Warning Sign (1985)

In an ultra secret laboratory for the developing of biological weapons, covered as "Biotek", a research center for agriculture, a serious accident occurs, spreading a sinister bacteria in ... See full summary »

Director:

Hal Barwood

Writers:

Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins

Stars:

Sam Waterston, Kathleen Quinlan, Yaphet Kotto

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Waterston	...	Cal Morse
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Joanie Morse
Yaphet Kotto	...	Major Connolly
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Dr. Dan Fairchild (as Jeffrey De Munn)
Richard Dysart	...	Dr. Nielsen
G.W. Bailey	...	Tom Schmidt
Jerry Hardin	...	Vic Flint
Rick Rossovich	...	Bob
Cynthia Carle	...	Dana
Scott Paulin	...	Captain Walston
Kavi Raz	...	Dr. Ramesh Kapoor
Keith Szarabajka	...	Tippett
Jack Thibeau	...	Pisarczyk
J. Patrick McNamara	...	Connolly's Aide
Tom McFadden	...	Deputy Grazie

Storyline

In an ultra secret laboratory for the developing of biological weapons, covered as "Biotek", a research center for agriculture, a serious accident occurs, spreading a sinister bacteria in the laboratory. The security guard of the complex, closes and seals the building, with all the personnel inside, making very difficult the struggle for survival, not to mention the actions that the relatives of the enclosed people are thinking to do.

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Plot Keywords:

bacteria | biological weapon | boxer shorts | quarantine | axe | 

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Taglines:

A secret experiment has gone wild - and they're all going to pay! (Video Australia)

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Contact mortel

Filming Locations:

La Crescenta, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

SLM Production Group, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bio-hazard project codenamed "Blue Harvest" was also the original production codename for _Return of the Jedi (1983)_ in 1983. Both films were released by Twentieth Century Fox.

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Quotes

Dr. Dan Fairchild: Relax. I'm a scientist. I know what I'm doing.

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Connections

Referenced in 28 Days Later... (2002)

User Reviews

Good cast/bizarre movie

I recently saw a preview for Resident Evil, the latest sci-fi/gore opus from Event Horizon director Paul Anderson. (Not to be confused with Paul Thomas Anderson). It looks like a big budget, explosive version of Warning Sign, a strange little horror movie I remember watching in the '80s. The plot of the 1985 film involves a deadly serum leaking inside a bio-chemical plant in rural Utah. The plant is sealed off--no one can get in or get out. What happens inside is best described as Night of the Living Dead meets the Andromeda Strain. All in all, not a bad horror film, and the actors (Sam Waterston, Kathleen Quinlan--both Oscar nominees, but alas, not for Warning Sign) manage to keep straight faces. The film has an "Alien" feel to it, and is quite stylish to boot. More than anything, the film has a good, somewhat believable premise for a horror story. But the execution is just so odd. Scientists becoming zombies or monsters has been done before, and the atmospheric first half of the movie is somewhat ruined by the over-the-top, borderline campy second half. We'll see soon enough whether Anderson's version of the idea is successful, although judging from the ads, I seriously doubt it.