The Andromeda Strain (1971)

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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, Rovi

Starring:: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, (more)

Director(s):: Robert Wise

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: G

Format(s):: DVD | Digital SD & HD
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Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 131 mins

Complete Cast of The Andromeda Strain

Arthur Hill - Dr. Jeremy Stone
James Olson - Dr. Mark Hall
Paula Kelly - Karen Anson
Kermit Murdock - Dr. Robertson
Richard O'Brien - Grimes
Ramon Bieri - Maj. Manchek
Peter Hobbs - Gen. Sparks

David Wayne - Dr. Charles Dutton
Kate Reid - Dr. Ruth Leavitt
George Mitchell - Jackson
Bill Dunbar - First Airman
Walter Brooke - Corpse in water (uncredited)
Eric Christmas - Senator from Vermont

Director(s):: Robert Wise

Writer(s):: Nelson Gidding

Producer(s):: Robert Wise

Theatrical MPAA Rating:: G(Questionable for Children)

Categories:: Mystery & Suspense, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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	Tracy P.

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

This is A1 film...I have seen it couple of times and enjoy every bit of it. A must see for Sci-Fic fans.

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	Mary K.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

The premise is a good one, and the special effects/set design I'm sure were great for their day, and even hold up well today. The first and last parts of the movie are exciting and suspenseful. However, the middle section sags and is very slow, even boring. If the middle section had tighter editing (especially the part where they're going down the levels in the station getting clean and detoxified) I think this would be a much better movie. The extras about how they made the movie was interesting. Douglas Trumbull did the effects (same guy as 2001: A Space Odyssey).

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	Brian B.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

I first saw this movie in 1971 as a mere junior high-schooler, in a mall movie theater that no longer exists. In those days I always sat right in the front row. Seeing it again, it is noteworthy that some of the computer technology shown is obviously dated compared to 2010, but some other design aspects still hold up as pretty modern looking. All you would have to do is replace the CRT video monitors with flat screens, and the quaint (by today's standards) telephone technology, and you could get away with thinking that it was made quite recently.

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