Doomsday Virus (TV 1996)
"Pandora's Clock" (original title)

Quantum Airlines flight 66 has just taken off from Frankfurt, Germany bound for New York's JFK International Airport with 247 passengers aboard. After take-off, a man infected with a ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Laneuville

Writers:

John J. Nance (novel), David Israel (teleplay)

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, Daphne Zuniga, Jane Leeves

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	Capt. James Holland
Daphne Zuniga	...	Dr. Roni Sanders
Jane Leeves	...	Rachel Sherwood
Richard Lawson	...	Capt. Daniel Robb
Stephen Root	...	Mark Hastings
Tim Grimm	...	CIA Agent Steve Ellis
Edward Herrmann	...	President
Robert Guillaume	...	Ambassador Lee Lancaster
Robert Loggia	...	CIA Director Jonathan Roth
Jerry Hardin	...	Rev. Garson Wilson
Kurt Fuller	...	Chet Walters
Jennifer Savidge	...	Barb Rollins
Kate Hodge	...	Brenda Hopkins
Scott Bryce	...	Keith Erickson
Penny Peyser	...	Lisa Erickson

Storyline

Quantum Airlines flight 66 has just taken off from Frankfurt, Germany bound for New York's JFK International Airport with 247 passengers aboard. After take-off, a man infected with a Doomsday Virus passes out while a flight attendant and doctor try to save the man. The pilot tries to land the plane but can't because the people on the ground know about the virus. An ambassador and his secretary help the pilot struggle through the government's secret attempt to shoot flight 66 out of the air. And if the plane does land, Doomsday has arrived on earth.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | quarantine | disaster film | white house | airplane | 

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and a brief sexual innuendo

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Destination inconnue

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Citadel Entertainment, Comsky Group, NBC Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

176 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The oval office set was built originally for Dave.

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Goofs

While in the Frankfurt Germany airport, there are Southwest Airline planes visible from the window (Southwest doesn't fly international routes).

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Quotes

CIA Director Jonathan Roth: [Roth's corollary to Newton's law] Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion. Bodies at rest tend to be left behind.

User Reviews

Gripping suspense/thriller

"Pandora's Clock" is a gripping suspense/thriller that's a cross between a virus movie and a disaster film. This movie, which aired in two parts on NBC in its debut showing in 1996, is about an airplane flight that becomes infected with a virus when one of the passengers just happens to be carrying this disease. The U.S. Government debates on whether the plane should be destroyed or not, while the pilot (Richard Dean Anderson) and a virus expert (Daphne Zuniga) try to figure something out to avoid disaster. I'm not really a big fan of TV movies and miniseries, but I liked "Pandora's Clock". It's one heck of a thrill ride. Jane Leeves (TV's "Frasier"), Robert Loggia, and Edward Herrmann (as the President) also star.

*** (out of four)