Contagious (film)
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| Contagious | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Written by | Sandy Kroopf |
| Directed by | Joe Napolitano[1] |
| Starring | Lindsay Wagner Elizabeth Peña |
| Music by | Stephen Graziano |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English language |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mary Eilts[2] |
| Production location | Vancouver |
| Cinematography | Andreas Poulsson |
| Editor | Tim Tommasino |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | January 22, 1997 |
Contagious is a 1997 American television film directed by Joe Napolitano and starring Lindsay Wagner as a doctor trying to prevent a cholera epidemic following an outbreak.[3]
A plane where shrimp tainted with cholera was served, arrives from South America to Los Angeles.[4] Soon after, the first patient dies. Because this person was a cocaine dealer, there is some suspicion that the drugs may be infected with the disease.[5][6] Therefore, a narcotics detective (Elizabeth Peña) is put on the case, while in the hospital an experienced doctor (Lindsay Wagner) tries to prevent the outbreak from turning into an epidemic.