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The Andromeda Strain

  • 19711971
  • GG
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
38K
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James Olson and Robert Soto in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
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MysterySci-FiThriller
A team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.A team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.A team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.
IMDb RATING
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38K
YOUR RATING
    • Robert Wise
    • Michael Crichton(novel)
    • Nelson Gidding(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Olson
    • Arthur Hill
    • David Wayne
    • Robert Wise
    • Michael Crichton(novel)
    • Nelson Gidding(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • James Olson
    • Arthur Hill
    • David Wayne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 243User reviews
    • 94Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars

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    Michael Crichton, Larry Barbier, and Robert Wise in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Michael Crichton and James Olson in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Larry Barbier and Robert Wise in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Robert Wise in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Arthur Hill, James Olson, and Robert Wise in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Michael Crichton and Robert Wise in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, James Olson, and Robert Soto in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Arthur Hill and James Olson in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Kate Reid in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    George Mitchell and James Olson in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Kate Reid, Arthur Hill, James Olson, and David Wayne in The Andromeda Strain (1971)
    Arthur Hill and James Olson in The Andromeda Strain (1971)

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    James Olson
    James Olson
    • Dr. Mark Hall
    Arthur Hill
    Arthur Hill
    • Dr. Jeremy Stone
    David Wayne
    David Wayne
    • Dr. Charles Dutton
    Kate Reid
    Kate Reid
    • Dr. Ruth Leavitt
    Paula Kelly
    Paula Kelly
    • Karen Anson
    George Mitchell
    George Mitchell
    • Jackson
    Ramon Bieri
    Ramon Bieri
    • Major Manchek
    Kermit Murdock
    Kermit Murdock
    • Dr. Robertson
    Richard O'Brien
    • Grimes
    Peter Hobbs
    Peter Hobbs
    • General Sparks
    Eric Christmas
    Eric Christmas
    • Senator from Vermont
    Mark Jenkins
    Mark Jenkins
    • Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)
    Peter Helm
    Peter Helm
    • Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)
    Joe Di Reda
    Joe Di Reda
    • Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk
    • (as Joe DiReda)
    Carl Reindel
    Carl Reindel
    • Lt. Comroe
    Ken Swofford
    Ken Swofford
    • Toby (technician)
    Frances Reid
    Frances Reid
    • Clara Dutton
    Richard Bull
    Richard Bull
    • Air Force Major
      • Robert Wise
      • Michael Crichton(novel)
      • Nelson Gidding(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Michael Crichton was invited to take a tour of "Universal Studios" during the production of this film. His guide was none other than Steven Spielberg, who went on to adapt Crichton's most successful novel, Jurassic Park (1993).
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie, vultures are shown circling over the town of Piedmont. Later, when the two scientists approach the town in a helicopter, the vultures are on the ground eating the flesh of the dead. The military even brought gas to kill off the vultures so they wouldn't fly off and spread the disease. What's interesting, is that no one gives a second thought as to why the vultures weren't dead. Even after they kill off a rat and monkey in the lab to test the disease no one wonders how it was that the vultures weren't affected.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Jeremy Stone: According to this, there'll be a super-colony of Andromeda over the entire southwest in...

      Dr. Charles Dutton: [interrupting] Jeremy! These are biological warfare maps!

      Dr. Jeremy Stone: Why, yes... so they are... uh... but... simulations, Charlie. Defensive... it's just a scenario.

      Dr. Ruth Leavitt: That's not the point, for God's sake! Wildfire was built for germ warfare! Wildfire AND Scoop! And you knew, Stone! YOU KNEW IT!

      Dr. Jeremy Stone: That's not true, Ruth! I learned about Scoop the same time you did!

      Dr. Charles Dutton: They already have Andromeda programmed! The purpose of Scoop was to find new biological weapons in outer space, and then use Wildfire to develop them!

      Dr. Ruth Leavitt: It stinks, Stone!

      Dr. Jeremy Stone: You're blowing your tops! We have no proof...

      Dr. Charles Dutton: The map!

      Dr. Jeremy Stone: Don't be an ass! That map only shows what Andromeda could do in the hands of an enemy!

      Dr. Charles Dutton: Enemy? We did it to ourselves!

      Dr. Jeremy Stone: Perhaps! But this is hardly the time to organize a protest!

      Dr. Ruth Leavitt: [sarcastic] Another giant leap for mankind!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits read: "ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This film concerns the four-day history of a major American scientific crisis. We received the generous help of many people attached to Project Scoop at Vandenberg Air Force Base and the Wildfire Laboratory in Flatrock, Nevada. They encouraged us to tell the story accurately and in detail." "The documents presented here are soon to be made public. They do not in any way jeopardize the national security."
    • Alternate versions
      Italian version is 10 minutes shorter than original version (released at 130 min.) and omits many scenes from a subplot about a fallen fighter plane.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Six Million Dollar Man: Population: Zero (1974)

    User reviews243

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    8/10
    The finest example of how to make science-fiction movies
    The Andromeda Strain is virtually perfect. And it doesn't need the special effects of Alien to succeed in telling the similar story of alien life and our contact with it. The movie is captivating right from the starting credits that introduce us to story. Of course, the director had a brilliant novel of Michael Crichton, but he also did his best to bring this novel to the screen sacrificing neither the main idea, nor the minor details. Actually, all the details that mark every scientific thriller by Crichton are there in the film. The Andromeda Strain doesn't have any dinosaurs, it only has a small virus, but overall it is a much better film than any of the Jurassic Parks. And it succeeds in telling us a great story about science much better than some modern CGI-filled movies like Invisible Man.

    Finally, the acting is flawless, the actors are great, sets are excellent. If you want to see a great sci-fi movie, choose this one and you want be disappointed.
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    • danila_1
    • Dec 23, 2002

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 1971 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA
    • Production company
      • Robert Wise Productions
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    • 2 hours 11 minutes
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