Virus (1999 film)
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| Directed by | John Bruno |
| Produced by | Gale Anne Hurd |
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Virus by Chuck Pfarrer |
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| Music by | Joel McNeely |
| Cinematography | David Eggby |
| Edited by | Scott Smith |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75 million |
| Box office | $30.7 million |
Virus is a 1999 American science fiction horror film directed by visual effects artist John Bruno and based on the comic book of the same name by Chuck Pfarrer. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland. It tells the story of a ship beset by a malevolent extraterrestrial entity that seeks to turn humanity into cyborg slaves.
Virus was promoted with a line of action figures and a tie-in video game. It turned out to be a critical and commercial flop, but generally gained as a cult following.
The Russian space station Mir contacts a research ship in the South Pacific, Akademik Vladislav Volkov. While the crews converse, a large energy source traveling through space strikes the Mir. The electrical surge hijacks the Mir and beams itself down to the oceangoing ship. The astronauts are killed, and the energy invades the ship's computer, wreaking havoc on the crew at the same time.
Seven days later, during a typhoon, the tugboat Sea Star, captained by alcoholic Robert Everton (Donald Sutherland), loses its uninsured cargo, which was the captain's last chance to get out of debt. Sea Star's crew, led by navigator and ex-Navy officer Kelly Foster (Jamie Lee Curtis) and engineer Steve Baker (William Baldwin) discover the engine room taking on water; Foster suggests that they take refuge in the eye of the storm to make repairs. Everton agrees, but while Sea Star rests in calm waters, he contemplates committing suicide. Simultaneously, the Akademik Vladislav Volkov appears on Sea Star's radar, and realizing that it could be worth millions in salvage, Everton orders his crew aboard.
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