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Release Date:
10 March 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Try to remain calm. morePlot:
Extreme measures are necessary to contain an epidemic of a deadly airborne virus. But how extreme, exactly? full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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Top Fx House Falls Victim To Studio Economy
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 August 1997)
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Not as bad as the critics say moreCast
(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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Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
127 minCountry:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:AA (Ontario)Fun Stuff
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The music and (briefly seen, somewhat blurred) footage of a cartoon seen in the movie theater scene is from the Tom & Jerry episode Polka-Dot Puss (1949). It's appearance in Outbreak is somewhat apt, as in the cartoon, Jerry tricks Tom in to believing he has caught measles, and then proceeds to 'cure' him. The episode ends with both Tom and Jerry actually contracting measles and being quarantined. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: The H-6 only has a range of 267 miles. Looking at the direction as Daniels and Salt are flying the helicopter along the coast line, it is clear that they are flying south from Cedar Creek to San Francisco. Now, there are five Cedar Creeks north of San Francisco, the closest one located 180 miles northeast of San Francisco. This Cedar Creek is far from the coast though. The Cedar Creek that is closest to the coast is a whopping 323 miles away, so the flight to SFO and back plus standing in the air against the plane would never have worked without refueling. All of the Cedar Creeks are real creeks anyway, and uninhabited. When preparing for the way back to Cedar Creek Daniel mentions a town called Palisades between San Francisco and Cedar Creek. There is no such town. moreSoundtrack:
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This movie was greeted by howls of dislike by most critics. But, after watching it, it's not as bad as they might have led you to believe. It's not that good, but it's nowhere near that bad.
Dustin Hoffman is never going to be a good action movie actor, no matter how hard he tries. On the other hand, he does decently well. Morgan Freeman puts is his usual good performance, but this is not one of his best.
The plot is scary, mainly because of it's possibility. It's based on a very possible scenario, but one that I doubt would ever be dealt with in the way it is suggested in this movie. After reading the book "The Hot Zone", I can see the ease with which something like this could happen. On the other hand, once the movie moves past the initial outbreak scenario, it descends into normal action movie territory.
In short, not a bad movie and a fun late night thing to watch. But not the greatest movie ever filmed either.