ABC ORIGINALS: QUARANTINE (TV)
Summary
In this made-for-television movie, the President of the United States leads the fight against a deadly virus when it is accidentally released after a plane crash. The story begins when President Bob Kempers learns that a terrorist group known as the Gleaming Sword has wiped out a small village somewhere in the world with some sort of deadly biological agent. He gives the order for a covert assault on the terrorists' lair and asks Dr. Galen Bronty of the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta to accompany the mission in order to retrieve samples of the virus. Unfortunately, after a successful assault, the plane carrying the viral samples crash lands at Heathrow airport and explodes, killing the crew and releasing the virus to travelers from all over the world. Within hours, the deadly disease hits the shores of the United States, and the president declares a state of emergency, immediately enacting "Operation: Quarantine," which involves moving the central government to Rigby Island, a remote island off the coast of Seattle. President Kempers attempts to get his wife and daughter to the island, but they are unable to get to Air Force One in time and are forced to stay secluded at a private home on the mainland. Meanwhile, at the Center for Disease Control, Galen Bronty and her team of research scientists begin to work on finding a cure for the virus, now known as "IHV." Back on Rigby Island, the local airport receives word from wealthy businessman Arthur Stone that he is on a mercy mission to save twelve children by bringing them to the quarantined island, but the president gives orders to shoot down the plane if it attempts to land. After a game of chicken, the president blinks first, and the plane is allowed to land, although the passengers are denied permission to disembark from the plane. Bronty's efforts to discover a cure suffer a major setback when a fire breaks out at the CDC, and the virus is released within the building. The CDC is sealed, and the doctors must race against time to find the cure before they all succumb to IHV. After a few days, the doctors discover that certain people -- including Bronty herself -- have a natural ability to fight off the disease, so they begin a search to find the common link between these survivors in order to isolate the antibodies and find a cure. Meanwhile, one of the crewmen on Stone's jet turns out to be a member of the Gleaming Sword and claims to have the cure for the disease. The president rushes off to the airport hear the terrorists' demands, hoping to resolve this crisis once and for all. Includes commercials, promos, and a public service announcement. Commercials include Keenan McCardell and Jimmy Smith for the National Football League.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: August 5, 2000 Saturday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:54:47
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:61248
- GENRE: Drama, fantasy/science fiction
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, fantasy/science fiction; Epidemics - Drama
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 2000
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - 7-Up soft drinks
- TV - Commercials - Benadryl allergy medication
- TV - Commercials - Bounce fabric softener
- TV - Commercials - Clorox bleach
- TV - Commercials - Colgate toothpaste
- TV - Commercials - Domino's pizza
- TV - Commercials - Energizer batteries
- TV - Commercials - Head and Shoulders shampoo
- TV - Commercials - Home Depot home supplies stores
- TV - Commercials - JC Penney department stores
- TV - Commercials - Life cereal
- TV - Commercials - Lipton teas
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's fast food
- TV - Commercials - Metamucil laxatives
- TV - Commercials - Minwax wood treater
- TV - Commercials - Mitsubishi automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Nissan automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Office Depot office supply stores
- TV - Commercials - Oral-B toothbrushes
- TV - Commercials - Pepperidge Farm baked goods
- TV - Commercials - Pledge dusting cloths
- TV - Commercials - Prilosec heartburn medication
- TV - Commercials - Reynolds Wrap food wrap
- TV - Commercials - Sears department stores
- TV - Commercials - Sprint communications
- TV - Commercials - State Farm insurance
- TV - Commercials - Subway fast food
- TV - Commercials - Sudafed sinus medication
- TV - Commercials - The National Football League
- TV - Commercials - The Olive Garden restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Thermasilk hair conditioners
- TV - Commercials - Toyota automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Verizon communications
- TV - Commercials - Victoria's Secret lingerie
- TV - Commercials - Vioxx arthritis medication
- TV - Commercials - Volkswagen automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Wendy's fast food
- TV - PSA - Ad Council/Coalition for Community Schools
- TV - Promos - "America's Funniest Home Videos: A Tribute to Moms"
- TV - Promos - "Columbo: Ashes to Ashes"
- TV - Promos - "Gideon's Crossing"
- TV - Promos - "Monday Night Football"
- TV - Promos - "Mother Knows Best"
- TV - Promos - "Spin City"
- TV - Promos - "The Best Commercials You've Never Seen"
- TV - Promos - "The Geena Davis Show"
- TV - Promos - "The Practice"
- TV - Promos - "The Trouble with Normal"
- TV - Promos - "The Wonderful World of Disney: Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'"
- TV - Promos - "Vanished"
- TV - Promos - "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"
CREDITS
- Lawrence C. Horowitz … Executive Producer, Writer, Story by
- Tracey Jeffrey … Producer
- Beth Schroeder … Co-Producer
- Jack Harter … Associate Producer
- John Whittle … Associate Producer
- Chuck Bowman … Director
- Steven Salzburg … Writer
- Audrey Salzburg … Writer
- Stacy Widelitz … Music by
- Orrin Hatch … Music (Misc. Credits), "Save These Souls" Composed by
- Madeline Stone … Music (Misc. Credits), "Save These Souls" Composed by
- Nancy Severinsen … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Editor
- Harry Hamlin … Cast, President Bob Kempers
- Joelle Carter … Cast, Lucinda Kempers
- Susan Hogan … Cast, Madeline Kempers
- Teryl Rothery … Cast, Karen
- Kevin McNulty … Cast, Roger
- Nastassja Kinski … Cast, Galen Bronty
- Brittney Irvin … Cast, Maxine Bronty
- Dion Luther … Cast, Arthur Stone
- Anne Marie Loder … Cast, Mary Beth Connors
- G. Patrick Currie … Cast, Cooper
- Kirsten Robeck … Cast, Susan Evslin
- Julie Patzwald … Cast, Kate
- Alex Zahara … Cast, Stone's Pilot
- Steve Bacic … Cast, Joe Blake
- Catherine Lough … Cast, Agent Pelitere
- Lisa Darlow … Cast, Nana
- Steve Griffith … Cast, the Controller
- Suzanne Olafson … Cast, the Terrorist Scientist
- Kendall Cross … Cast, Joyce
- Elysa Hogg … Cast, Little Heather
- Kyle Hogg … Cast, Little One
- John Dadey … Cast, Man #1
- Donna Yamamoto … Cast, the Female Lab Tech
- Gregory Thirloway … Cast, CIA Operative #1/Co-Pilot
- Dean MacKenzie … Cast, the Explosives Expert
- Brad Loree … Cast, Lab Tech #1
- Joanna Piros … Cast, the Newscaster
- J. Scott Shanka … Cast, Yoosich
- Kate Two … Cast, Airport Guard #3
- Angela Vacco … Cast, the CIA Pilot
- Peter Yunker … Cast, Lab Tech #2
- Kevin Blatch … Cast, the Aide
- Roop Virk … Cast, the Suspicious Man
- Warren Takeuchi … Cast, Airport Guard #2
- Brian Arnold … Cast, Newscaster #2
- Malcolm Stewart … Cast
- Larry Musser … Cast
- Garwin Sanford … Cast
- Garry Chalk … Cast