The Andromeda Strain Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
The "Andromeda Strain" is a deadly extraterrestrial virus. It is brought to Earth when a research satellite crashes near a tiny Arizona town. Everyone in the community dies within days, except for a baby and an "insulated" drunkard. Recruited from labs all over North America, doctors Charles Dutton (David Wayne), Jeremy Stone (Arthur Hill), Ruth Leavitt (Kate Reid), and Mark Hall (James Olson) don radiation suits and race against time to isolate and destroy the virus. The film is based on a novel by Michael Crichton. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
03/12/1971
DVD Release Date:
01/28/1998
Rating:
G
Run Time:
131 min.
Distributor(s):
Universal
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Race Against Time, Finding the Cure, Plagues and Epidemics
Tone:
Atmospheric, Creepy, Ominous, Paranoid, Tense, Claustrophobic
Keywords:
alien [not human], epidemic, race-against-time, research, satellite, survivor, virus
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
