Virus (1995 film)

Virus is a 1995 television film starring Nicollette Sheridan, William Devane, Stephen Caffrey, Dakin Matthews, Kurt Fuller, Barry Corbin and William Atherton. It was directed by Armand Mastroianni and written by Robin Cook and Roger Young, based on Cook's 1987 novel Outbreak. The film was also released on DVD under the title Formula for Death.

Plot

Virus is based on the medical fiction novel Outbreak by Robin Cook.

Cast

Nicollette Sheridan as Marissa Blumenthal
William Devane as Dr. Harbuck
Stephen Caffrey as Tad
Dakin Matthews as Dr. Dubcheck
Kurt Fuller as Dr. Williams
Barry Corbin as Dr. Clayman
William Atherton as Dr. Reginald Holloway
Joe Minjanes as Dr. Newman

Reception

Todd Everett of Variety wrote, "In reducing the hazard to the level of personal melodrama, both the feature and the telepic trivialize the real-life menace, which is plenty scary on its own." John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called the story inane and harebrained. Chris Willman of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Mastroianni "tries to pump imperiled-woman suspense into the ludicrous scheming, with minimal antidotal effect. Prepare for an outbreak of laughter."