The Andromeda Strain

Starring: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, et al.

Product Description

Scientists rush to isolate an alien germ brought back by a space probe. From the Michael Crichton novel.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 025192123924
• Release Date: January 2003
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
• Director: Robert Wise
• Starring: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly, Ramon Bieri, George Mitchell
• Runtime: 2 hours, 10 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Anamorphic; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; NTSC; Subtitled; Widescreen
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Space cooties.

A space probe has brought back a mysterious metamorphosing molecular life form. The real story is a combination of running away from the bug and what our government is up to, a type of paranoia. These two themes are well integrated. Everybody in a somewhat isolated town, Piedmont, New Mexico, has been dispatched with a couple of exceptions. Now we must find out why. This includes a tad of isolation in an underground facility named for the project Scoop, where things go awry. This may sound strange, but "Andromeda Strain" is dated (or a period piece), and the premise would not be unique today. Today, the bug would have to eat your cell phone. This movie is a classic, and anyone replacing the original characters would always be compared to the original. Still, it is fun to watch and say, "Don't do that!"