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Overview

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6.1/10   4,627 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Michael Crichton (novel)
Robert Schenkkan (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 May 2008 (UK) more
Genre:
Tagline:
It's A Bad Day To Be Human.
Plot:
A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped. full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 nominations more
User Comments:
An absolute disgrace to both the book & the film. more (135 total)

Cast

  (Series Cast overview, first billed only)

Benjamin Bratt ... Dr. Jeremy Stone

Eric McCormack ... Jack Nash

Christa Miller ... Dr. Angela Noyce

Daniel Dae Kim ... Dr. Tsi Chou

Viola Davis ... Dr. Charlene Barton

Justin Louis ... Colonel James C. Ferrus

Barry Flatman ... Charles 'Chuck' Beeter

Ted Whittall ... President William J. Scott
Ted Atherton ... Edward 'Ed' Dewitt
Tom McBeath ... Kyle Tobler
Rick Schroder ... Major Bill Keane MD (as Ricky Schroder)

Andre Braugher ... General George W. Mancheck
Jesse Moss ... Jeff Megan

Magda Apanowicz ... Suzie Travis

Kurt Max Runte ... Sherriff Martin Willis
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Additional Details

Runtime:
174 min | Norway:170 min (2 parts) | USA:180 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally aired as a two-part miniseries, but has also been edited into 4 different parts intended for airing as hour long episodes with commercials. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the doctors first come into the town of Piedmont, they see at an old man who is dead. But the old man's chest sinks, as if he has just exhaled. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Jeff Megan: [to Suzie] That's a lion out there. And a triangle.
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Movie Connections:
References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) more

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60 out of 103 people found the following comment useful.
An absolute disgrace to both the book & the film., 27 May 2008
3/10
Author: drew23 (Shelman23@gmail.com) from S. Lake Tahoe, CA

I can't begin to say all that is bad about this extremely long terribly boring mini-series. First off the script is terrible. Here is one of the worst things that is said & mind you these are supposed to be some of the smartest minds of all. "Oh the power is out so there is no way to get up to the other floors, so well why don't we just climb up manually? Wow that's a brilliant idea." I'm not kidding this is actually said. Besides the script even the effects and the acting is wooden. This wouldn't be as bad if it weren't for the fact that you have to endure this for 4 HOURS!!! Well not counting commercials it is probably ONLY 3 hours but even still it is just not watching. Considering the fact this was done better (although outdated) in 1971 makes this version even worse. Please don't waste your time with this snore-worthy mini-series drivel.

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