Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Andromeda Strain' right now, here are some important points about the Robert Wise Productions thriller flick. The Andromeda Strain starring Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid has a G rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 11 min. The release date of the movie is March 12th, 1971. The movie received a user score of 70/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 744 contributing users.
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents."
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'The Andromeda Strain' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on March 12th, 1971
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
January 28th, 1998
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