History Trivia / DeepImpact

** Although it should be noted that financially, Armageddon wins that race (but received negative reviews from critics), while this movie has been praised for its scientific accuracy, and its reception has fared a bit better.

** Actually, tsunamis can cause what looks like either an unusually low tide (the old "water retreating rapidly") OR an unusually high tide in the minutes before the wave arrives. It depends entirely on the local geography and the direction the wave arrives in. In fact, in one location, a young girl on vacation recognized what was happening when the water suddenly retreated (having learned about it in school), and was able to warn her parents, who subsequently warned the rest of the beach, saving many lives.

** Although it should be noted that financially wise, Armageddon wins that race (but received negative reviews from critics), while this movie has been praised for its scientific accuracy, and its reception has fared a bit better.

** The scene at the assembly were the kid tells Leo that now that he's famous, he'll get lots of sex, was improvised by the actor.

* FollowTheLeader: Part of the disaster movie revival of the 90s.

* DuelingMovies: Set against ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', a considerably more action-packed movie with nearly twice the budget. They were released the same summer, and both did well at the box office, probably because they took such different approaches to the material that they barely qualified as "dueling". The President's speech originally included the line "There will be no Armageddon," but it was taken out as test audiences laughed during the line.

** Although it should be noted that financially wise, Armageddon wins that race (but was eviscerated by critics), while this movie has been praised for its scientific accuracy.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In the early days of the popular Internet. Suffice to say the proliferation of powerful computers, Internet capabilities and personal smartphones tied to social media would make a very different event.

** Creator/MorganFreeman choose to roll up his sleeves during one of his speeches. The director kept it in because she thought it gave him an "everyman" look.

* FollowTheLeader: Part of the disaster movie revival of the 90's.

** Actually, tsunamis can cause what looks like either an unusually low tide (the old "water retreating rapidly") OR an unusually high tide in the minutes before the wave arrives. It depends entirely on the local geography and the direction the wave arrives in.

** The [[http://thescriptsavant.com/pdf/DeepImpact.pdf shooting script]] was 188 pages, and in filmmaking, the rule is that each page represents one minute of screen time. The finished film is two hours. Yes, a ''full third of the film'' ended up on the cutting room floor, mostly character scenes such as Leo visiting the White House, Sarah and her family moving to a parking complex that's been turned into a makeshift shelter, and the ''Messiah'' crew drinking vodka once they accept their fates. Quite a few scenes are evidenced in the trailers.

* ButIPlayOneOnTV: Morgan Freeman reported that during a press conference for the movie, many of the reporters called him "Mr. President".

* DuelingMovies: Set against ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', a considerably more action-packed movie with nearly twice the budget. They were released the same summer, and both did well at the box office, probably because they took such different approaches to the material that they barely qualified as "dueling". The President's speech originally included the line "There will be no Armageddeon," but it was taken out as test audiences laughed during the line.

** Creator/MorganFreeman choose to roll up his sleeves during on of his speeches. The director kept it in because she thought it gave him an "everyman" look.

** The shooting script was 188 pages, and in filmmaking, the rule is that each page represents one minute of screen time. The finished film is two hours. Yes, a ''full third of the film'' ended up on the cutting room floor, mostly character scenes such as Leo visiting the White House, Sarah and her family moving to a parking complex that's been turned into a makeshift shelter, and the ''Messiah'' crew drinking vodka once they accept their fates. Quite a few scenes are evidenced in the trailers.

** The shooting script was 188 pages, and in filmmaking, the rule is that each page represents one minute of screen time. The finished film is two hours. Yes, a ''full third of the film'' ended up on the cutting room floor, mostly character scenes such as Leo visiting the White House and the ''Messiah'' crew drinking vodka once they accept their fates. Quite a few scenes are evidenced in the trailers.