Outbreak (1995)

Editor's Note In director Wolfgang Petersen's fast-paced, intelligently written thriller, Dustin Hoffman plays Col. Sam Daniels, an expert on infectious diseases who is called in to study the outbreak of a deadly illness in Zaire. He finds a virus that spreads so quickly it could wipe out an entire nation in just a few weeks, and he believes that it might have spread to the United States. With the help of his ex-wife (Rene Russo), who works at the Centers for Disease Control, Daniels tracks the virus to the quiet seaside town of Cedar Creek, California. His superiors' reticence to help begins to raise questions in Daniels's mind, and he must find a cure before a panicky U.S. army general decides to kill the town's populace in order to save the world. The all-star cast includes Hoffman, Russo, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, Morgan Freeman, and Cuba Gooding, Jr.

	Dustin Hoffman
	Donald Sutherland
	Rene Russo
	Cuba Gooding Jr.
	Kevin Spacey
	Morgan Freeman
	Wolfgang Petersen - Director

When an African monkey gets loose and spreads a lethal virus, government and military personnel move in to try and stop it before the fast-moving disease wipes out the entire U.S. population. USA Today
"...A tense cautionary tale..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 03/10/1995 p.1D

Entertainment Weekly
"...Sections of the movie are creepy and exciting....Hoffman is in good, tense form..." 03/17/1995 pp.64-5

Variety
"...Russo brings considerable warmth to the picture and is convincingly professional....Spacey weighs in with some wry comic relief..." 03/13/1995

New York Times
"...[The] cinematography is sharp and nimble, giving OUTBREAK a crispness that suits its story..." 03/10/1995 p.C8

Chicago Sun-Times
"...OUTBREAK is a clever, daunting thriller....The roles are well written and acted..." 03/10/1995 p.31