Science Resources

Earth Science

Space Science

Life Science

Fields of Scientific Study

Medical Topics and Fields

Cancer Research

Nanotechnology Articles

RSS Feeds

Earth Science

Space Science

Life Science

Fields of Scientific Study

Nanotechnology

Cancer

Definitions of The Fields of Scientific Study

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | DVD

Starring: Joely Richardson, Scott Cohen, Justina Machado, Ann Cusack, David Ramsey
Directed By: Richard Pearce
Also With: Ivan Strasburg (Cinematographer), Henk Van Eeghen (Editor), Dennis A. Brown (Producer), Diana Kerew (Producer), Judith Verno (Producer), Paul Carran (Producer), Ron McGee (Writer)

List Price:

~~$14.94~~

Price:

$9.49

You Save:

$5.45 (36%)

Available:

Usually ships in 24 hours

Binding:

DVD

Rating:

Run Time:

83 minutes

Format:

AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Studio:

Sony Pictures

Number of Discs:

Aspect Ratio:

1.78:1

Release Date:

October 31, 2006

Genre:

none

Sales Rank:

26,366th

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
The long-feared avian flu has mutated into a strain that can be spread from human to human - and its spreading fast. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/25/2008 Starring: Joely Richardson Stacy Keach Run time: 84 minutes

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 7 reviews)

VERY SCARY, VERY REALISTIC by B. RITCHIE (Port Townsend Wa)

5 Stars
July 27, 2009
This is an excellent, well acted well thought out film. The scenarios are very real. I cannot help but surmise that when a major flu pandemic hits, we will react much the way this film portrays. For disaster film fans this is a must.

The disaster movie has become a fine art in Hollywood... by Roberto Frangie (Leon, Gto. Mexico)

3 Stars
February 02, 2009
Films like "The Day After" and "The Towering Inferno," bring to life people's fears of death and destruction... As ABC News Correspondent Brian Rooney explains, the latest incarnation of disaster flick envisions a world where bird flu has reached the shores of America... Twenty million dead... Bodies in the streets... Mass graves... Looting... Hoarding... Panic across America... The killer avian virus hits this country and what happens here is beyond imagination... That's according to tonight's ABC made-for-TV-movie, "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America", a purely fictional story of what might happen if bird flu arrived on these shores... The film depicts what could happen as the virus spreads and people react to the catastrophe...

Bird Flu in America by P. Ward (San Antonio, TX)

4 Stars
November 25, 2007
A good movie that shows how pandemic diseases spread expotentially. As the movie progressed it became rather unrealistic and inconsistent in certain areas.

Not your usual Hollywood hype by Steven A. Herr (Jackson, Michigan)

4 Stars
August 29, 2007
I have been researching the avian H5N1 flu for quite a while now, and was impressed with this film's accuracy. I expected this film to be the usual Hollywood treatment where the pretty doctor comes up with the Magic Vaccine at the last minute. I was pleased to be wrong. The statistics were right on, and it gave an accurate view of how the government in its arrogance will be slow to react when the flu finally mutates so that it will be passed easily from human to human. Scenes were well-crafted in regards to bare grocery shelves, the panic buying that ensues when deliveries ARE made, and how the garbage will pile up when the trash collectors are not available. I was impressed with the emphasis on the need for neighbors to pull together to make it through the crisis, and how one individual can make the difference. I do take issue where the film implies that virtually everyone who catches the flu will die. Other than the one boy (I've forgotten his name) EVERYBODY shown who contacts the flu dies. One last thing that stood out for me was that this movie did not put a "happy face" on the situation, but ends with the grim reality that nature does not fit in a tidy little box where things are resolved in 2 hours minus commercials. As they emphasised in the movie, it's not a matter of "if," but "when." I hope people take this film to heart and make preparations NOW, while there is still timwe to prepare. I would recommend that a good starting point would be The Bird Flu Preparedness Planner by Grattan Woodson. I have already given this book a 5-star review, and recommend it without qualification. Naturally, it is available through Amazon.

I thought that this movie was better than average by Brian Burt (Realityland)

4 Stars
July 04, 2007
It is true that it showed almost like a documentary; and I liked that about this movie. Many disaster movies focus on several troubled relationship and the main theme of the disaster is only a back drop; not so with this film. After watching this movie, I actually felt that I knew more about avion flu and how various government agencies MIGHT deal with the problems that develop.

SIMILAR PRODUCTS

	Pandemic Starring: Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, French Stewart, Faye Dunaway, Michael Massee, Vincent Spano Directed By: Armand Mastroianni Also With: Amit Bhattacharya (Cinematographer), Kevin Kiner (Composer), Jennifer Jean Cacavas (Editor) After a nineteen-year-old male dies on a flight following a raging fever and violent convulsions, CDC epidemiologist Dr. Kayla Martin (Tiffani Thiessen) and her partner Carl Ratner (French Stewart) consider the frightening possibilities—the reality of the bird flu, the probability of a biological attack, or worse, a new virus they can’t control. But by the time the passengers of the flight are filtered into the ward of a local hospital, the infection is already poisoning sections of Los...
	The Next Plague - Avian Flu (History Channel) With the current threat of Avian Flu spreading worldwide, President Bush talked openly about the possibility of an epidemic in the coming years. The Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization say that we are long overdue for a deadly epidemic, and it isn't a question of if but when. Here in the US the questions are already being asked. Are we ready? How can we prevent it? What will be the cost in lives? We'll look at what effect a large-scale epidemic would have on the United...
	Earthstorm Starring: Stephen Baldwin, Amy Price-Francis, John Ralston, Dirk Benedict, Matt Gordon Directed By: Terry Cunningham Also With: John P. Tarver (Cinematographer), Gordon Yang (Producer), Paula Devonshire (Producer), Michael Konyves (Writer) A massive asteroid impact on the moon begins causing storms on earth due to the sudden changes in ocean tides. But when further examination is conducted it's discovered that the moon's structure is now entirely unstable -- threatening all life on earth. With time running out a team of scientists turn to one man demolitions expert John Redding in effort to find a solution and secure the moon.System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY UPC: 687797120199...
	Rx for Survival: Bird Flu - How Safe Are We? Directed By: Rob Whittlesey Also With: Rob Whittlesey (Editor), Stephanie Munroe (Editor) During the past 100 years, life expectancy more than doubled in developed countries. In the last few decades, however, thirty new infectious diseases have emerged and one of them – AIDS – is becoming perhaps the most devastating epidemic in history. New diseases travel the globe with unprecedented rapidity, and older killers that once seemed controllable are roaring back with a vengeance. How Safe Are We? examines the most critical threats we face today – including avian flu – and the...
	The Great Los Angeles Earthquake Starring: Joanna Kerns, Dan Lauria, Bonnie Bartlett, Lindsay Frost, Alan Autry Directed By: Larry Elikann Also With: Frank von Zerneck (Producer), Gregory Prange (Producer), Michael Petryni (Producer), Michael Petryni (Writer), Robert M. Sertner (Producer), Paul Huson (Writer), William Bast (Writer)