Rating: G
Genre:
Science Fiction
Release Date: 04/01/2003
SubTitles: English/Espanol/French
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 131 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
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