The Andromeda Strain 2008
Science Fiction, TV
Universal Studios  (9/20/2008) 180 mins NR

6.0 (3,316 votes)
It's A Bad Day To Be Human.

Based on the best-selling novel by Michael Crichton, the A&E mini-series event The Andromeda Strain arrives on DVD in the special 2-disc collection! Two-time Academy Award nominee Mikael Saloman (Band of Brothers) directs a powerhouse cast, including Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order), Christa Miller (Scrubs), Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Ricky Schroder (NYPD Blue), Andre Braugher (City of Angels), Viola Davis (Disturbia), and Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) in this thrilling sci-fi adventure. When a mysterious virus is brought to earth by a returning satellite, an elite and dedicated squad of scientists assembles to search for the truth and stop the mutating killer before it ends life on earth. Presented by three-time Academy Award nominee Ridley Scott (American Gangster) and Primetime...

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Cast and Crew
Benjamin Bratt  ......  Dr. Jeremy Stone
Eric McCormack  ......  Jack Nash
Christa Miller  ......  Dr. Angela Noyce
Daniel Dae Kim  ......  Dr. Tsi Chou
Viola Davis  ......  Dr. Charlene Barton
Justin Louis  ......  Colonel Ferrus
Director  .....  Mikael Salomon
Producer  .....  Clara George; Ridley Scott; Tony Scott
Writer  .....  Michael Crichton; Robert Schenkkan
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: The computer generated F-16 used in the movie had a tail marking of "CL". There are no USAF or ANG F-16's with the tail marking "CL". (more)

Trivia:
In the source novel by Michael Crichton, the main scientists were mainly white (presumably) heterosexual men, but Robert Schenkkan, who wrote the teleplay for this remake made the decision to change the characters' ethnicities, sexualities, and genders because, he said in a May 2008 interview with Brent Hartinger on afterelton.com, "If you're going to update the story, which is our mandate, you have an obligation to reflect the world as it is." Schenkkan further said that he decided to include the brief reference to Keene (Rick Schroder) being gay because of a principle invented by Crichton in the original novel, the "Odd Man Hypothesis," which states that in a time of crisis, an unmarried, unattached person [Crichton specified a man] with no family to distract him would have the best chance of making rational, unbiased, unemotional decisions. (more)

Filming Locations:
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Jeff Megan: [to Suzie] That's a lion out there. And a triangle.
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. (more)