Asteroid City Info

In a sequence that has already become legendary in meme culture, a lanky, mint-green extraterrestrial (played by Jeff Goldblum in a performance of comedic deadpan) silently descends from a flying saucer. It retrieves the asteroid that the children were studying—a piece of the town’s identity—and vanishes as quickly as it appeared.

True to the Wes Anderson aesthetic, Asteroid City is a masterclass in meticulous production design and stylized cinematography. Asteroid City

The film is divided into multiple narrative layers that overlap and intersect: In a sequence that has already become legendary

: A vibrant, widescreen world set in the desert town of Asteroid City, centered on a massive meteor crater. The film is divided into multiple narrative layers

They drove. The dust rose up behind them like a benediction. Somewhere, in a sky no telescope could see, a parent and a child were holding hands, crossing an impossible distance, heading home.

Have you visited Asteroid City? Let us know in the comments below whether you found meaning in the crater or just a hole in the ground.

What separates Asteroid City from Anderson’s previous outings like The Grand Budapest Hotel or Moonrise Kingdom is its complex framing device. The film is presented as a televised documentary about the creation of a stage play titled "Asteroid City," written by the troubled playwright Conrad Earp (Edward Norton).