Armadillo Victory Tour
16 July 1998
ADVISORY/Armageddon; Armadillo Victory Tour
--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--MEDIA ALERT / PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WHAT: The ARMADILLO all-terrain vehicle (ATV), with an AM General Hummer chassis and a Chevy 350 Gas engine, weighs an amazing 22,000 pounds and travels at speeds up to 50 miles per hour. Constructed by FXPERTS Effects House under the supervision of John Frazier, the ARMADILLO is also equipped with a fully operational VULCAN CANNON that is used to shoot and destroy incoming space debris in the hit film ARMAGEDDON. WHEN: Friday, July 17, 1998 7:00AM - 5:00PM WHERE: Washington Square Park (5th Avenue and Waverly Place) --YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED-- Touchstone Pictures' ARMAGEDDON is now playing in theaters everywhere. An asteroid the size of Texas is heading directly toward Earth at 22,000 mph. NASA's executive director, Dan Truman (BILLY BOB THORNTON), has only one option -- to send up a crew to destroy the asteroid. He enlists the help of Harry S. Stamper (BRUCE WILLIS) -- the world's foremost deep core oil driller -- and Stamper's roughneck team of drillers to land on the asteroid, drill into its surface using an ARMADILLO ATV, and drop a nuclear device into the core. On this heroic journey, they face the most physically and emotionally challenging conditions ever encountered ... to save the world and prevent ARMAGEDDON. CONTACTS: BROADCAST/NEWSPAPERS: MAGAZINES: Kerry Albano Terry Greenberg 212/735-5459 212/735-5458