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John Penney (written by)
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In 1986, David Whitman came home, contaminated his wife and child, and watched them die. Years later... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bei Berührung Tod (Germany)
Contagion (UK)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violence and language.
Runtime:
100 min
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Factual errors: The doors of the lab have a radiation symbol above the text "Bio Hazard". A biohazard symbol should have been used instead. more

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occasionally exciting, sometimes chilling, 18 April 2004
Author: vchimpanzee from North Carolina

In 1986, David is coming home to his wife Kelly, who is finishing an art work (which later appears on David's desk) and planning to put on something skimpy. The hot night they were planning never happens.

In 'present day' Budapest, Joseph has been fired after 22 years. He enters a room where he is not authorized to be, a room where most people have to wear 'space suits' because of dangerous substances. After an incident, David's HAZMAT team is called in. Holly is also investigating the incident--as a possible terrorist act. We know where this is going when Holly meets David and says, 'Cool suit! Are we expecting Martians?'

The company president won't reveal what is inside, calling the specifics 'trade secrets'. David must visit Lilian, the CEO--they have a history after something she did in the United States.

I won't say who 'Contaminated Man' is, or whether he knows what he is doing. I will only say that everyone he comes in close contact with dies within an hour, while this 'Typhoid Mary' only has a bad cough. One other person is immune, because he went through tests with the same chemical, a pesticide that has become very dangerous, possibly because there were plans to use it as a chemical weapon in war.

Whoever made this movie had trouble making up their mind what type it would be. There were some quite exciting chase scenes, especially in the second half, but sometimes it was quite slow. At one point, it seemed like the solution would be too easy, but the movie had thirty minutes to go, so a new twist was added to make it more interesting.

Sometimes the movie could be chilling, with otherworldly music, as danger was suggested. Once, the video looked normal but the audio resembled a 78 RPM record played at 33--quite effective. And sometimes it was more of a romantic comedy.

Overall, the result was pretty good--for a TV-movie, anyway. Not too much violence--though one person got shot and the blood just spurted out. Not every opportunity was taken to show gore (fine with me), even though there were plenty of chances.

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