Factual error: After crashing on the asteroid, A.J. walks outside surveying the wreckage while debris is strewn out burning on the ground. This is wrong, as oxygen is needed to make something burn, and there is no oxygen on the asteroid.
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Quotes
Harry Stamper: The United States Government just asked us to save the world. Anyone wanna say no?
Mistakes
After Harry catches AJ in bed with Grace, AJ runs out of the room. Cut to the next camera angle taken from outside as AJ leaves - and he has a pair of boots tied together around his neck. They were not there in the previous shot. See more...
Trivia
Armageddon was released on Liv Tyler's (Grace Stamper) 21st birthday. See more...
Armageddon (1998)
Directed by Michael Bay, starring Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, Michael Clarke Duncan, Peter Stormare, Steve Buscemi, William Fichtner (add more)
Armageddon mistakes
Factual error: During the scene where it shows people all over the world, just before the shuttles take off, it is daylight everywhere. It would actually be dark or near dark in parts of the world.
Other: A.J. gets dirt on his face although he is covered by an astronaut's suit.
Armageddon trivia
The character Freddy Noonan appears in, or is referenced in many scenes yet is more or less an afterthought. This is the same name as Amelia Earhart's navigator, who was involved in one of the most famous real life aerial mysteries, but is also a largely forgotten person.
Armageddon was released on Liv Tyler's (Grace Stamper) 21st birthday.
Just a point of interest, Rockhound and the Russian cosmonaut are played by Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare. The played a duo in crime in Fargo (1996).
Armageddon quotes
Harry Stamper: You got any more bullets in that gun, Sharp?
Harry Stamper: The United States Government just asked us to save the world. Anyone wanna say no?
Bear: Just for the record, this is a very bad idea.