Word: russo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Army doctor, is the only person with the expertise, the guts and, dammit, the nobility to solve this apocalyptic poser. Screenwriters Laurence Dworet and Robert Roy Pool have given him a requisition brainy-dishy ex-wife (Rene Russo), an agitated boss (Morgan Freeman), a helpful colleague (Kevin Spacey, who is very good) and plucky Major Salt to steer Sam through an unlikely airplane battle at the climax. But in movies like this, a man must stand alone. It's a mild hoot to watch Certified Great Actor Hoffman play an action hero. Note the Clint-like glint in his eyes...
starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman and Rene Russo...
Motaba is the most deadly virus ever conceived by Hollywood. Brought over from Africa by a smuggled monkey, the virus has the capacity to decimate internal organs within hours, and spread to the entire United States within days. Dr. Sam Daniels (Dustin Hoffman) and Dr. Roberta Keough (Rene Russo) are the doctors in charge of containing and finding a cure for this dread disease...
...Rene Russo struggles with a weak character, and gratuitous romance plot. Director Wolfgang Peterson apparently felt compelled to broaden the appeal of the movie beyond science and the military with a love story, Unfortunately, he doesn't pull it off-the romance is forced and convenient...
...Zone had a reason to move quickly. A rival film on the same subject, Outbreak, directed by Wolfgang Petersen (In the Line of Fire) and starring Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo, was also rushing toward a start date. Producer Arnold Kopelson had initiated the project at Warner Bros. after failing in his bid for the rights to Hot Zone. He got a script from Robert Roy Pool and Dr. Laurence Dworet, an internist. While visiting an Army virus center, the Outbreak screenwriters ran into Obst and Preston; it was like a cold war chance meeting...