A team of four distinguished scientists is called in to a top-secret laboratory to race against time in an attempt to characterize, contain and exterminate the deadly space-organism. The Project Wildfire Alert, previously established by the government for precisely such an emergency, is activated.
Kline, ASC, the film documents the results of an epidemic crisis which occurs when a lethal extra-terrestrial micro-organism descends to Earth aboard a returning space probe capsule, instantly wiping out all but two of the 48 inhabitants of a remote desert village. Just such an epidemic is greatly feared by present-day scientists - as witness the strict enforcement of a two-week isolation quarantine for American astronauts returning from the moon.Īs written for the screen by Nelson Gidding and suspensefully photographed by Richard H. It projects an account of what could happen if an unknown and deadly outer-space organism should enter Earth’s atmosphere to plague its inhabitants. Although it falls within the category of science-fiction, it should, more accurately, be designated as sciencefact, because Andromeda is a story having a basic premise that is all too real. The Andromeda Strain, brought to the screen for Universal release by producer-director Robert Wise, is an off-beat thriller based on Michael Crichton’s best-selling novel of the same name. This article originally appeared in AC May 1971. The accompanying article is based on his observations, as a student, of the extremely complex technology involved in the making of such an unusual feature. In this capacity, he did a variety of jobs during the entire preproduction and shooting phases of the film, thereby gaining an opportunity to experience a complete over-view of professional feature production. As part of a work-study program, he took a sabbatical from formal academic courses in order to accept an assignment as production assistant on The Andromeda Strain.
At top, scientists examine a space probe that has returned to Earth, contaminated with a mysterious interstellar organism that threatens all life.ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Jon Bloom is a Communications student at Antioch College, with a major interest in Cinema.
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