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Virus (1999) -- Seeking refuge from a typhoon, the crew of an American tugboat boards a top secret Russian research vessel and finds it infected by an alien life form which regards humans as a virus which must be destroyed at any cost!

Overview

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Director:
John Bruno
Writers (WGA):
Chuck Pfarrer (creator: Dark Horse Comic Book series: "Virus")
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Release Date:
15 January 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
Life on earth is in for a shock. more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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(5 articles)
Dark Horse shares The Secret with Universal
 (From Fangoria. 13 May 2009, 6:49 AM, PDT)

Van Damme and Jones Team for Weapon
 (From TheMovingPicture. 12 May 2009, 10:48 PM, PDT)

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Salvage, salvage more

Cast

  (Complete credited 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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Virus (France)
Virus - Schiff ohne Wiederkehr (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore, and for language.
Runtime:
99 min
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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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. more
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. more
Quotes:
Hiko: Richie's gone postal, man. more
Movie Connections:
References "The Twilight Zone" (1959) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Salvage, salvage, 30 December 2005
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Author: shhazam2 from California

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.

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A lot like 'Hardware' but lamer. thrombus29
Oh no , not again ! ssjenkins
Foster + Nadia scrapindy
Was anyone reminded of Pulp Fiction? cwilmot-1
Was that an old Canadian flag in captain's quarters? roximunro
Why didn't they just turn the power of? ramonakira
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