Invasion (TV 1997)

Small rocks fall from the sky which, when touched, trigger a latent virus that has always existed in humans and begins mutating them into an alien species. Taking advantage of its hive ... See full summary »

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writers:

Robin Cook (story), Rockne S. O'Bannon (teleplay)

Stars:

Luke Perry, Kim Cattrall, Rebecca Gayheart

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Perry	...	Beau Stark
Kim Cattrall	...	Dr. Sheila Moran
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Cassy Winslow
Christopher Orr	...	Pitt Henderson
Jon Polito	...	Det. Kemper
Jason Schombing	...	Assistant Detective
Neal McDonough	...	Randy North
Rosanna DeSoto	...	Nancy Ochoa (as Rosana DeSoto)
Castulo Guerra	...	Eugene Ochoa
Louis Crugnali	...	John Ochoa
María Celedonio	...	Andie
Stephen Joyce	...	Dr. Philip Hayden
Michael Warren	...	Dr. Harlan McCoy
Chuck McCann	...	Head of the Center For Disease Control
Tim DeKay	...	Mike Landry

Storyline

Small rocks fall from the sky which, when touched, trigger a latent virus that has always existed in humans and begins mutating them into an alien species. Taking advantage of its hive mentality, the aliens are absolutely dedicated to transforming every human on Earth and do so with alarming swiftness. Only a small group of humans remain who have the medical knowledge to devise antibodies to reverse the effects of the virus.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | contagion spread | substitute teacher | cnn reporter | one word title | 

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Taglines:

They come from another galaxy. But they strike from within.

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robin Cook's Invasion

Filming Locations:

Mesa, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment, Von Zerneck Sertner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

175 min 240 min 60 min (3 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the crowd slowly realizes that John and Sheila are not infected, the shadow of a camera is visible.

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Quotes

Pitt Henderson: It's not what are we going to do with it, question is what's it planning to do with us.

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Connections

References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

User Reviews

Better than it's budget would normally allow.

I didn't see this miniseries in its original run in 1997, but watched it last week in a rerun on the SCIFI channel because of Robin's Cook's involvement. All of his work (books, screenplays, miniseries) has been consistently good. (Remember "Coma"?). This one was no different. I thought it was an interesting story, played seriously by a better than average cast. Luke Perry plays the leading man, the first to be infected by the alien virus, and his girlfriend (the extremely cute Rebecca Gayheart) who becomes the one to try to save him from it with the help of a molecular biologist in the person of Kim Catrall. As I enjoy most 'virus' type movies (Outbreak, The Stand), I enjoyed this one, too. I give it a 9 out of 10 for a TV miniseries.