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Virus (1999)

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When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.

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24 April 2014 | utgard14
5
| Better Than Its Reputation
Decent sci-fi horror/thriller. OK, it's not exceptional in any way but it's also not the steaming pile of poo that its rating here would suggest. I was expecting it to be a real stinker judging by some of the reviews I've read. On the contrary, it was a perfectly watchable movie of its type. Entertaining to a small degree but never dull. The cast isn't bad. Jamie Lee Curtis is the best of the lot. Donald Sutherland hams it up some with a silly Lucky Charms accent. I ask you though -- in what way is that not fun? Maybe people hate it because it has a "dumb action movie" quality about it. Sci-fi fans can be a prickly sort sometimes.

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Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 93457 delivered on 16-4-1999.

Quotes

Goliath Machine: You are virus!

Goofs

When Everton is in E-Deck Workroom 14 and watches a headless torso rise up from the tabletop, a tattoo in the form of the Russian Red Star is visible on the left side of the torso. In the next shot, the tattoo has transferred to the right side. The entire shot has been mirrored for some reason, as the mechanical parts fused to the torso have also switched sides.

Alternate Versions

The DVD contains three deleted scenes:

  • a discussion between Foster and Richie, in which Richie says he doesn't like Foster aboard a ship, which is followed by a discussion of Hiko's tattoos. Then Hiko tells Baker about his ancestors and his greatest fear;
  • an extended version of the scene where Foster and Baker flee using the rocket motors; and
  • the original entrance of Everton into the Antenna Control room, which was changed in the theatrical release because the studio felt that adding computer generated robotic legs would cost too much and because the test audiences didn't like the line "It's me: Bob."

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Genres

Action | Horror | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Details

Release Date:

15 January 1999

Language

English, Russian

Country of Origin

USA, UK, Germany, Japan, France

Filming Locations

Newport News, Virginia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,013,640 (USA) (17 January 1999)

Gross:

$14,010,690 (USA) (14 March 1999)

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