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Virus

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
3.1/10
712
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Brian Bosworth in Virus (1996)
Deadly biological warfare leads to an outbreak of epidemic proportions. No one is immune, there is no antidote, and only one man can stop the accelerating crisis.
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A United States Presidential bodyguard risks everything to save the day when a truck chock full of biological weapons contrives to crash in a National Park.A United States Presidential bodyguard risks everything to save the day when a truck chock full of biological weapons contrives to crash in a National Park.A United States Presidential bodyguard risks everything to save the day when a truck chock full of biological weapons contrives to crash in a National Park.

  • Director
    • Allan A. Goldstein
  • Writer
    • Les Standiford
  • Stars
    • Brian Bosworth
    • Leah Pinsent
    • David Fox
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.1/10
    712
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Allan A. Goldstein
    • Writer
      • Les Standiford
    • Stars
      • Brian Bosworth
      • Leah Pinsent
      • David Fox
    • 14User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Brian Bosworth
    Brian Bosworth
    • Ken Fairchild
    Leah Pinsent
    Leah Pinsent
    • Larraine Keller
    David Fox
    David Fox
    • George Skanz
    Daniel Kash
    Daniel Kash
    • Ripley
    Eric Peterson
    Eric Peterson
    • Eric Black
    Stephen Markle
    • John Lawrence Wheeler
    Patrick Galligan
    Patrick Galligan
    • Alex Bur
    Janet Land
    • Natalie
    Chuck Shamata
    Chuck Shamata
    • Leo Burns
    Rhea Akler
    • 1st Scientist
    Bill Copeland
    • Chet Keller
    Phillip Jarrett
    Phillip Jarrett
    • Isaac Smith
    Ronn Sarosiak
    • Norton
    Jeffrey Akomah
    • Kid
    Eric Murphy
    • Birk
    Allan A. Goldstein
    • Bobby
    Kyle Schmid
    Kyle Schmid
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    Anthony Tullo
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      • Allan A. Goldstein
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      • Les Standiford
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    General Chaos

    WHY!!!!!

    ...In my entire life so far, I never saw a movie that worst, NEVER. The story is so awful and illogical. ie: There is a biochemical agent developed by the government that has been spilled in a river but NO ONE has any suspicions. The hero(us president's ex-bodyguard who was a quarterback in the NFL) is immune to the weapon because he has the flu... RIDICULOUS!!! And there is the double car explosion thing: The car jumps over some rocks(don't ask me why but that make it explode), and after a couple of barrel roll... yes, it explodes again... no comments And did I talk about the music? ...Horrible, inhuman, childish, worst music I ever heard...

    Still, you must see this movie because after seeing it, you will enjoy every movie. Nothing can be worst than that...NOTHING!!!!
    5ctomvelu1

    On Undeadly Ground

    I always liked Brian "Stone Cold" Bosworth, and will watch anything he appears in. Having said that, I would not care to see "Spill" (aka "Virus") a second time. Bosworth plays a national security chief who crosses paths with the usual government renegades when a truck full of illegal toxins crashes in a national park and the bad guys decide to cover up the incident, even if it means murdering a bunch of witnesses. You say you've heard this plot before? The action scenes are OK, but this one is a bare-bones thriller that appears to have been shot for video. For Bosworth fans only. For those of you too young to remember, Bosworth first appeared in an early 1990s action flick, "Stone Cold." Wrestler Steve Williams (aka Austin) later picked up the title of that movie and adopted it for his ring nickname.
    3Raleon

    There should be a new law in this country: no more bad films featuring good actors

    What do David Fox, Leah Pinsent, and Eric Peterson have in common? They're all great actors stuck in a bad movie with other actors with only a quarter the talent and skill they have. But that's not what turns me off. What turns me off is the fact that the plot isn't interesting at all. Even those three are bored with it! And what can they do? It's not like every producer in the country is after them for their next movie break. It's not like we have much money to spend furthering their careers either. They deserve more. I only saw this movie because they were in it. I just hope they appear in a much better movie, with more integrity than this one.
    1tomimt

    Boring, below all standards action

    What to say about this movie? Well, it's unoriginal, predictable, boring and all that. It's badly directed and acting can't be even mentioned in a same sentence with this movie.

    So the great story of the movie goes somewhere along lines deadly virus stolen, me brave presidents bodyguard will save the day. Me kill the terrorists and so on.

    What comes to action, one scene has burned itself on my mind: a car driving off the cliff and exploding in midair without any reason at all. Blasted cars... they are sneaky that way.

    This movie is probably one of those, which are sold along those good movies every TV station wants to show, so it's quite possible to catch it from TV from once in a while, but don't go and buy it, because it really isn't that bad it would be funny. Spill is just that bad, that it's bad and the worst of it, it really is boring.
    1fmarkland32

    The lowest point in Bosworth's career...

    Brian Bosworth stars as a government agent who is sent to stop the outbreak of a deadly virus which has been dumped, also there are guys trying to steal to use for an assassination on a politician or something(It's never made clear) add in a lame subplot about Bosworth being an ex-football star as well as dull love interest subplot and you are in for an excruciating 90 minutes. Candian actor Chuck Shamata probably gives the best performance but his scenes are few and far between, also his overall character is hilarious since (as others have pointed out) that he comes off as Columbo and his death scene is hysterical, in that he does an exaggerated fall. Also the beginning is also hysterical in that it's so over the top it becomes hilarious. Sadly these are the only elements in an otherwise awful film, which is dull and horrible. So don't see it. After all there are far funnier disaster movies, and certainly much better made than this fiasco.

    1/2* out of 4-(Awful)

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    • Trivia
      This film was also released under the title "Spill".
    • Goofs
      In the version released as "Spill", when the truck driver crashes his rig and runs off the road, you see him climbing out the drivers side door, and he is using the exhaust pipe to aid in hs escape, there is no way he would be able to hold onto its exhaust pipe. It would be way too hot to touch.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Cinema Snob: The Revelation Road Trilogy (2020)

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Spill
    • Filming locations
      • Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
    • Production company
      • Spill Film Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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