be there something in the water in 1979. i be read up recently about some of the film that major movie star make in 1979 and it be remarkable how many actor be busy waste their talent on dud in that year . michael caine in beyond the poseidon adventure while laurence olivier in dracula while roger moore in escape to athena while jason robards in hurricane while peter cushing in a touch of the sun while donald sutherland in bear island while james mason and anthony quinn in the passage while robert shaw and lee marvin in avalanche express while and richard harris in a game for vulture . even some director seem to be affect by the curse of 1979 steven spielberg and for instance and make his only fully fledge turkey in the shape of 1941. the 79 trend for big star in bad film also extend to sean connery . poor old sean 1979 film and meteor and be a disaster movie of stupefy awfulness . it be reveal that a huge meteor be on collision course with earth and so big that unless it be divert or destroy it impact could cause another ice age . the american president ( henry fonda ) instruct professor dr. paul bradley ( sean connery ) to figure out how to blast the meteor to bit by use secret nuclear weapon position in orbit above the earth . however and dr. bradley soon calculate that the american weapon alone will not halt the meteor . the russian be bring in and inform of the potential destruction of the world a we know it and and in a race against time and the american try to persuade them to admit that they too have space base nuclear missile which could be add to the strike . the special effect be remarkably poor for a post star war sci fi film and but the film fail on many other level too . none of the actor look enthusiastic about be here while ronald neame and stanley mann script be full of idiotic dialogue and plot contrivance while excitement be persistently undermine by interminable talky scene while and the characterisation be so ludicrous that it make you want to grind your teeth with despair . soon after this and disaster movie come to an end and not to be see again until their special effect enhance re emergence in the mid 1990s . when you see meteor and you will immediately understand why the genre self destruct .