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Anthrax (2001) Online
2001 Cameron Daddo Ed Begley Jr. Allison Hossack Rick Stevenson
Original Title :
Anthrax
Genre :
Movie / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Year :
2001
Directror :
Rick Stevenson
Cast :
Cameron Daddo,Ed Begley Jr.,Allison Hossack
Writer :
Bruce Harvey,Dave Schultz
Budget :
$2,500,000
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 30min
Rating :
4.1/10

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Anthrax (2001) Online

When cattle mysteriously start dying of anthrax in a small Alberta ranching community, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer tries to keep the peace as ranchers lay the blame on a local agricultural research center. A reporter encourages the angry ranchers - led by the Mountie's mother-in-law - to stage a sit-in at the research center. When an eccentric old rancher dies after being exposed to a deadly strain of anthrax, the protesters are quarantined. No one notices that the reporter has disappeared - along with several vials of the deadly bacteria. The RCMP officer begins his own investigation, gleaning information from a U.S. government agent. He finds himself racing against time to recover the stolen anthrax.
Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Daddo Cameron Daddo - Sgt. Craig Anderson
Ed Begley Jr. Ed Begley Jr. - Brent Krawford
Allison Hossack Allison Hossack - Robin Anderson
Joanna Cassidy Joanna Cassidy - Jackie Potter
David Keith David Keith - Adam Stewart
Jan Rubes Jan Rubes - Arthur Kowalski
Brian Markinson Brian Markinson - Pete Wallace
William B. Davis William B. Davis - Tye Crow
Lisa Christie Lisa Christie - Receptionist
Ron Hartmann Ron Hartmann - Erol (as Ron Hartman)
Kiel Harvey Kiel Harvey - Russ Wurtzel
Kyla Wise Kyla Wise - Wendy (as Kyla Anderson)
Randy Birch Randy Birch - Peach
Todd Hann Todd Hann - RCMP Officer
Tara Howie Tara Howie - Maid

Was not theatrically released due to the "anthrax scare" following the events of 11 September 2001.


User reviews

Zymbl

Zymbl

Warning, possible spoilers ahead, read at your own risk. Then again, given the title, you can probably come up with 80% of the storyline already...

This is an obviously low-budget thriller meant to play on people's recent fear of terrorism. If you set your expectations as such you won't get disappointed.

Good points are some likable characters and seeing cancerman make a fool of himself. Bad points are plot holes, plot twists you can see coming a mile away and no apparent concessions to logic, procedure or even common sense.

The timeline is rather vague, but why does it take several days for anyone to start checking entry logs? And why on earth is a country hick leading the investigation into an outbreak with the potential to kill millions of people? And why... Oh well, it's just a late night tv movie.

Watch it if there's nothing better on, but don't bother going out to rent it.
Zyniam

Zyniam

I think the film was quite well done. It couldn't have been done at a better time. With the way things are in the world today, we could all learn some valuable lessons from this film. If we just take notice and stop and think before we jump to conclusions, things could be a lot better.