The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.The military attempts to contain a manmade combat virus that causes death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.
- David
- (as W.G. McMillan)
- Brubaker
- (as W.L. Thunhurst Jr.)
- Gen. Bowen
- (as A.C. MacDonald)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe burning house at the beginning of the film was a bit of serendipity for the film's crew. The local fire department was burning down an old house to practice putting out the fire, and agreed to let the filmmakers set up and film the event.
- GoofsIt is stated repeatedly that the pathogen is a virus, but several references are made to it being a "bacteriological" weapon, as if viral infections and bacterial infections are the same thing. The female lead also takes an antibiotic that slows her response to the pathogen, but antibiotics are for bacteria and wouldn't help against a virus.
- Quotes
Army Doctor: Okay, Colonel Peckem, last test is negative. You're all clean, virus free. We can sign you out. The helicopter will be arriving in a few minutes.
Col. Peckem: Any news from Deitrich?
Army Doctor: They're sending a new man from the Trixie project to take over as Dr. Watts' replacement. He should be here in the morning. If only we knew what Watts was working on. We checked the slides he left behind in his microscope and his notes, but we can't make heads or tails out of any of it. He was onto something, we know that. We'll dope it out sooner or later.
Col. Peckem: [sighs] Sooner or later.
Army Doctor: I understand that they found a Reeces monkey at Deitrich, immune. We'll find a human subject sooner or later.
Col. Peckem: Yeah... sooner or later.
[a soldier arrives with David, who is not showing symptoms]
Soldier: Hey, you want an immunity check on this one, Doc?
Army Doctor: [to the soldier] Are you kidding me? Put him with the others!
[both Peckem and David make eye contact with each other, in which David smirks and he is taken away by the soldier, as Colonel Peckem also walks away towards the landing zone area]
- ConnectionsFeatured in The American Nightmare (2000)
- SoundtracksHeaven Help Us
Composed by Carole Bayer Sager and Melissa Manchester
Sung by Beverly Bremers
Courtesy of Sceptor Records
Small town residents go berserk after a viral epidemic engulfs em n military law is enabled to control the town's border, place people in quarantine n shoot the 'crazies'. While scientists work hard to learn the pathogen n search for a cure, two ex army men turned fire fighters along with three other civilians fight their way out to obtain the information n evade the quarantine.
The film moves at a good pace n surprisingly without it containing any zombies, it has sufficient tension n suspense. The chaos n fear shown is pretty relevant in today's covid 19 pandemic.
- Fella_shibby
- Oct 19, 2020
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- Also known as
- Code Name: Trixie
- Filming locations
- Evans City, Pennsylvania, USA(general setting and some exteriors)
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- Budget
- $275,000 (estimated)