In THE DAY THE SKY EXPLODED, a space exploration disaster causes impending doom when a super-asteroid heads toward Earth.
We know this is science fiction because in this story the UN takes immediate action, scrambling all forces to deal with the situation. In reality, they would convene in order to call for a future meeting, so they could decide whether or not to pass a resolution that could lead to a plan.
Thankfully, the fantasy UN is mighty!
Is this movie cheeezey? Oh yes, but it's also entertaining. Compared to the more modern, multi-million dollar space catastrophe films that tell the same basic tale, TDTSE is -very little- money well spent...
We know this is science fiction because in this story the UN takes immediate action, scrambling all forces to deal with the situation. In reality, they would convene in order to call for a future meeting, so they could decide whether or not to pass a resolution that could lead to a plan.
Thankfully, the fantasy UN is mighty!
Is this movie cheeezey? Oh yes, but it's also entertaining. Compared to the more modern, multi-million dollar space catastrophe films that tell the same basic tale, TDTSE is -very little- money well spent...