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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 scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to 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.
Theatrical
Mar 12, 1971
Box Office
$12.4M
Budget
$6.5M
Return
1.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 28, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Robert Wise Productions
Quotes
See all →Confidence in Experiment Success and Biological Crisis
Sen. Phillips
This cloud-seeding business, Stone — you absolutely sure it worked? You better be!
[are]
Dr. Jeremy Stone
All reports continue to indicate that the experiment was successful, Senator.
Sen. Phillips
Then we can feel confident your so-called biological crisis is over.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Imminent Threat of Andromeda's Spread
Stone
Mark, come on, we've got to get out of here! There's no substation in this sector!
[both of them run into corridor, turn left and see corridor connector closing, turn and run the other direction in time to see that connector closing]
Public Address System
Five minutes to self destruct.
Stone
When the bomb goes off there'll be a thousand mutations, Andromeda will spread everywhere, we'll never be rid of it! The defense system is perfect, Mark. It'll even bury our mistakes.
[pointing at uncompleted bomb cutoff substation)]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →A
Arthur Hill
Dr. Jeremy Stone
D
David Wayne
Dr. Charles Dutton
J
James Olson
Dr. Mark Hall
K
Kate Reid
Dr. Ruth Leavitt
P
Paula Kelly
Karen Anson
G
George Mitchell
Jackson
R
Ramon Bieri
Major Manchek
P
Peter Hobbs
General Sparks
K
Kermit Murdock
Dr. Robertson
R
Richard O'Brien
Grimes
E
Eric Christmas
Senator from Vermont
M
Mark Jenkins
Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)
P
Peter Helm
Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)
J
Joe Di Reda
Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk
C
Carl Reindel
Lt. Comroe
K
Ken Swofford
Toby (technician)
F
Frances Reid
Clara Dutton
R
Richard Bull
Air Force Major
J
John Carter
MP Capt. Morton
G
Glenn Langan
Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
