The picture runs 130 minutes!... The story covers 96 of the most critical hours in man's history!...
The suspense will last through your lifetime!

Starring: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, Ramon Bieri, Kermit Murdock, Richard O-Brien, Peter Hobbs, Eric Christmas

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"I'll have the answer when I know why a sixty-nine-year-old sterno drinker with an ulcer is like a normal six-month-old baby." – Dr. Mark Hall

Why watch this? The 70's produced several excellent Sci-Fi movies. This is one of them.

Plot Summary: An event occurs where all the residents of the small New Mexico town of Piedmont are found dead, literally dropped in their tracks. This eerily corresponds with the recovery of a U.S. satellite that has crash-landed nearby. An elite team of scientists visit the town, finding two survivors: a bawling infant and a raving old man. The rest of the residents, when examined, have veins filled with dust. It is quickly deduced that something, an airborne virus or poison, is responsible. A team of government experts are tasked with the urgent burden of identifying the organism and finding a way to kill it - before it can spread to more populated areas.

Dad's Preview: This space-age thriller, based on the novel by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park (1993), The 13th Warrior (1999)), has been praised by actual scientists for its accuracy regarding virus control. It's an example of high sci-fi. There are no Hollywood A-list stars here, and that adds to its feeling of authenticity. As the valuable time ticks by, the team becomes more desperate to find results. Is this a bio-weapon or a new germ from outer space? Regardless, the film is compelling as the team works through dead-ends and startling discoveries.

Universal Pictures