The Andromeda Strain | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 17, 2022
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As educational as it is thrilling at so many points. The horror of it amplified since 2020.
| genre | Sci-Fi | Thriller |
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| synopsis | 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.. |
| lead actors | Arthur Hill | David Wayne | James Olson | Kate Reid | Paula Kelly | George Mitchell | Ramon Bieri | Peter Hobbs | Kermit Murdock | Richard O'Brien | Eric Christmas | Mark Jenkins | Peter Helm | Joe Di Reda | Carl Reindel | Ken Swofford | Frances Reid | Richard Bull | John Carter | Glenn Langan | Sandra de Bruin | Susan Brown | Bart La Rue | Walter Brooke | Jan Burrell | Dee Carroll | Michael Crichton | David McLean | Emory Parnell | Michael Pataki | Quinn K. Redeker | Garry Walberg | Len Wayland |
| director | Robert Wise |