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Virus

Name: Virus
Director: John Bruno
Released: 1999-01-01

1999 film directed by John Bruno

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Released: 1999
, May 20, 1999
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1.zelluloid.de/filme/index.php3?id=223Retrieved 2018-01-20
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Director: John Bruno
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/Retrieved 2016-07-12
2.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=13158.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
3.filmaffinity.com/en/film165273.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
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Screenwriter: Chuck Pfarrer
, Dennis Feldman
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=13158.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
2.filmaffinity.com/en/film165273.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
3.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-07-12
4.metacritic.com/movie/virusRetrieved 2016-07-12
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, William Baldwin
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1.filmaffinity.com/en/film165273.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
2.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-07-12
3.metacritic.com/movie/virusRetrieved 2016-07-12
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, Donald Sutherland
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=13158.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
2.filmaffinity.com/en/film165273.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
3.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-07-12
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, Joanna Pacuła
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1.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=13158.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
2.filmaffinity.com/en/film165273.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
3.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-07-12
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Runtime: 99 min
Genre: horror film
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/Retrieved 2016-07-12
2.metacritic.com/movie/virusRetrieved 2016-07-12
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, science fiction film
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2.filmaffinity.com/en/film165273.htmlRetrieved 2016-07-12
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, speculative fiction film
Country of origin: United States

Overview

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Virus is a 1999 American science fiction horror film directed by visual effects artist John Bruno and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland. Based on the comic book of the same name by Chuck Pfarrer, it tells the story of a ship beset by a malevolent extraterrestrial entity that seeks to turn humanity into cyborg slaves. Virus was released by Universal Pictures on January 15, 1999. The film was promoted with a line of action figures and a tie-in video game. It turned out to be a critical and commercial flop by grossing $30.7 million against a $75 million budget, with Curtis herself calling it one of the worst films she has ever been in, but has made a cult following.

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Based on: Virus author: Chuck Pfarrer
Director of photography: David Eggby
Main subject: seamanship
Title: Virus
Filming location: North Carolina
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1
Executive producer: Mark Gordon
Medierådet rating: For ages 15 and up
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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CNC film rating (France): no minors under twelve
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/96471
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test criterion used: considering named characters only · assessment outcome: passes
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Different from: Virus
Set in environment: ship
Review score: 14%(January 16, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 49 critic review
19/100(January 16, 2026) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 17 critic review
3.4/10(October 5, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Virus”Retrieved 2021-10-05
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Kijkwijzer rating: 16 content descriptor: Violence, Coarse language
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/virus/Retrieved 2025-06-15
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RARS rating: 18+
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1.Stated in Kinopoisk
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