The Andromeda Strain is a deadly extraterrestrial virus. It is brought to earth when a research satellite crashes near a tiny Arizona town. Everyone in the community dies within days, except for a baby and an insulated drunkard. Recruited from labs all over North America, doctors David Wayne, Arthur Hill, Kate Reid, and James Olson don radiation suits and race against time to isolate and destroy the virus. Based on a novel by Michael Crichton. The climactic, near-silent sequences make up for the films occasional arid stretches. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide