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A Fire in the Sky

A Fire in the Sky

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 26, 1978

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie

User Score

55%

Original Title

A Fire in the Sky

Production Companies

Bill Driskill Productions, Columbia Pictures Television, NBC

Director

Jerry Jameson

Description

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.