Quarantine (2008)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

John Erick Dowdle

Writers (WGA):

John Erick Dowdle (screenplay) &
Drew Dowdle (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

10 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

On March 11 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.

Plot:

A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

Plot Keywords:

Television | Reporter | Cameraman | Television Reporter | Apartment

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Carpenter	...	Angela Vidal
Steve Harris	...	Scott Percival
Jay Hernandez	...	Jake
Johnathon Schaech	...	George Fletcher
Columbus Short	...	Danny Wilensky
Andrew Fiscella	...	James McCreedy
Rade Serbedzija	...	Yuri Ivanov (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Greg Germann	...	Lawrence
Bernard White	...	Bernard
Dania Ramirez	...	Sadie
Elaine Kagan	...	Wanda Marimon
Marin Hinkle	...	Kathy
Joey King	...	Briana
Jermaine Jackson	...	Nadif
Sharon Ferguson	...	Jwahir

Also Known As:

Quarantined (USA) (working title)
Rec (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violent and disturbing content, terror and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44262) | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:R18 | Ireland:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-18 | Malaysia:18SG | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Chile:14 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | Norway:15 | Italy:VM14 | France:-12 (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Andale Pictures

Trivia:

Was not screened for US critics.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Power to the building has been cut, yet the elevator still works. One character briefly mentioned that the building has a back-up generator, most likely to assist evacuation during emergencies. A pre-programmed back-up system explains why the elevator stops at each floor, and why the doors take so long to close.

Quotes:

Yuri Ivanov: They won't let us out.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: (2008-11-26)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

My Kinda Lover

Love that blood

A young TV reporter and her cameraman accompany firefighters to an apartment building where a reclusive tenant, an old woman, is apparently in severe distress. The cops are already there, and they all enter her apartment. She is naked and disoriented, and quickly puts the bite on one of her would-be rescuers. When the group tries to exit the building with the stricken man, they find they are locked in. A deadly virus apparently is loose in the building, and the government (which may have developed the virus in the first place) isn't letting anyone out. Hence, the movie's title. One by one, other people in the building become infected and all hell breaks loose. Eventually, everything leads to an attic apartment where -- well, see the movie to find out the answer to the whole thing. The movie also comes to a dilly of a climax. The amount of blood spilled in this remake of a popular Spanish film is awesome. A grue lover's delight, and very claustrophobic in its feel. Highly recommended.