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Virus (1995 film)

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Virus
DVD cover
GenreScience Fiction
Thriller
Based onOutbreak
by Robin Cook
Screenplay byRoger Young
Directed byArmand Mastroianni
StarringNicollette Sheridan
William Devane
Barry Corbin
Music byGarry Schyman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersFrank von Zerneck
Robert M. Sertner
ProducerRandy Sutter
CinematographyGideon Porath
EditorTod Feuerman
Running time93 minutes
Production companyVon Zerneck Sertner Films
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseMay 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)

Virus is a 1995 television film starring Nicollette Sheridan, William Devane, Stephen Caffrey, Dakin Matthews, Kurt Fuller, Barry Corbin and William Atherton. It was directed by Armand Mastroianni and written by Robin Cook and Roger Young, based on Cook's 1987 novel Outbreak. The film was also released on DVD under the title Formula for Death.

Plot

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This is based on the medical fiction novel Outbreak by Robin Cook.

Cast

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Reception

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Todd Everett of Variety wrote, "In reducing the hazard to the level of personal melodrama, both the feature and the telepic trivialize the real-life menace, which is plenty scary on its own."[1] John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called the story inane and harebrained.[2] Chris Willman of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Mastroianni "tries to pump imperiled-woman suspense into the ludicrous scheming, with minimal antidotal effect. Prepare for an outbreak of laughter."[3]

References

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  1. ^ Everett, Todd (1995-05-08). "Review: 'Robin Cook's Virus'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J. (1995-05-08). "TELEVISION REVIEW; A 90's Kind of Predator, Via Robin Cook". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (1995-05-08). "TV REVIEWS : 'Way West' Probes Clash of Expansionism". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
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