Virus (1999)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

John Bruno

Writers (WGA):

Chuck Pfarrer (creator: Dark Horse Comic Book series: "Virus")
Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Life on earth is in for a shock.

Plot:

When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Alien | Sea | Typhoon | Virus

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Kit Foster
William Baldwin	...	Steve Baker
Donald Sutherland	...	Captain Everton
Joanna Pacula	...	Nadia
Marshall Bell	...	J.W. Woods Jr.
Sherman Augustus	...	Richie
Cliff Curtis	...	Hiko
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Squeaky
Yuri Chervotkin	...	Colonel Kominski
Keith Flippen	...	Captain Lonya Rostov
Olga Rzhepetskaya-Retchin	...	Female Cosmonaut
Levan Uchaneishvili	...	Captain Alexi (as Levani)
David Eggby	...	Norfolk Captain

Also Known As:

Virus (France)
Virus - Schiff ohne Wiederkehr (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore, and for language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

France | UK | Germany | USA | Japan

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KNT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Newport News, Virginia, USA

Company:

Mutual Film Company

Trivia:

The ship used for this movie's setting was the ex-USAFS Hoyt S. Vandenberg. At the time of filming the ship had been decommissioned since the mid-80's and mothballed in the James River Reserve Fleet, Virginia. May 27, 2009, she was sunk outside Key West, Florida, USA to serve as an artificial reef and for recreational diving. She still had the Russian name on her from the movie as she went down.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the crew are trapped in the eye of the typhoon there are storm clouds towering on the horizon, as one would expect. A few minutes later, while still in the eye and boarding the Russian ship, the sky is perfectly clear as far as the eye can see.

Quotes:

Hiko: Richie's gone postal, man.

Movie Connections:

References "The Twilight Zone" (1959)

Salvage, salvage

Say what you want about this movie not meeting expectations of the 90's but it was very entertaining and thats most of what I expect from any good movie.

Bad aliens, greed, bravery, bravado, science gone bad and survival all play major parts in this flick.

Strong women, brave men and treacherous men are a good mix for any story and this movie has them in abundance.

The aliens seem to want something from humans and its not in the best interest of these humans to meet their needs.

Try not to be comparing this movie to other sci-fi and just enjoy an interesting twist on the genre.