Pandemic (2007) (TV)

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writers:

Bryce Zabel (writer)
Jackie Zabel (writer)

Release Date:

26 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

The bird flu virus spreads through Los Angeles as a doctor from the CDC races to find a vaccine. |

Plot Keywords:

Shak | Airplane | Salesman | Australia | Pandemic

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tiffani Thiessen	...	Kayla Martin
Vincent Spano	...	Troy Whitlock
Faye Dunaway	...	Govenor Shaefer
Eric Roberts	...	Mayor Dalesandro
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Friedlander
Bob Gunton	...	Sorkosky
Alex Paez	...	Roberto Ruiz
James DuMont	...	Phil Duin
French Stewart	...	Dr. Carl Ratner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darryl Armbruster	...	Talent agent
René Ashton	...	Kelly
Candice Azzara	...	Heidi
Dana Barron	...	Lindsey
Matt Battaglia	...	Frank
Alan Blumenfeld
Gabriel Bologna	...	Pharmacist
Wendy Braun	...	Stephanie Benson
Austin Brooks	...	Air Traffic Controller
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Rick Foxhoven
Jo Champa	...	Aria Beutefeldt
Tony Clarno	...	Charlie
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Hendler
Brionne Davis	...	ATM guy
Charles Duckworth	...	Derek
John Dybdahl	...	Truck Driver
Gina Fricchione	...	TV Reporter
Matt Gould	...	Jake Laramie
Denise Grayson	...	Airline Passenger
Mike Grief	...	Marcus Guerguerian
Shashawnee Hall	...	Pete Sampson
Kelly Heyer	...	Brooke Floren
Isabella Hofmann	...	Mrs. Smith
Brandy Howard	...	Orley
John Kapelos	...	Michael Torino
David Lengel	...	Jack
Barry Livingston	...	Dr. Winston Tamm
Michael Massee	...	Edward Vicente
Rod McCary	...	Judge
Tom Mesmer	...	Passenger
Thomas A. Miller	...	Police Officer
David Newham	...	Joe Tooley
Robert Norsworthy	...	Harry Firestone
Kyra Lin Oser	...	Scientist (as Kyra Lin)
Marty Papazian
Tiara Parker	...	Tonya
Colby Paul	...	Gil Whitlock
Stephen Ramsey	...	Gibby Smolack
Anthony Reynolds	...	Soldier
Robin Riker	...	Sarah Adams Caplan
Sandra Robinson	...	Carla Florin
Onahoua Rodriguez	...	Angela Ruiz
Rigo Sanchez	...	Mr. Culp
Mik Scriba	...	Coleman
Kyle Searles	...	Ames
Barry Sigismondi	...	Chris Fentress
Rico Simonini	...	Valdez
Alex Skuby	...	Captain Nick Salter
Renée Taylor	...	Kathryn Hadorn
Brian Tee	...	Danny
William Tempel	...	Officer Hashimoto
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Melissa Lo
Theo Wilson	...	Henry Littlefield

Runtime:

USA:180 min (with commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hallmark

Goofs:

Factual errors: The siren used at the start of the movie for the Australian police car is not the one actually used in Australia.

Quotes:

[making a statement to the press]
Mayor Dalesandro: Los Angeles has always had it's share of trials and natural disasters; earthquakes, floods, and now this riptide virus. But we are a strong city, full of strong people. Governor.
Govenor Shaefer: Today we have hope to go with that strength. A treatment has been found that will buy us the time necessary to develop a lasting vaccine. It is a blessing within a curse, but it will soon be available to us all. In moments like this there are always many people to thank, our First Responders, our Police, Fireman, and Paramedics. People who put the lives and safety of others above their own.
[...]

By the end of the 3 hours . . .

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

you'll realize that the characters didn't really die, but the movie did. In fact the movie was DOA. This movie misses the mark in so many ways I can't count them. It was nice, however, to see French Stewart in a semi-serious role.

Overacting abounds with little believability in any character. I just wasn't convinced that this story was real. The story idea wasn't a bad one but the writing was stupid. The doctor saves the day by coming up with a treatment and immediately applies it to her niece. No board/peer review or informed treatment? I guess ethics is no longer a required course in med schools. The technical effects were also wanting - when they put Kayla's niece on "a respirator" it turns out to be a simple continuous-feed oxygen mask. I could go on but I won't waste anymore time with examples - watch and see for yourself.

While I'm willing to suspend disbelief, the movie can't ask that I suspend ALL disbelief forever. And that's what Pandemic does.

1 out of 10