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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Laurence Dworet (written by) &
Robert Roy Pool (written by)
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Release Date:
10 March 1995 (USA) more
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Try to remain calm. more
Plot:
Extreme measures are necessary to contain an epidemic of a deadly airborne virus. But how extreme, exactly? full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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(3 articles)
User Comments:
Well Made Film more (97 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dustin Hoffman ... Col. Sam Daniels

Rene Russo ... Robby Keough

Morgan Freeman ... Brig. Gen. Billy Ford

Kevin Spacey ... Maj. Casey Schuler

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Maj. Salt

Donald Sutherland ... Maj. Gen. Donald McClintock

Patrick Dempsey ... Jimbo Scott
Zakes Mokae ... Dr. Benjamin Iwabi

Malick Bowens ... Dr. Raswani
Susan Lee Hoffman ... Dr. Lisa Aronson

Benito Martinez ... Dr. Julio Ruiz
Bruce Jarchow ... Dr. Mascelli
Leland Hayward III ... Henry Seward
Daniel Chodos ... Rudy Alvarez

Dale Dye ... Lt. Col. Briggs
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
127 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Continuity: While arguing next to the cab, Keough has a statue under her arm, in the next shot it's gone. more
Quotes:
Casey Schuler: How many brain cells did I kill?
Sam Daniels: How many? About a billion.
Casey Schuler: Oh, now I'm only as smart as you.
Sam Daniels: What can we give him to kill his sense of humor?
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Soundtrack:
Days Of Wine And Roses more

FAQ

Why don't McClintock and Ford want to send Daniels to investigate the outbreak in California?
Is "Outbreak" based on a book?
What was the source? How did the virus jump from Africa to the U.S.?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Well Made Film, 12 October 2008
7/10
Author: FilmFanInTheHouse from Berkshire, England

Outbreak (1995, Dir. Wolfgang Peterson)

It's 1967 and there's a deadly outbreak of 100% mortality rate virus in Motaba River Valley, Zaire. The Valley is destroyed to prevent the virus from spreading, but 27 years later, the virus finds its way over to the USA aboard a monkey. This time though, the virus has evolved and is now airborne, as Col. Sam Daniels (Hoffman) races to not only prevent a virus epidemic but to prevent the destruction of Cedar Creek by the corrupt Maj. Gen. Donald McClintock (Sutherland).

Great acting from its talented cast and superb storytelling make a well made film which hooks you into waiting for the final outcome. Story doesn't focus on the effects of the virus, but rather the hunt for the cure, which makes a far better film.

You want a hotshot scope-jockey, fine, but, frankly, I'm hurt. – Maj. Casey Schuler (Kevin Spacey)

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