The Andromeda Strain
[United States] : Arrow Video, [2019]
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
A government satellite crashes outside a small town in New Mexico and within minutes, every inhabitant of the town is dead, except for a crying baby and an elderly derelict. Realizing that the satellite brought back a lethal organism from another world, a team of government scientists race against the clock to understand the extraterrestrial virus - codenamed 'Andromeda' - before it can wipe out all life on the planet.
Other Authors:
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, film director, film producer.
Gidding, Nelson, screenwriter.
Hill, Arthur, 1922-2006, actor.
Wayne, David, 1914-1995, actor.
Olson, James, 1930-2022, actor.
Reid, Kate, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008. Andromeda strain.
Arrow Video (Firm), publisher.
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, film director, film producer.
Gidding, Nelson, screenwriter.
Hill, Arthur, 1922-2006, actor.
Wayne, David, 1914-1995, actor.
Olson, James, 1930-2022, actor.
Reid, Kate, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008. Andromeda strain.
Arrow Video (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008 -- Film adaptations.
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008.
Microorganisms -- Drama.
Microbial contamination -- New Mexico -- Drama.
Microbial contamination.
Microorganisms.
New Mexico.
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008 -- Film adaptations.
Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008.
Microorganisms -- Drama.
Microbial contamination -- New Mexico -- Drama.
Microbial contamination.
Microorganisms.
New Mexico.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: G.
UPC: 760137252788
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BD SCI-FI Andromeda | Main (Downtown) | First Level, Blu-ray Disc | In |
BD SCI-FI Andromeda | Main (Downtown) | First Level, Blu-ray Disc | In |
BD SCI-FI Andromeda | Southeast | Blu-ray Disc | In |
Title from disc label.
Based on the novel by Michael Crichton.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
Special features: audio commentary by critic Bryan Reesman; A new strain of science fiction, a newly-filmed appreciation by critic Kim Newman; The Andromeda strain: making the film, an archive featurette from 2001 directed by Laurent Bouzereau and featuring interviews with director Robert Wise and screenwriter Nelson Gidding; A portrait of Michael Crichton, an archival featurette from 2001 directed by Laurent Bouzereau and featuring an interview with author MIchael Crichton; Cinescript gallery, highlights from the annotated and illustrated shooting script by Nelson Gidding; theatrical trailer, TV spots and radio spots; image gallery; BD-ROM: PDF of the 192-page "cinescript" with diagrams and production designs.
Blu-ray disc.
Music by Gil Mellé ; editors, Stuart Gilmore, John W. Holmes ; director of photography, Richard H. Kline.
Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid.
Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (2.35:1); mono 1.0; requires Blu-ray player.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Based on the novel by Michael Crichton.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
Special features: audio commentary by critic Bryan Reesman; A new strain of science fiction, a newly-filmed appreciation by critic Kim Newman; The Andromeda strain: making the film, an archive featurette from 2001 directed by Laurent Bouzereau and featuring interviews with director Robert Wise and screenwriter Nelson Gidding; A portrait of Michael Crichton, an archival featurette from 2001 directed by Laurent Bouzereau and featuring an interview with author MIchael Crichton; Cinescript gallery, highlights from the annotated and illustrated shooting script by Nelson Gidding; theatrical trailer, TV spots and radio spots; image gallery; BD-ROM: PDF of the 192-page "cinescript" with diagrams and production designs.
Blu-ray disc.
Music by Gil Mellé ; editors, Stuart Gilmore, John W. Holmes ; director of photography, Richard H. Kline.
Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid.
Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (2.35:1); mono 1.0; requires Blu-ray player.
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).