A Fire in the Sky
1978
2h 30min
Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but without 100% certainty, the governor of Arizona is reticent to cause a panic. Even after a television news reporter discovers the truth and threatens to go live with it, the response is understated enough to doom some residents of Phoenix to certain death.
Storyline
Astronomers discover a comet that they believe will crash into Phoenix, Arizona. They attempt to warn officials, but without 100% certainty, the governor of Arizona is reticent to cause a panic. Even after a television news reporter discovers the truth and threatens to go live with it, the response is understated enough to doom some residents of Phoenix to certain death.
Released
26 November 1978
Runtime
2h 30min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Bill Driskill Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, NBC
Cast
Richard Crenna
Jason Voight
Elizabeth Ashley
Sharon Allan
David Dukes
David Allan
Joanna Miles
Jennifer Dreiser
Lloyd Bochner
Paul Gilliam
Merlin Olsen
Stan Webster
Andrew Duggan
The President
Maggie Wellman
Carol
Nicolas Coster
The Governor
Marj Dusay
Ellen Gilliam
John Larch
Johnson
Kip Niven
Mac
William Bogert
Wayne Lustus
Jenny O'Hara
Ann Webster
Michael Biehn
Tom Rearden
Diana Douglas
Mrs. Rearden
Cindy Eilbacher
Paula Gilliam
Bill Williams
Dale Turner
Al White
Sgt. Lockett
George Petrie
Hank
Elta Blake
Co-Ed
Roy Gaintner
Dr. Jesse
Pat McMahon
News Director
Cecelia Allen
Elizabeth Richie
Dino Bachelor
Danny
Henry Kendrick
Launch Director
Bill Heywood
TV Announcer
David Burke Rhind
Chief Controller
Brad Zinn
Hutton
Bud Conlan
General Kloman
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