Virus
“Life on earth is in for a shock.”
When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.
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Cast
13 people
Jamie Lee Curtis
Kelly Foster
Known for
Halloween
Knives Out
William Baldwin
Steve Baker
Known for
The Purge
Backdraft
Donald Sutherland
Captain Robert Everton
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Joanna Pacula
Nadia Vinogradova
Known for
Tombstone
Escape from Sobibor
Marshall Bell
J.W. Woods Jr.
Known for
Total Recall
Stand by Me
Sherman Augustus
Richie
Known for
Stranger Things
The Mexican
Cliff Curtis
Hiko
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Fear the Walking Dead
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Squeaky
Known for
The Legend of Zorro
Bad Boys
Levan Uchaneishvili
Captain Alexi
Known for
25th Hour
Air Force One
Yuri Chervotkin
Colonel Kominski
Also in
A Dog Who Could Sing
Citizen Mavzik
Keith Flippen
Captain Lonya Rostov
Known for
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
The Good Lord Bird
Olga Rzhepetskaya-Retchin
Cosmonaut
No other roles listed
John Bruno Director · Chuck Pfarrer Screenplay Dennis Feldman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $31M · Budget $75M · United States release January 14, 1999
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$30,700,000
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Mutual Film Company
Production
Dark Horse Entertainment
Production
Valhalla Motion Pictures
Production
UGC PH
Production
BBC Film
Production
Marubeni
Production
TOHO-TOWA
Production
Tele München
Production
Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)
Production
United States · United Kingdom · Germany · Japan · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
United States · January 14, 1999
Theatrical
Australia
March 2, 2000 · Theatrical
October 21, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
June 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
June 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
May 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 8, 2003 · Physical
Ireland
June 4, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
May 14, 1999 · Theatrical
Norway
June 11, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 21, 2000 · Physical · VHS
June 28, 2000 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
June 4, 1999 · Theatrical
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