Movie contagion based off book

The contagion in this movie has a short incubation period and a high morbidity, thus making it a less dangerous virus than the novel coronavirus, covid19, that were facing currently in q1 2020. The premise is that the mev1 virus is spread persontoperson via airborne droplets produced by sneezes or coughs, as well as by viruses deposited on fomites, such as glasses, doorknobs. Was the movie contagion based off a book or inspired by. First of all, ive seen a few places around the net where people are asking if this is based on the book contagion by robin cook. Was the movie contagion based off a book or inspired by a book. The subject is scarier than any madeup horror flicka realistic scenario of. Honestly i found no connection between the two at all. Burns wrote the screenplay for the 2011 movie contagion, which is in a moment of renewed popularity and which in numerous ways anticipated both the source and crushing effects of a. Look up contagion or contagious in wiktionary, the free dictionary. The 20 best pandemic books to read during coronavirus. A pandemic movie as predictive programming sgt report. Contagion 2011 plot summary 3 healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the cdc works to find a cure.

Contagion pays tribute to the scientists and public health officials who dedicate their lives to trying to solve the problem of emerging viruses. Five games to play after watching contagion science. Mar 21, 2020 how the movie contagion perfectly predicted the 2020 coronavirus crisis. While the movie contagion is a fictional account of an outbreak of a dangerous infectious disease occurring globally, the reallife stories of cdcs epidemic intelligence service are just as exciting as the one on the screen. Contagion or how disaster movies educate the masses. People want to know if they can stream contagion on netflix for reasons and, well, heres everything you need to know about streaming the steven soderbergh thriller. Contagion resurfaces in itunes top movies amid chinas deadly, real life coronavirus outbreak.

Bruce lee himself died during the filming of game of death, which was eventually completed in 1978 using standins for lees character. Featuring hollywood megastars like matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law and gwyneth paltrow, contagion is a bigticket hollywood movie, but also an infomercial promoting specific national and international agencies while encouraging specific behaviors from the public. Financial contagion, a scenario in which financial shocks spread to other financial sectors. The plot concerns the spread of a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets and fomites, attempts by medical researchers and public health officials to. Parents need to know that this grim thriller about the spread of a deadly, fastacting global virus helmed by oscarwinner director steven soderbergh and populated by an allstar cast including matt damon and gwyneth paltrow, among many others, may be too intense andor overwhelming for younger kids given its stark, uncompromising depictions. Though the novel shares no relation to the disturbing 1995 movie of the same name.

Aug 23, 2011 speaking of which, im looking forward to the new movie contagion, which is based on robin cooks book wait for it contagion. Contagion and other movies that predicted an outbreak. When one of their own is infected by an unknown contagion, the group must fend off an aggressive outbreak. Viruses that kill very quickly dont get to spread very much, unlike covid19. Nearly 10 years later, in the midst of our growing pandemic, steven soderberghs 2011 disaster movie starring matt damon, gwyneth paltrow, kate winslet, marion cotillard, and jude law is less.

Game of death 1978 in the movie, bruce lees character suffers an accident when a gun goes off and shoots him. Speaking of which, im looking forward to the new movie contagion, which is based on robin cooks book wait for it contagion. Early on, he suggested that the movies plot be triggered by an outbreak of a deadly virulent virus that, like the nipah virus, had migrated from. The suicide cluster that took palo altos children and what it tells us about ourselves by lee daniel kravetz on june 27th 2017 pages. How the movie contagion perfectly predicted the 2020 coronavirus crisis. Book tour picking up where the tipping point leaves off, respected journalist lee daniel kravetzs strange contagion is. Ive even spotted a few places where people are warning others away. No, but the director of the film worked hard to make the plot as realistic as possible, in terms of how accurate the. Contagion is a 2011 american thriller film directed by steven soderbergh. Sep 08, 2011 five games to play after watching contagion. This film by steven soderbergh is skillful at telling the story through the lives of several key characters and the casual interactions of many others. Slated to be released in 2011, it is directed by steven soderbergh and stars matt damon, kate winslet, jude law, marion cotillard, gwyneth paltrow, and lawrence fishburne. The virus in contagion is a baffling one, defying isolation, rejecting cure.

Contagion, the gwyneth paltrowstarring film from 2011 about a. Facts behind the fiction this program is presented by the centers for disease control and prevention. If there is a book like the movie i would really love to read it. Amid fears stoked by the coronavirus, contagion a 2011 movie about a pandemic with potentially eerie similarities to recent events has been climbing up the itunes rental charts, reflecting. I sure hope they dont mess it up, but since it has been at least 15 years since i read the book. Dr cheever is given two doses of the vaccine, one for himself and one for his wife aubrey sanaa lathan. Mar 16, 2010 contagion is the name of a new actionthriller movie about a global outbreak of a deadly viral disease. Sacred contagion, the belief that spiritual properties pass from one entity to another. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title contagion. The deadly disease in the movie is modeled off a combination of influenza and a virus called nipah, which causes inflammation of the brain and respiratory disease. Sep 06, 2011 while the upcoming film contagion features a fictional speciesjumping virus that spreads illness and death around the world, experts say this very scenario could someday be nonfiction. Mar 14, 2020 is contagion the movie based on real events.

