Overview
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $190M worldwide, about 3.8 times its $50M budget
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Based on
Based on The Hot Zone
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Filming locations
Filmed in California and Hawaii
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Setting
Set in California, San Francisco and Atlanta
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Music
Music by James Newton Howard
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Roy PoolScreenplay
- Laurence DworetScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 10, 1995
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $50M
- Revenue
- $189.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Dustin HoffmanSam Daniels
Rene RussoRobby Keough
Morgan FreemanGeneral Billy Ford
Kevin SpaceyCasey Schuler
Cuba Gooding Jr.Major Salt
Donald SutherlandGeneral Donald McClintock
Patrick DempseyJimbo Scott
Zakes MokaeDr. Benjamin Iwabi
Malick BowensDr. Raswani
Susan Lee HoffmanDr. Lisa Aronson
Benito MartinezDr. Julio Ruiz
Bruce JarchowDr. Mascelli- Leland Hayward IIIHenry Seward
- Daniel ChodosRudy Alvarez
Dale DyeColonel Briggs
Kara KeoughKate Jeffries
Gina MenzaMrs. Jeffries- Per Didrik FasmerMr. Jeffries
Michelle JoynerSherry Mauldin- Donald ForrestMack Mauldin
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