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| Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman are part of the main cast of "Outbreak" (1995), directed by Wolfgang Petersen. (photo credits: Warner Bros. Pictures) |
Director: Wolfgang Petersen (he worked with Rene in the movie In the Line of Fire, 1993, but he also was known directing Air Force 1, Troy, Poseidon, among others).
Produced by: Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz, Arnold & Arnie Kopelson.
Written by: Laurence Dworet & Robert Roy Pool.
Main Cast:
- Dustin Hoffman ------- Colonel Sam Daniels
- Rene Russo ------------ Dr. Roberta Keough (Robby)
- Morgan Freeman ------- Brigadier General Billy Ford
- Donald Sutherland ------ Major General Donald McClintock (Donnie)
- Kevin Spacey ------------- Lieutenant Colonel Casey Schuler
- Cuba Gooding Jr. -------- Major Salt
- Patrick Dempsey-------- James Scott (Jimbo)
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| Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman as Sam, Robby and Billy, respectively (photo credits: Peter Sorel/Warner Bros. Pictures) |
Running time: 128 min.
Budget / Box office: $50 million / $189,8 million. (box office success).
Plot Summary: In the late 60's, a virus called Motaba (which causes a mortal fever) was discovered in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). To keep this virus a secret, U.S. Army Officers Donnie McClintock (Donald Sutherland) and Billy Ford (Morgan Freeman) destroy the camp where the soldiers where infected.
Some years later, Sam Daniels (Dustin Hoffman), an USAMRIID virologist, is sent to investigate an outbreak in Zaire. Along with him, were Casey (Kevin Spacey) and Major Salt (Cuba Gooding Jr.) . They gather some information and return to the United States. Ford, now a brigadier general and Daniels' officer, advises that the virus will spread.
The monkey Betsy, host of the virus, is smuggled into the country and sent into Cedar Creek, California. Jimbo Scott (Patrick Dempsey, who recently worked as Derek in Grey's Anatomy), a worker in an animal testing laboratory, is infected when he was stealing the monkey to sell into the black market. After failing and releasing the monkey into the woods to Cedar Creek, Jimbo develops symptoms while flying to Boston, infecting his girlfriend. The illness is investigated by Dr. Robby Keough (Rene Russo), a CDC scientist and Daniels' ex-wife. To end, Jimbo, the pet owner, Alice (Jimbo's girlfriend) die, but Keough concludes that no one else in Boston was infected.
While Ford provides the serum, Daniels realizes he was aware of the virus before the outbreak, and confronts the general that Motaba was a bioweapon and infected the monkey. In the time everyone was dying, Daniel learns about Operation Clean Sweep, and McClintock plans to use the operation to conceal the virus' existence.
The operation starts, Salt and Daniels escape in the helicopter to the ship where Betsy was, and Daniels carries a photo of the monkey to release it to the media. Both discover that a Cedar Creek resident, Mrs. Jeffries (Gina Menza), discovers that her daughter Kate (Kara Keough) was playing with Betsy in the yard... so the CDC was warned about the situation.
The ending of Outbreak is when Salt and Daniels mixes Betsy's antibodies with Ford's serum to create an anti-serum, saving Robby, while then, Casey died. Donnie was arrested, Daniels and Keough reconcile, and Cedar Creek residents are totally cured.
Plot Summary: In the late 60's, a virus called Motaba (which causes a mortal fever) was discovered in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo). To keep this virus a secret, U.S. Army Officers Donnie McClintock (Donald Sutherland) and Billy Ford (Morgan Freeman) destroy the camp where the soldiers where infected.
Some years later, Sam Daniels (Dustin Hoffman), an USAMRIID virologist, is sent to investigate an outbreak in Zaire. Along with him, were Casey (Kevin Spacey) and Major Salt (Cuba Gooding Jr.) . They gather some information and return to the United States. Ford, now a brigadier general and Daniels' officer, advises that the virus will spread.
The monkey Betsy, host of the virus, is smuggled into the country and sent into Cedar Creek, California. Jimbo Scott (Patrick Dempsey, who recently worked as Derek in Grey's Anatomy), a worker in an animal testing laboratory, is infected when he was stealing the monkey to sell into the black market. After failing and releasing the monkey into the woods to Cedar Creek, Jimbo develops symptoms while flying to Boston, infecting his girlfriend. The illness is investigated by Dr. Robby Keough (Rene Russo), a CDC scientist and Daniels' ex-wife. To end, Jimbo, the pet owner, Alice (Jimbo's girlfriend) die, but Keough concludes that no one else in Boston was infected.
While Ford provides the serum, Daniels realizes he was aware of the virus before the outbreak, and confronts the general that Motaba was a bioweapon and infected the monkey. In the time everyone was dying, Daniel learns about Operation Clean Sweep, and McClintock plans to use the operation to conceal the virus' existence.
The operation starts, Salt and Daniels escape in the helicopter to the ship where Betsy was, and Daniels carries a photo of the monkey to release it to the media. Both discover that a Cedar Creek resident, Mrs. Jeffries (Gina Menza), discovers that her daughter Kate (Kara Keough) was playing with Betsy in the yard... so the CDC was warned about the situation.
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| Rene Russo as Robby in a scene of "Outbreak" (1995) (photo credits: Warner Bros. Pictures) |
Fun Facts about the movie:
- This movie, along with an episode from The Simpsons from 1997, predicted the Ebola outbreak in October, 2014.
- Outbreak was the first movie when Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman worked together; the other was recently, in Just Getting Started, some months ago, in December 2017.
- Outbreak was based from the book The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, also released in 1995.
- The monkey Betsy appeared in the sitcom Friends (1994).
- Scenes in Cedar Creek were filmed in Ferndale, California.
Critical Reception:
- IMDB: 6,6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 59% (mixed; 44 critics).
- Metacritic: 65%
- CinemaScore: A - (from A+ to F).
On April 24, I'll write more details about Rene Russo's character, Robby Keough, of Outbreak...
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