While the upcoming film contagion features a fictional speciesjumping virus that spreads illness and death around the world, experts say this very scenario could someday be nonfiction. A streaming hit, contagion has been heralded as prophetic, but really its just wellresearched. He wanted to feature an official from the cdc, and ultimately decided to. He administers aubreys dose but gives his own dose to rogers son anthony joshua seiden, who would have had to wait for another seven months until his number came up in the lottery.

The film stars dustin hoffman, rene russo, morgan freeman and donald sutherland, and costars cuba gooding jr. The new stephen soderbergh thriller contagion presents a terrifying vision of a global pandemic. Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the cdc works to find a cure. Contagion film is not far from the truth, warns virus. How the movie contagion predicted the 2020 coronavirus. Inspired by the 2009 h1n1 swine flu pandemic, burns consulted with medical experts from the. Its ensemble cast includes marion cotillard, matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law, gwyneth paltrow, kate winslet, bryan cranston, jennifer ehle, and sanaa lathan.

So i started this book with the vague idea that the movie contagion was based on the book. I might not remember the details if theyve gone wildly astray. Coronavirus fears sparks sales surge for contagion film, dean koontz novel. I fell in love with this intriguing take right away.

The mev1 virus in the movie has an estimated lethality of more than 20%. I was expecting the book to be better than the movie of course. The virus in the movie caused swelling of the brain. Jan 24, 2020 people want to know if they can stream contagion on netflix for reasons and, well, heres everything you need to know about streaming the steven soderbergh thriller. Fans of the 2011 movie contagion have pointed out the films eerie parallels with the ongoing deadly outbreak of coronavirus in the thriller staring matt damon and gwyneth paltrow, a fastmoving. Contagion may be presented as a work of fiction, but it communicates several important messages that authorities need the public to accept. Many years later, the actors son, brandon lee, was fatally shot while filming a movie. Mar 08, 2012 featuring hollywood megastars like matt damon, laurence fishburne, jude law and gwyneth paltrow, contagion is a bigticket hollywood movie, but also an infomercial promoting specific national and international agencies while encouraging specific behaviors from the public. The plot of the movie appears to follow the big h1n1 scare of 2009 that left many citizens uncertain about the actual. Sep 11, 2011 well, heres the thing its nothing like the novel because it isnt based on the novel. Contagion by erin bowman is an audible book i picked up from the library. With matt damon, kate winslet, jude law, gwyneth paltrow.

Jul, 2011 contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. The plot of the movie appears to follow the big h1n1 scare of 2009 that left many citizens uncertain about the actual risk. Nine years later, the film has resurfaced in the public psyche and. A pandemic movie as predictive programming lewrockwell. Contagion consultants talk about the movies scientific. As the fastmoving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the. To do so, the movie defines a specific problem that has actually occurred in the past, it identifies the agencies that have the right to take charge of the situation and proposes the only solution required. Its based on the real life nipah virus which originates in fruit bats and is highly deadly, killing almost 50 percent of victims which. When the producers of contagion, steven soderberghs disasterbygerms thriller shot partially in and around chicago, needed to borrow books as set dressing, t. I bought this book because i had seen the recent movie titled contagion and thought. Sep 12, 2011 the virus that is the focus of contagion is even worse. Contagion writer scott burns on the coronavirus and. The 2011 drama stars gwyneth paltrow as a woman who contracts a.

Laurie garrett also served as a consultant on the film because she wrote the 1994 book. Doctor who consulted on the movie contagion reveals he. Outbreak is a 1995 american medical disaster film directed by wolfgang petersen and based on richard prestons nonfiction book the hot zone. Jan 30, 2020 amid fears stoked by the coronavirus, contagion a 2011 movie about a pandemic with potentially eerie similarities to recent events has been climbing up the itunes rental charts, reflecting. The current toptrending movie rentals and purchases were all released within the last few months with one notable exception. I like a good mystery mixed with my science fiction, throw in a deadly unknown killing factor, people who may not be what or who they say they are, crooked business or governments, and lots of suspense and that is my. Well, heres the thing its nothing like the novel because it isnt based on the novel. In my opinion it dragged on a little longer than necessary. The film shows how quickly such a contagion could spread in the jet age. The shocking new evidence of government control in hollywood detailed the authors astonishing findings from trawling through thousands of new us military and intelligence documents obtained under the freedom of information act. Her 1995 book helped burns consider a variety of potential plots for the film.

The virus that is the focus of contagion is even worse. Rather than a 75 percent mortality rate, the movie assumes a 25 percent rate, but that is still appallingly high. Covid19 has an estimated incubation period of around 2 14 days. Strange contagion based on a true story based on a true. The documents reveal for the first time the vast scale of us government control in hollywood, including the ability to. Factchecking contagion, the movie about a global virus.

Though some are revisiting films such as contagion for their timely. The story, also adapted into a netflix feature film starring sandra bullock. I dont know if anyone involved in contagion read my book, but bunnings final chilling comment summarizes the basic premise of the film. Experts reveal how similar coronavirus is to contagion. Selfserving acts plague the odyssey crew from the onset, and the author does an admirable job of explaining their motivations even if the answers prove unsatisfying at times. However, like this virus, in contagion the virus also originates in. A consultant for the 2011 pandemic movie contagion announced he has contracted coronavirus while pushing back against the idea of reopening the country by easter. Contagion follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. Early on, he suggested that the movie s plot be triggered by an outbreak of a deadly virulent virus that, like the nipah virus, had migrated from. It makes it clear that people do not give one another a virus.