The Andromeda Strain

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Adapted from the best-selling novel by author Michael Crichton, director Mikael Salomon's made for television mini-series follows a group of specialized scientists as they race to cure a fast-spreading plague. A U.S. military satellite has crashed near a small Utah town, unleashing a deadly pathogen. Everyone who's come into contact with the virus has died, except for two survivors. Could something in the blood of these two survivors prove the key to immunizing the rest of mankind and preventing a devastating outbreak? Now, as a lone reporter begins investigating what he believes to be a vast government conspiracy, the military quarantines the area and a specialized team of scientists race to find a cure for the pathogen they have given the code name, "Andromeda." ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 2
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (Alternate Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • Terra Incognita: The making of Andromeda Strain
  • Visual effects breakdowns
  • Photo and design gallery
  • Feature audio commentary with director Mikael Salomon, executive producers David W. Zucker and Tom Thayer, and editor Scott Vickrey

AWARDS

• Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Outstanding Miniseries - 2008

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Benjamin Bratt - Dr. Jeremy Stone
       Eric McCormack - Jack Nash
       Christa Miller - Dr. Angela Noyce
       Daniel Dae Kim - Dr. Tsi Chou
       Viola Davis - Dr. Charlene Barton
       Rick Schroder - Major Bill Keene, MD
       Andre Braugher - General George Mancheck
       Justin Louis - Col. Ferrus

• Director:

  Mikael Salomon

• Screenwriter:

  Robert Schenkkan

• Book Author:

  Michael Crichton

• Cinematographer:

  Jon Joffin

• Composer (Music Score):

  Joel Richard

• Editor:

  Scott Vickrey

• Production Designer:

  Jerry Wanek

• Executive Producer:

  Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, David Zucker, Tom Thayer

• Casting:

  Scout Masterson, Denise Chaman

• Visual Effects Producer:

  Vit Komrzy