| Outbreak | 
| Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (68 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8513
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 127 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.9 x 0.7
MPN: WARD13632D
ISBN: 0790731401
UPC: 085391363224
EAN: 9780790731407
ASIN: 0790731401
Release Date: May 21, 1997
Theatrical Release Date: March 10, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Description
Catch the fever of "one of the great scare stories of our time" (Roger Ebert) as Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman race to save life on earth when an unstoppable killer virus hits our shores.
Amazon.com
When Warner Brothers was unable to secure the rights to Richard Preston's terrifying nonfiction book The Hot Zone (purchased by a rival studio), they took the basic idea of a fatal virus on the loose in the U.S., added Dustin Hoffman and director Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot), and produced an unusual thriller--a surprise hit--called Outbreak. The other picture, slated to star Robert Redford and Jodie Foster, fell through. The premise of Outbreak, which owes something to Elia Kazan's 1950 plague-scare movie, Panic in the Streets, is as terrifying as it is timely. As developers slash their way deeper into the previously unexplored tropical rainforests, they are exposed to radically new forms of life, including diseases, that in these days of commonplace international travel could turn into deadly epidemics almost before we know it. Hoffman's character and his estranged wife (Rene Russo) are disease experts called in to identify the unknown killer, which was carried into the country by an illegally smuggled monkey. The best sequence shows the disease spreading--through recycled air on a passenger jet, or a sneeze in a crowded movie theater. The final chase is pretty conventional, but the cast is terrific, including Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, Cuba Gooding Jr., J.T. Walsh, and Zakes Mokae. --Jim Emerson
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 Relevant story line, engaging characters, scary plot November 9, 2008
I saw this film years ago, and watched it on BD for the first time yesterday on a 42" Plasma and BD30K BD player. The storyline invokes the type of fear that is reminiscent of the best medical/disaster films, and the characters are real, and caused me to root for them. The acting was a bit over the top, but it was bearable, as the film was very suspenseful.
The history of the virus, military coverups and the ensemble cast create an exciting climax, and I mostly enjoyed the scenes between Kevin Spacey, Rene Russo and Dustin Hoffman in tracking down patient zero. For anyone that doesn't believe that this could happen, you are in denial. While we should not become victims of fear mongers and media-induced anxiety, the film paints a realistic "path" of how a virus could quickly spread.
I found the editing a bit abrupt in parts, and unfortunately, the transfer was not as clear as it would have been. Many sky shots and the colors were blurry the colors were not as vibrant. However, overall, if you like the action/disaster genre and enjoy films with a scientific/medical basis, this film will be entertaining and revelatory to you. 3.5 PQ, 5/5 AQ.
 Blu-break!!! November 1, 2008
The killer virus movie Outbreak makes it's Blu Ray debut from Warner Bros,it looks and sounds great,better than the standard DVD!!! But it has no extras,but still it's a five star Blu Ray Disc,and one of the more affordable ones to boot!! Recommended!!! A+
Great Customer Service October 27, 2008
I had problems during shipping with my item but the return policy was easy and they were happy to ship me another dvd. Very satisfied with my purchase and the movie was great.
Outbreak October 20, 2008
This one of my favorite movies. I got it in less than 3 days, and it was in perfect condition.
Outbreak - Blu-ray Info September 4, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
VC-1 BD-25 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 2:08:12
Movie size: 22,336,395,264 bytes
Disc size: 22,710,846,208 bytes
Average video bit rate: 14.99 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1685 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1685kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio German 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 1.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Subtitles: English SDH / French / German / Japanese / Spanish
Number of chapters: 45
Extras: None
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