Contagious

Jan 22, 1997

1h 43m

★ 4.3

Overview

When shrimp from Mexico, tainted with Cholera, is served to people on a plane bound for LA, an outbreak ensues. A doctor sets out to find the source and contain it before it turns into an epidemic. And if things weren't bad enough, a drug mule from the plane, who was smuggling cocaine in his stomach, infects the drugs, which will be on the streets soon. And to top things off, her husband who is on a camping trip with their two children is sick but did not show any symptoms until they were isolated from the rest of the world. Can she get to them in time?

Genres

Thriller

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Shooting Star Pictures

Wilshire Court Productions

Contagious Trailers

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Cast

Dr. Hannah Cole

Lindsay Wagner

Det. Luisa Rojas

Elizabeth Peña

George Ryburn

Ken Pogue

Brian

Brendan Fletcher

Sam

Tom Wopat

Julie

Alexandra Purvis

Carl Freedman

Matt Hill

Sklar

Gerard Plunkett

Vic

Johnny Cuthbert

Gerard

Bill Croft

Doug Lamoreaux

Jed Rees

Norma Meyers

Karen Elizabeth Austin

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