Contaminated Man (2000)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writer (WGA):

John Penney (written by)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

In 1986, David Whitman came home, contaminated his wife and child, and watched them die. Years later...

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Budapest | Los Angeles California | 1980s | Contamination

Cast

William Hurt	...	David R. Whitman
Natascha McElhone	...	Holly Anderson
Peter Weller	...	Joseph Müller
Katja Woywood	...	Karin Schiffer
Michael Brandon	...	Wyles
Nikolett Barabas	...	Hunter
Hendrick Haese	...	Peck
Désirée Nosbusch	...	Kelly Whitman
Arthur Brauss	...	Lead Detective
Christopher Cazenove	...	President of Clarion
Hardy Krüger Jr.	...	Plant Manager
Thomas Fritsch	...	Gambler
Geraldine McEwan	...	Lilian Rodgers
Mari Nagy	...	Alma
Aron Soos	...	Joseph's Son

Also Known As:

Bei Berührung Tod (Germany)
Contagion (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:12 | USA:R | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Promark Entertainment Group

Goofs:

Factual errors: The doors of the lab have a radiation symbol above the text "Bio Hazard". A biohazard symbol should have been used instead.

Toned down,though definitely not in the way you'd like

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

If you like your films either direct-to-video or limited release,Anthony Hickox is a generally reliable guy.His previous two Dolph Lundgren films,Storm Catcher and Jill Rips,have been proof of this.But the one thing that bogged those two films down,his mysterious quiet audio dubbing,is just one of many things that bog this plodding hash.The mighty really have fallen in the case of Peter Weller.One time lead star of quite possibly the greatest film of all time,Robocop,he has now been reduced to playing a bumbling menace who spends the majority of the film jarringly carrying some model airplane around with him.William Hurt and Natasha McElhone,one time big screen actors,should also be noted in nauseatingly stereotypical,ineffective roles as the action hero and romantic interest respectively.Throw into this a tired,cliche ridden killer virus story (with the government corruption and everything)which relies too heavily on subtitles at the beginning and all you have to occupy your time is the beautiful photography of the snow capped hills.And you didn't mean to spend an hour and a half watching that.*