Deep Impact (1998): Banned Alternate Ending and Hidden Secrets They Tried To Hide

Deep Impact (1998): Banned Alternate Ending and Hidden Secrets They Tried To Hide Deep Impact (1998) became one of the most memorable disaster films of the 90s—but behind the scenes were scrapped ideas, alternate concepts, and hidden production secrets many fans never discovered. In this video, we explore the rumored banned alternate ending and the surprising secrets they tried to keep hidden. #deepimpact #deepimpact1998 #moviesecrets #alternatending Timestamps: 00:00-INTRO 00:28:-The whole thing started with a memo nobody read for twenty years 1:35-The cinematographer was dying on set and kept it hidden 2:38-Spielberg was supposed to direct it and pulled out when Armageddon was announced 3:41-The original script had a direct dig at Armageddon and it had to be cut 4:43- The opening car crash death mirrored a real astronomer's death almost exactly 5:49-The traffic jam was real — 2,100 extras and 1,870 vehicles on an unopened freeway 7:08-James Horner scored it because he missed Mimi Leder's previous film 8:17- The comet is the wrong color and the production knew it 9:19-Morgan Freeman wanted to wear an earring as the President 10:16-The opening DreamWorks logo was altered specifically for the film 11:20-The film set a record for the biggest opening weekend ever by a female director. 12:21-The script originally followed dozens of characters and had to be brutally cut 13:30- Real astronomers and NASA veterans were brought in as consultants — including the Shoemakers 15:00-The first cut had much more of Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski — and test audiences rejected it 16:08-The Messiah spacecraft was built as a twelve-foot physical model 16:54- The film beat Armageddon on opening weekend — but lost the summer