Outbreak

1995
R
2h 7m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

140K

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Disaster Action Drama Thriller

A team of Army doctors struggle to find a cure for the deadly Motaba virus that was transported from Africa to North America by a white-headed Capuchin monkey and is now spreading quickly th... Read allA team of Army doctors struggle to find a cure for the deadly Motaba virus that was transported from Africa to North America by a white-headed Capuchin monkey and is now spreading quickly throughout a small California town.A team of Army doctors struggle to find a cure for the deadly Motaba virus that was transported from Africa to North America by a white-headed Capuchin monkey and is now spreading quickly throughout a small California town.

Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Laurence Dworet
- Robert Roy Pool
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

140K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,923

997

Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
Writers
- Laurence Dworet
- Robert Roy Pool
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations

Trivia
When investigating the village in Zaire, several huts are burned down. This is the traditional tribal method for controlling the spread of an infection in many parts of the world. Food and water are left outside the entrance to the dwelling, and the occupants cannot leave. If several days (usually three or four) of these supplies are not used, then the dwelling is burned down to stop the infection from spreading.

Goofs
There are no (naturally occurring) Capuchin monkeys in Africa.

Quotes
General Donald McClintock: With all due respect, Colonel Daniels, if you do not follow us to Travis Air Force Base, I will blow you out of the sky.
Sam Daniels: General, with all due respect, fuck you, sir.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Outbreak/Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh/Bye Bye Love/Losing Isaiah/Farinelli (1995)

Soundtracks
If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)
Written and Performed by Pete Droge
Courtesy of American Recordings
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Featured review

7/10

With COVID19 out

Rewatched this, I thought it was ahead of it's time as far as realistic looks for handling a pathogen able to cause a world Pandemic. Strong cast, good plot, good movie.