Tours including Armageddon
Explore Armageddon's famous movie filming locations!
Tours that feature Armageddon
New York TV & Movie Tour
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takes you to where the action happened in the Armageddon movie.
Some of the locations featured on the New York City TV
and Movie Sites Tour include the Flatiron
Building, Grand Central Station and the Chrysler Building,
which is an important part of the iconic NYC skyline. In Armageddon,
the Chrysler Building was demolished by a meteor but
don’t worry about it too much because it is not the first or the last time this
building has been used as a target of destruction in movies and
television. The Chrysler
Building also takes a
beating in Deep Impact, Godzilla, Fantastic Four: Rise of the
Silver Surfer, and Steven Spielberg’s AI: Artificial Intelligence.
The Armageddon movie also features various locations in Washington D.C..
The TV and Movie Tour in
Washington, D.C. will take you to these locations, including The White
House which is the third most-filmed location in D.C., after the Capitol and
the Washington Monument. Other films featured at
the White House include: The American President, The Sentinel, Independence
Day, Wag the Dog, Dave, Pelican Brief, Austin
Powers, International Man of Mystery, Clear and Present Danger
and The Contender.
Armageddon is considered to be one of the classic blockbuster films of
the 90’s. It was also an international hit and the top grossing movie of
1998. The movie was directed by Michael
Bay who is also known for his
directing involvement in the Transformers franchise, Bad Boys,
and Pearl Harbor.
Michael Bay knew if he used the same patriotic
theme of the movie Top Gun and the sheer success of the Top Gun
film as a recruitment tool, NASA would be more willing to open up their
regularly restricted space agency. He was right! He also knew how
to recruit an amazing ensemble cast which included Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck,
Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Will Patton, Peter Stormare,
Michael Clarke Duncan and Steve Buscemi.
Bruce Willis stars in the film as Harry Stamper. A deep-sea oil driller
who is considered to be the best of the best. His team of rough necks are
hired by the United States Government to stop the asteroid that will cause
global destruction. Bruce is no stranger to playing the heroic lead
character. You can find him saving the day in other television and movies
roles like The Fifth Element, Die Hard,
Moonlighting, and many more.
Bruce is Joined by Ben Affleck, who has also stared in movies like Daredevil,
Reindeer Games and Goodwill Hunting. Ben plays A.J. Frost,
the ideal romantic lead who has fallen in love with Harry Stamper’s daughter,
Grace Stamper (Liv Tyler). Liv’s Father in real life is rock star Steven
Tyler from the band Aerosmith. Aerosmith also performed the love theme
for the movie, titled “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” and this song was
nominated for an Academy Award. Armageddon was also nominated for
a Grammy, Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture, MTV Movie Award
Best Female Performance Liv Tyler and an Oscar for Best Effects and Sound
Effects Editing.
While many critics had a poor opinion of the movie and many mocked it’s
impossible events and storyline, Armageddon was made for the enjoyment
of the audience and defiantly not for it’s scientific accuracy. Regarding
the film's premise, Ben Affleck asked director Michael Bay,
"Wouldn't it be easier for NASA to train astronauts how to drill rather
than training drillers to be astronauts?" Bay told Affleck to shut up.
* In an effort to stay current, we are constantly updating our tours with new locations and cannot guarantee the presence of locations mentioned on our site. If you have a particular interest in locations from a specific TV show or movie, please let your tour guide know and we will do our best to accomodate your request.
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