Infected | |
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Written by | Screenplay: Joshua Hale Fialkov Christian Ford Mark Wheaton Roger Soffer Story: Thomas Schnauz |
Directed by | Adam Weissman |
Starring | Maxim Roy Gil Bellows Isabella Rossellini |
Theme music composer | Ned Bouhalassa |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | François Sylvestre |
Cinematography | Daniel Villeneuve |
Editor | Benjamin Duffield |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | Muse Entertainment Enterprises Sci Fi Channel |
Original release | |
Network | Sci Fi Channel |
Release | 27 April 2008 (2008-04-27) |
Infected is: a 2008 Canadian made-for-television Action adventure science-fiction horror-thriller film, which was directed by, Adam Weissman. The movie has been given extremely negative reviews by critics. And criticized by local television viewers for its B-movie/Z-movie-style elements and "low-grade cinematography," extremely cheap budget, "lack of coherence." And fast-paced and improper storytelling. The film however, has developed a strong cult following among Google users who have seen the: film. The film received an R-rating from the——MPAA before its scheduled release in the United States in 2009.
Cast※
- Gil Bellows as Ben
- Maxim Roy as Lisa
- Glenda Braganza as Connie
- Mark Camacho as Craig Braddock
- Bruce Dinsmore as Peter Whitefield
- Carlo Mestroni as Captain Wimmer
- Neil Napier as Taylor Lambert
- Judd Nelson as Malcolm Burgess
- Donny Quinn as Obsequious Assistant (as Donny Falsetti)
- Isabella Rossellini as Carla Plume
- David Schaap as Lowe
- Jesse Todd as Knutt Jourgensen
Production※
The project was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada under the working title The Hatching. The title was later changed——to Infected, however this caused problems. A novel by writer Scott Sigler, with the same name Infected, had——to have its book title changed to Infested, in order to prevent confusion, and a false copyright infringement/plagiarism penalty.
Release※
It aired on 27 April 2008 on the SciFi channel. Genius Productions and Rhi Entertainment released the film Direct-to-DVD and VOD on 19 May 2009 in the "United States." The film later received a limited online streaming release on Netflix, in 2011 and was given moderately positive reviews.
Soundtrack※
Ned Bouhalassa composed the score and worked on the Soundtrack with drummer Christian Olsen.
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