Outbreak (1995) 6.5
Extreme measures are necessary to contain an epidemic of a deadly airborne virus. But how extreme, exactly? Director:Wolfgang Petersen |
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Outbreak (1995) 6.5
Extreme measures are necessary to contain an epidemic of a deadly airborne virus. But how extreme, exactly? Director:Wolfgang Petersen |
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Dustin Hoffman | ... | ||
Rene Russo | ... | ||
Morgan Freeman | ... | ||
Kevin Spacey | ... | ||
Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | ||
Donald Sutherland | ... | ||
Patrick Dempsey | ... |
Jimbo Scott
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Zakes Mokae | ... |
Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
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Malick Bowens | ... |
Dr. Raswani
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Susan Lee Hoffman | ... |
Dr. Lisa Aronson
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Benito Martinez | ... |
Dr. Julio Ruiz
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Bruce Jarchow | ... |
Dr. Mascelli
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Leland Hayward III | ... |
Henry Seward
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Daniel Chodos | ... |
Rudy Alvarez
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Dale Dye | ... |
Colonel Briggs
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In July of 1967, In Motaba River Valley, Zaire, a virus with a 100% mortality rate starts infecting people. The virus becomes known as the Motaba virus, and it's so deadly that it causes severe bleeding and liquefies internal organs, killing within 3 days. The virus wipes out Motaba River Valley, and a devastatingly huge fire bomb is dropped onto Motaba River Valley in order to reduce the chances of further infection. The bomb was dropped on the orders of corrupt General Donald McClintock, even though an army surgeon, General Bill Ford, was against the idea. 27 years later, in 1994, there is another outbreak in Motaba River Valley. At the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), located at Fort Detrick in Maryland, Colonel Sam Daniels is doing research on the Motaba virus, and so is his ex-wife Roberta Keough, who works at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. A monkey carrying the Motaba virus stows away on a ... Written by Todd Baldridge
"Outbreak" isn't any kind of masterpiece, but worth seeing nevertheless. Portraying the army trying to contain a deadly virus brought by a monkey smuggled into the country, the movie seems especially relevant, what with bird flu and all. A particularly disturbing scene takes place in a movie theater, when a person coughs and the camera follows the particles catching on everyone's lips as they laugh, unaware of the fate that awaits them.
The always dependable Dustin Hoffman plays as intense a role as ever as the colonel in charge of trying to control the virus. Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey and Cuba Gooding Jr. also play their roles very well. Donald Sutherland's menacing looks are perfect for the kind of character whom he plays. All in all, Wolfgang Petersen directs another good one here.