A group of scientists investigate a deadly new alien virus before it can spread.
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Robert Wise
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Arthur Hill | ... | Dr. Jeremy Stone | |
| David Wayne | ... | Dr. Charles Dutton | |
| James Olson | ... | Dr. Mark Hall | |
| Kate Reid | ... | Dr. Ruth Leavitt | |
| Paula Kelly | ... | Karen Anson | |
| George Mitchell | ... | Jackson | |
| Ramon Bieri | ... | Major Manchek | |
| Kermit Murdock | ... | Dr. Robertson | |
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Richard O'Brien | ... | Grimes |
| Peter Hobbs | ... | General Sparks | |
| Eric Christmas | ... | Senator from Vermont | |
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Mark Jenkins | ... | Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team) |
| Peter Helm | ... | Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team) | |
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Joe Di Reda | ... | Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk (as Joe DiReda) |
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Carl Reindel | ... | Lt. Comroe |
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When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. Many years prior to this incident, a group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone (Arthur Hill) advocated for the construction of a secure laboratory facility that would serve as a base in the event an alien biological life form was returned to Earth from a space mission. Stone and his team - Drs. Dutton, Leavitt and Hall (David Wayne, Kate Reid, and James Olson, respectively)- go to the facility, known as Wildfire, and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont (an old wino and a six-month-old baby) survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device should it manage to escape. Written by garykmcd
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12 March 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Andromeda - Tödlicher Staub aus dem All See more »Edit
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$6,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$12,376,563, 31 December 1971Company Credits
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Dr. Jeremy Stone: If anything happens to us, you have your orders.
Dempsey: Yes sir. Proceed directly to Wildfire, and then, uh...
[makes slashing motion across neck]
Dempsey: ...zzZZTT!
Dr. Jeremy Stone: [to Hall] If we're eliminated, the aircraft and pilot'll have to be sterilized.
Dempsey: Uh, wait a minute. That's not what they told me... just "incinerated."
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In September, 1972, Universal was exhibiting this on a double bill with Airport (1970) under the tag line "Together On One Great Family Program". See more »Goofs
When the scientists in the town find the body inert with the head inside the tube the water surface trembles slightly. See more »Quotes
[arriving at the virus site via helicopter]Dr. Jeremy Stone: If anything happens to us, you have your orders.
Dempsey: Yes sir. Proceed directly to Wildfire, and then, uh...
[makes slashing motion across neck]
Dempsey: ...zzZZTT!
Dr. Jeremy Stone: [to Hall] If we're eliminated, the aircraft and pilot'll have to be sterilized.
Dempsey: Uh, wait a minute. That's not what they told me... just "incinerated."
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Earlier VHS releases showed the scene where Stone and Hall search the town as full screen shots cutting back and forth from them to the victims inside their houses, and does not show the shot of the topless victim. The DVD release shows both searchers and victims simutaniously in reduced size split-screen shots and include the topless woman both in that scene as well as in a later flashback by Stone at Project Wild Fire. See more »Contribute to This Page
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This movie is an older movie, but it is still great.The plot is very exciting and keeps you on the edge of your seat with its twists.The characters aren't perfect and that makes them more real.There have been better sci-fi movies made,but it is quite entertaining to watch on a carefree weekend.