Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations
Kara Keough
- Kate Jeffries
- (as Cara Keough)
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- TriviaWhen 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.
- GoofsThere 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.
- SoundtracksIf 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
Featured review
Scary subject matter parlayed as a popcorn thriller
Adaptation of Richard Preston's 1994 nonfiction book "The Hot Zone" stars Dustin Hoffman as Col. Daniels, a medical scientist doing research on an Ebola-like virus isolated in an African village; after Daniels is taken off the assignment and the virus invades the United States, he learns some hard truths about how our government is run. Serious material as commercial entertainment; those hoping for a more intellectual or subdued approach to this topic will be disappointed, for the film is designed as a thriller for the masses and not as a docudrama. It's well-produced and gripping, yet one wonders how seriously the filmmakers are actually taking it. Hoffman (miscast, but personable and ingratiating) leads a strong cast including Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, and Cuba Gooding Jr. (terrific as Hoffman's assistant). **1/2 from ****
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- Bùng Nổ
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- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $67,659,560
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,420,387
- Mar 12, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $189,859,560
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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