The Andromeda Strain

Science FictionThriller
Overview : When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.
Budget : 6500000USD
language : en
Runtime : 131 min
Release Date : 1971-03-12
Imdb ID : tt0066769
Status : Released

Cast

Arthur Hill
Dr. Jeremy Stone

David Wayne
Dr. Charles Dutton

James Olson
Dr. Mark Hall

Kate Reid
Dr. Ruth Leavitt

Paula Kelly
Karen Anson

George Mitchell
Jackson

Ramon Bieri
Major Manchek

Peter Hobbs
General Sparks

Kermit Murdock
Dr. Robertson

Richard O'Brien
Grimes

Eric Christmas
Senator from Vermont

Mark Jenkins
Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)

Peter Helm
Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)

Joe Di Reda
Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk

Carl Reindel
Lt. Comroe

Ken Swofford
Toby (technician)

Frances Reid
Clara Dutton

Richard Bull
Air Force Major

John Carter
MP Capt. Morton

Glenn Langan
Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Sandra de Bruin
Technician (uncredited)

Susan Brown
Allison Stone (uncredited)

Bart La Rue
Medic Captain (uncredited)

Walter Brooke
Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Jan Burrell
Mother - Piedmont (uncredited)

Dee Carroll
Technician (uncredited)

Michael Crichton
Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)

David McLean
Sen. McKenzie (uncredited)

Emory Parnell
Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)

Michael Pataki
Operator of 'The Hand' (uncredited)

Quinn K. Redeker
Capt. Morris (uncredited)

Garry Walberg
Technician (uncredited)

Len Wayland
Utah Crash Site Officer (uncredited)

Jason Johnson
Dr. Benedict (uncredited)

Ivor Barry
Murray (uncredited)

Lance Fuller
Man (uncredited)

Don Messick
Alarm (voice) (uncredited)

Joan Swift
Decontamination Receptionist (uncredited)

Alma Platt
Woman (uncredited)

Paul Ballantyne
Hospital Director (uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft
Police Officer (uncredited)

Joe Billings
Scientist (uncredited)

Patty Bodeen
Girl (uncredited)

Michael Bow
MP at Stone's (uncredited)

Duke Cigrang
Father - Piedmont (uncredited)

Rhodie Cogan
(uncredited)

Lisa Daniels
Woman (uncredited)

Bill Dunbar
Vandenberg AFB Sergeant (uncredited)

Harold Dyrenforth
(uncredited)

Walker Edmiston
Voice (voice) (uncredited)

Sandra Ego
Girl (uncredited)

Don Ellis
(uncredited)

Judy Farrell
Pam (uncredited)

James W. Gavin
Dempsey - Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Sheila Jo Guthrie
Girl - Piedmont (uncredited)

Robert L. Hughes
Air Force Technician (uncredited)

Jamie Lamb
Boy - Piedmont (uncredited)

Johnny Lee
Boy (uncredited)

Theodore Lehmann
Scientist (uncredited)

Tom McDonough
Stetson (uncredited)

Cliff Medaugh
Civilian (uncredited)

Victoria Paige Meyerink
(uncredited)

Midori
Bess - Lab Technician (uncredited)

Carl B. Morrison
(uncredited)

Francisco Ortega
Gateman at Agricultural Center (uncredited)

Georgia Schmidt
Old Lady - Piedmont (uncredited)

Reuben Singer
Dr. Rudolph Karp (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart
Man (uncredited)

Lorna Thayer
Woman (uncredited)

Gary Waynesmith
Air Force Technician (uncredited)

Russ Whiteman
Civilian (uncredited)

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Reviews

John Chard
Frighteningly absorbing piece of fiction that's fused with fact. A satellite from the SCOOP project has crashed into the desert town of Piedmont, the SCOOP project basically entails that the satellite scoops outer space for any alien micro-organisms. After the crash all the residents of Piedmont are killed with the exception of a baby and an old gentleman booze hound. Mankind is on the verge of being destroyed by a leaked alien virus, so a crack team of scientists are gathered in the hope of containing and understanding the virus before the world gets devoid of human life! Taken from the novel by Michael Crichton, this film is a wonderful lesson in tension building as we follow the scientists through a carefully structured sci-fi plot that will eventually become a race against time thriller. What makes The Andromeda Strain stand out against other genre pieces is the astute and believable approach to the subject matter, we are (in the main) in the presence of proper scientists. There's no super hero tricks forthcoming from these people, these are sensible honest intelligent folk using their combined knowledge to hopefully save the planet? A masterstroke from the makers is that they used largely unknown actors for the film, this gives the story an added grounded believable factor, thus a very useful way of drawing the audience into the drama unfolding. The direction from Robert Wise is very clued in for serio narrative drive, the set design for the underground research facility is top notch, and the actors all give stoic and intelligent performances. However, it's not without a niggle, for after the excellence of the films first two thirds, it's disappointing to find that the final act reverts to type, which somehow seems misplaced given what the viewer has just been through. Don't get me wrong, it's a fine sequence of events that fuels the dramatic slant, but it comes off as just a bit too glossy in light of the preceding structure. Still, The Andromeda Strain is an intelligent, smart, mature, and knowing film that is standing the test of time for being a great piece of science fiction cinema. 8/10

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