to the comet, a computer screen is shown with a graphic of what is presumably the rocket. Actually, the graphic on the screen is a distillation column connected to two kettle reboilers, commonly seen in control rooms for chemical processing plants.
    • Quotes

      Jason Voight: You can't miss us, there's a big white arrow pointing right down on us!

    • Alternate versions
      In the movie's premiere telecast, the sequence showing the impact and results lasted 4 minutes. In subsequent airings, the sequence was shortened to 2 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)

    User reviews17

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    Classic trash

    Spawned from the disaster move craze of the 70's, with all the production and artistic values one would expect from a network dramatic production. So horrible I can never take my eyes off the screen.

    Having grown up in Phoenix, the destruction scenes -- including a hilarious shot of the Hyatt rotating restaurant spinning off like a Frisbee -- are my particular favorite.
    • antc
    • Jan 17, 2001
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    • Release date
      • November 26, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Feuer aus dem All
    • Filming locations
      • Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
      • Columbia Pictures Television
      • Bill Driskill Productions
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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