Fatal Error (TV 1999)

The seven American lawyers hired by Australian media magnate Jack Doulan, whose company rivals Albert Teal's Digicron for preponderance on the world market of telecommunications, are ... See full summary »

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writers:

Rockne S. O'Bannon (teleplay), Ben Mezrich (novel)

Stars:

Antonio Sabato Jr., Janine Turner, Robert Wagner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Nick Baldwin (as Antonio Sabàto Jr.)
Janine Turner	...	Dr. Samantha Carter
Robert Wagner	...	Albert Teal
Jason Schombing	...	Charlie
Malcolm Stewart	...	Jack Doulan
David Lewis	...	Ned Henderson
Brian Linds	...	Rusty
Peter Bryant	...	Kemper
Brian Jensen	...	Pierce
Michael Puttonen	...	Tarrance
Chris Nelson Norris	...	Kobritz (as Chris Nelson Morris)
Catherine Lough Haggquist	...	Teal's Assistant (as Catherine Lough)
Ken Camroux	...	Brodney
Michael St. John Smith	...	Dr. Stein
Don Thompson	...	Mr. Saunders

Storyline

The seven American lawyers hired by Australian media magnate Jack Doulan, whose company rivals Albert Teal's Digicron for preponderance on the world market of telecommunications, are suddenly struck during a video conference in Seattle by an incredibly fast-working virus which wipes out everyone on their floor. Dr. Nick Baldwin, a brilliant virologist who works as an 'insubordinate' ambulance technician after being fired for failing to observe procedure, is first on the site and points out to US Army disease specialist Dr. Samantha Carter, who told him there were deaths in several other cases but never a trace of the virus, his ambulance has taken a survivor to his hospital; her therapeutic incompetence gets the patient killed, him assigned as temporary consultant to her army research unit- even there computer model operator Darren is killed by the virus, which also strikes at other sites in and around Seattle, notably at places where Digicron's 500 TV channels setup box is being ...

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Plot Keywords:

virus | computer virus | ambulance | lawyer | eye disease | 

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Reaper

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stephanie Germain Productions, TBS Superstation, Von Zerneck Sertner Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ben Mezrich got the idea for the book it's based on from a bad episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, when the EMTs are driving the man to the hospital, the number of the ambulance is 4. Minutes later, at the hospital, the number is 012. Not much later, when one EMT says they should get some breakfast, the ambulance number is 4 again.

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Quotes

Albert Teal: You're saying that a computer virus is infecting people. That may be medically possible, but my software? Impossible.

User Reviews

Fatal error indead

I have read the novel Reaper of Ben Mezrich a fews years ago and last night I accidentally came to see this adaption.

Although it's been years since I read the story the first time, the differences between the novel and the movie are humongous. Very important elements, which made the whole thing plausible are just written out or changed to bad.

If the plot sounds interesting to you: go and get the novel. Its much, much, much better.

Still 4 out of 10 since it was hard to stop watching because of the great basic plot by Ben Mezrich.