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Split: the astronauts’ return

Chris Ryan: The New York meteor strike is praised as an effects opener whose long Eddie Griffin setup resembles the era’s habit of giving comedians disposable mini-movies.

Harry discovering Grace with A.J. and firing across the oil rig announces the movie’s insanity, while Grace calling her father Harry and his physical intrusion become objections.

“He’s got space dementia”

The panel briefly misattributes the line between the two Wills before correcting that Fichtner, not Patton, says it.

The film

Armageddon (1998)

Directed by Michael Bay · Science fiction

150 minutes

Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Bruce Willis Harry S. Stamper
Billy Bob Thornton Dan Truman
Ben Affleck A.J. Frost
Liv Tyler Grace Stamper
Will Patton Chick
Steve Buscemi Rockhound
William Fichtner Colonel Willie Sharp
Owen Wilson Oscar
Peter Stormare Lev Andropov

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