Virus (1995 film)

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Virus
	DVD cover
Genre	Science Fiction; Thriller
Based on	Outbreak; by Robin Cook
Screenplay by	Roger Young
Directed by	Armand Mastroianni
Starring	Nicollette Sheridan; William Devane; Barry Corbin
Music by	Garry Schyman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Frank von Zerneck; Robert M. Sertner
Producer	Randy Sutter
Cinematography	Gideon Porath
Editor	Tod Feuerman
Running time	93 minutes
Production company	Von Zerneck Sertner Films
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 8, 1995

Virus is a 1995 television film starring Nicollette Sheridan, William Devane, Stephen Caffrey, Dakin Matthews, Kurt Fuller, Barry Corbin and William Atherton. It was directed by Armand Mastroianni and written by Robin Cook and Roger Young, based on Cook's 1987 novel Outbreak. The film was also released on DVD under the title Formula for Death.

Plot

This is based on the medical fiction novel Outbreak by Robin Cook.

Cast

Nicollette Sheridan as Marissa Blumenthal
William Devane as Dr. Harbuck
Stephen Caffrey as Tad
Dakin Matthews as Dr. Dubcheck
Kurt Fuller as Dr. Williams
Barry Corbin as Dr. Clayman
William Atherton as Dr. Reginald Holloway
Joe Minjanes as Dr. Newman

Reception

Todd Everett of Variety wrote, "In reducing the hazard to the level of personal melodrama, both the feature and the telepic trivialize the real-life menace, which is plenty scary on its own."^[1] John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called the story inane and harebrained.^[2] Chris Willman of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Mastroianni "tries to pump imperiled-woman suspense into the ludicrous scheming, with minimal antidotal effect. Prepare for an outbreak of laughter."^[3]