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Plot

Originally aired as a television mini-series, this all-star filmization of Stephen King's gripping epic of good versus evil chronicles the episodic adventures of a disparate group of people who struggle to reestablish civilization after a man-made catastrophe wipes out most of the world's population. The world abruptly ends when a deadly virus accidentally escapes from a government sponsored biological warfare laboratory. Soon people are dropping like flies from the plague, but a few survive and find themselves strangely compelled to head into the West. Good-hearted people follow the voice of an ancient black woman and head for Boulder, Colorado. Bad people follow the enigmatic Walkin' Dude to Las Vegas. It is only a matter of time before the two sides are forced into a climactic battle over the final fate of humanity.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Science Fiction
Run Time:
360min.
DVD Release Date:
10/26/1999
Director(s):
Mick Garris
Starring:
Gary Sinise , Molly Ringwald , Jamey Sheridan , Laura San Giacomo , Ruby Dee
Themes:
Post-Apocalypse,Race Against Time,Mind Games,Rise To Power,End of the World
Tone:
Ominous,Creepy,Enigmatic,Menacing,Sweeping,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
civilization,epidemic,good-vs-evil,population,virus
Language:
English