"Andromeda Strain is a slow burn employing a powerful split screen editing technique that was revolutionary at the time."⁠

The Andromeda Strain (film, 1971)

The Andromeda Strain (film, 1971)

 

While the world spirals, let’s play the “viral hits.”  First up is The Andromeda Strain (film, 1971)

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A satellite crashes near a small desert town, bringing with it a deadly alien virus in this science fiction thriller based on Michael Crichton's novel. After the townspeople are wiped out by the contagion, a team of scientists bands together to eliminate the virus before it spreads nationwide.

“My God, there’s bodies everywhere…”


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  • Why we are talking about virus movies 

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