This scene from the film 'Deep Impact' illustrates the catastrophic consequences of asteroid impacts on Earth, including massive tidal waves reaching 1,000-3,500 feet high, destruction of major cities, and potential extinction-level events that could darken skies for years and eliminate all plant and animal life within weeks to months. The scene also demonstrates how human beings respond to existential threats through emotional farewells, communication attempts, and final expressions of love and connection with family members.
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When President Freeman speaks, you listen ๐ 4KAdded:
Are we on?
We're on, Mr. President.
Our missiles have failed.
The comets are still headed for Earth.
And there's nothing we can do to stop them.
So, this is it.
The world does go on.
It will not go on for everyone.
We have now been able to calculate the comets' final trajectories.
And we have determined where they're going to strike.
The smaller of the two comets, Beiderman, will hit first.
Somewhere along the Atlantic seaboard, probably in the waters off the coast of Cape Hatteras.
In just under 12 hours, at 4:35 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
The impact of the comet is going to be well, disastrous.
There will be a very large tidal wave moving quickly through the Atlantic Ocean. It'll be 100 ft high, traveling at 1,100 mph, as fast as the speed of sound.
As the wave reaches shallow water, it's going to slow down, but the wave height, depending on the depth of the shelf off the coast, will be anywhere from 1,000 [music] to 3,500 ft high.
Where the land is flat, the wave will wash inland 600 to 700 miles.
The wave will hit our nation's capital 40 minutes after impact.
New York City, Boston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, all will be destroyed.
If you have any means of getting away from the path of this wave, leave now.
The impact of the larger comet will be nothing less than an extinction-level event.
It will strike land in Western Canada 3 hours after Beiderman.
Within a week, the skies will be dark with dust from the impact, and they will stay dark for 2 years.
All plant life will be dead within 4 weeks.
Animal life within a few months.
So, that's it.
Good luck to us all.
Daddy.
This is Messiah. We're ready to begin our run.
Are our families there yet?
On their way, Messiah.
Disengage autopilot.
Here we go.
We're at perigee.
Wolf contact [music] in 4 minutes, 45 seconds.
I'll never be closer to home than we are right now.
>> [music] >> Come on. Messiah, we got some people here that want to talk to you.
>> [music] >> Lindy, honey.
Promise me you'll keep doing your uh your church thing.
And I'll be there.
Right next to you.
Haunting you.
You better come back and haunt me.
I love you.
>> [music] >> Where's Mommy?
Tell Mommy.
Take care of Daddy for me, okay? She'll do a good job.
She misses [music] Mommy. I miss you.
I love you, Mommy.
I love you very, very much.
David.
You know what I want to say.
I know.
Wolf contact Contact in 2 minutes, 30 seconds.
Orin.
Harriet, she's at your folks' place up in Utah. We sent a plane for her, but she isn't here yet.
Fish.
Your sons are both on active duty. We tried to get them back, but we couldn't get them here on time.
I'm sorry.
Well, Mitch.
I want to say goodbye to Mary.
I want to tell her I love her.
And that ever since we've been apart, that every day I think about her.
Mary, I'm coming home.
Coming up [music] on target, 625 miles.
Range, 600 miles.
Wait!
Oh God, wait!
>> [music] >> Wait!
I'm coming!
Orin!
Orin, are you there?
Harriet, I'm here. I can hear you.
My sweetie.
Harriet.
This is your father.
His name is Orin. I named him after you.
Hello, Orin.
He's Orin. You brought him. I have him.
He's holding up a little rocket.
>> [snorts] >> It's a mighty powerful rocket you got there.
He's laughing.
I can hear him. I know.
Harriet.
I'm hugging you both right now.
I'm holding you.
25 seconds.
Prepare to synchronize the nukes. 23.
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It's been a pleasure serving with you, Commander.
The honor's all mine, Andy.
Be good.
Orin.
Be good.
>> [music] [music] >> Mhm.
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