Film
1075: Outbreak
Trivia: Dustin Hoffman's role of
Sam Daniels was originally intended for Harrison Ford.
Coincidentally, Harrison Ford's character in Blade Runner (1982) was
written with Dustin Hoffman in mind.
In the
film, it is said that "Motaba" was more deadly than the
"Ebola" virus. Then they show a picture of the "Motaba"
virus. The virus shown in the photograph, is a strain of Ebola.
Betsy,
the white-headed capuchin Monkey, also appears in the sitcom Friends (1994) as Marcel,
Ross' pet. The monkey's prior role in Outbreak was spoofed by a poster showing
Marcel as the star in the fictional movie "Outbreak 2: The Virus Takes
Manhattan". Both the movie and the TV series are Warner Brothers
productions.
When
investigating the village in Zaire several of the huts are burned down. This is
the traditional tribal method for controlling the spread of an infection in
many parts of the world. Food and water are left outside the entrance to the
dwelling and the occupants cannot leave. If several days (usually 3 or 4) of
these supplies are not used then the dwelling is burned down to stop the
infection from spreading.
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