Avalanche, filmed the Hong Kong "tidal wave" scene in an improvised water tank in Los Angeles using cardboard cutouts of buildings, and used 22-inch-long nuclear missile satellite miniatures that were far too small for effective filming. Prop designer John Zabrucky, who had previously only worked in television, provided props for the film. Music The film was originally supposed to receive a score by John Williams, but he left the project. Reception Meteor was received poorly by critics. In her New York Times review, Janet Maslin called the film "standard disaster fare", adding that "the suspense is sludgy and the character development nil". Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 1.5 stars out of 4 and wrote, "Let's face it, the bottom line on a disaster film is how special are its special effects. With 'Meteor,' the answer is not very. The big meteor in the picture, hurtling toward Earth at 30,000 miles an hour, looks like something I recently found at the bottom of my refrigerator — green bread." Variety called the acting "uniformly good" but the "principals mostly stand around waiting for the next calamity to happen ... What really matters to audiences for this kind of film, of course, is not the acting, but the visuals, and here, 'Meteor' gets good, but not great, grades." Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "against its own odds, it is—for what it intends to be—uninspired but competent, efficient, commercial and entertaining, with some random moments that are very nice indeed." Judith Martin of The Washington Post called it "your standard 'My God — here it comes!' job, for those that like that sort of thing." John Pym of The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "As effects go, and effects rather than surprises (or any real plotline) are what the producers have banked on, Meteor looks decidedly old-fashioned and second-hand." TV Guide writes- "An $18 million, star-studded disaster film, which in itself is a major disaster." On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a rating of 5% based on 19 reviews, with the site's consensus being “Meteor is a flimsy flick with too much boring dialogue and not enough destruction. At least the pinball game is decent.” Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation of the film by writer Ralph Macchio and artists Gene Colan and Tom Palmer in Marvel Super Special #14. Samuel Z. Arkoff called Meteor the