Pandemic (2007)

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

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writers:

Bryce Zabel, Jackie Zabel

Stars:

Tiffani Thiessen, French Stewart, Faye Dunaway

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Dr. Kayla Martin
French Stewart	...	Dr. Carl Ratner
Faye Dunaway	...	Governor Lillian Schaefer
Eric Roberts	...	Mayor Richard Dellasandro
Vincent Spano	...	Troy Whitlock
Bob Gunton	...	Dr. Max Sorkosky
Michael Massee	...	Edward Vicente
Shashawnee Hall	...	Pete Sampson
Stephen Ramsey	...	Gibby Smolak
Jo Champa	...	Aria Beutefeldt
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Jack Hendler
Dana Barron	...	Lindsey Mastrapa
Renée Taylor	...	Kathryn Hadorn (as Renee Taylor)
Ron Perkins	...	Dr. Chuck Westley
Kyle Searles	...	Ames Smith

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

virus | bird | latex gloves | medical | medical mask | 

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Taglines:

The Fear Is Real. The Panic Is Spreading.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 May 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bakuhatsu kansen reberu 5

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Entertainment,Larry Levinson Productions,Robert Halmi

Technical Specs

Runtime:

169 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

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

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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 ...
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Connections

References Today (1952)

User Reviews

Pandemic: Quite entertaining all things considered

Virus themed movies tend to follow the same formula, and for that reason I always struggle to enjoy them as I already know exactly how it's going to play out.

With an all star cast including Tiffani Thiessen, French Stewart, Faye Dunaway, Eric Roberts to name just a few they pull out all the stops and a couple give career best performances.

Telling the story of a new virus outbreak and how it breaks containment and spreads through Los Angeles like wildfire.

Standing at almost three hours in length nobody can say the movie isn't thorough. With fantastic character development, decent writing and a competent cast this rises above most films of this sub genre.

Thiessen surprisingly delivers like I've never seen her do so before and even Roberts is less hammy than usual.

I enjoyed this, for all it's flaws it's a well made film.

The Good:

Cast do a great job

Well written

Movie length really helps no end

The Bad:

A lot of it you'll have seen before

Spano is still stupidly unlikeable

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

Gun toting right wing militia types doing stupid things?! LIES!