What age rating is Outbreak?

In Spain, Outbreak is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

When does Outbreak come out in Spain?

Outbreak hits Spanish theaters on April 7, 1995.

How much did Outbreak gross?

Outbreak grossed $189.9M worldwide on a budget of $50.0M.

What is Outbreak based on?

Outbreak is based on The Hot Zone by Richard Preston.

Where was Outbreak filmed?

Outbreak was filmed in California, Hawaii.

Outbreak

Name: Outbreak
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1995-03-10
Duration: 2 h 7 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jr.

1995

Become a fan of its genres:

6.6/10

Release Date

10/03/1995

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

59%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

66%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

64%

This animal carries a deadly virus... and the world's biggest health crisis is about to happen.

Zaire, 1967. Billy Ford discovers a virus in the country called Motaba, similar to Ebola, with a 100% mortality rate that kills in less than a day. The disease spreads through a village, and the U.S. government makes a drastic decision: bomb the infected area to wipe out the only known outbreak. Authorities want to contain the threat without the matter getting out, but the virus's death doesn't guarantee that the danger is over. Sam Daniels, the character played by Dustin Hoffman, is the lead in a story directed by Wolfgang Petersen, in which soldiers and civilians face a contagious disease that could spiral out of control.

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Facts about Outbreak

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old

Spain releaseApril 7, 1995

Worldwide premiereMarch 6, 1995

Runtime2 h 7 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleOutbreak

CountryUnited States

Production companiesKopelson Entertainment, Arnold Kopelson Productions, Punch Productions

Budget$50.0M

Worldwide box office$189.9M

Return on investmentx3.8 Box office hit

Based onThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston

Trailer views892K

More ratings

3.2/5Letterboxd70/100Trakt6.7/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Outbreak Cast

Dustin HoffmanSam Daniels

Rene RussoRobby Keough

Morgan FreemanGeneral Billy Ford

Kevin SpaceyCasey Schuler

Cuba Gooding Jr.Major Salt

Donald SutherlandGeneral Donald McClintock

Patrick DempseyJimbo Scott

Zakes MokaeDr. Benjamin Iwabi

Malick BowensDr. Raswani

Susan Lee HoffmanDr. Lisa Aronson

Benito MartinezDr. Julio Ruiz

Bruce JarchowDr. Mascelli

Leland Hayward IIIHenry Seward

Daniel ChodosRudy Alvarez

Dale DyeColonel Briggs

Kara KeoughKate Jeffries

Gina MenzaMrs. Jeffries

Per Didrik FasmerMr. Jeffries

Michelle JoynerSherry Mauldin

Donald ForrestMack Mauldin

Julie PierceErica Mauldin

Tim RansomTommy Hull

Michelle M. MillerDarla Hull

Maury SterlingSandman One

Michael EmanuelSandman One Co-Pilot

Lucas DudleyViper One Pilot

Robert Alan JosephViper Two Pilot

Joseph LatimoreViper Two Co-Pilot

Michael SottileGunner Pilot

Ed BeechnerGunner

Matthew SaksSergeant Wolf

Diana BellamyMrs. Pananides

Lance KerwinAmerican Mercenary

Brett OliverBelgian Mercenary

Eric Mungai NgukuAfrican Nurse

Larry HineYoung McClintock

Nickolas H. MarshallYoung Ford

Douglas HebronJu-Ju Man

Jae Woo LeeKorean Captain

Johnny KimSeaman Chulso Lee

Bill StevensonBiotest Guard

Kellie OverbeyAlice

Dana AndersenCorinne

Patricia PlaceMrs. Foote

Nicholas PapponeLittle Boy on Plane

Traci OdomLittle Boy's Mother

Herbert Jefferson Jr.Boston Doctor #1

Thomas CrawfordBoston Doctor #2

Buzz BarbeeBoston Doctor #3

Jenna ByrneTracy

Brian ReddyTracy's Father

Ina RomeoMrs. Logan

Teresa VelardeNurse Emma

Jane JenkinsNurse Jane

Carmela RappazzoHospital Receptionist

Kurt A. BoesenMayor Gaddis

Jack RaderPolice Chief Fowler

Robert RigamontiCountry Health Official

Mimi DoykaFrightened Mother

C. Jack RobinsonBiotest Manager

Robert Alan BeuthGeorge Armistead

Gordon MichaelsMan in Line

Peter LooneyWhite House Counsel

Conrad BachmannCalifornia Governor

Cary J. PittsAnchorman

Cynthia HarrisonCo-Anchor

Marcus HennessyStation Manager

Albert OwensBroadcast Director

David SilverbrandTV Reporter

Julie AraskogJanet Adams

Frank RositaniSenator Rosales

George ChristySenator

Bruce IsacsonJaffe

Marilyn BrandtFord's Secretary

Philip HandySergeant Meyer

Tim FrazeeMP #1

Moses WilliamsMP #2

Roland TsuiMP #3

Keith ButlerMP #4

Davi Lee PhillipsMP #5

Ralph MillerOfficer #1

Mark BrownOfficer #2

Jim AntonioDr. Drew Reynolds

Bruce HolmanAide to White House Chief-of-Staff (uncredited)

Jack KyleDoctor (uncredited)

Bob LazarGeneral (uncredited)

John LizziNewsroom Reporter (uncredited)

Beau LottermanArmy Major (uncredited)

David NovakDiplomat (uncredited)

Ross TurnerTownsperson (uncredited)

J.T. WalshChief of Staff (uncredited)

David A.R. WhiteArmy Pilot (uncredited)

Robert 'Bobby Z' ZajoncArmy Pilot (uncredited)

BinxBetsy (uncredited)

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Cast of Outbreak by the numbers

47average cast age in years

16years of age gap between the leads

22%women in the cast

22%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., age 27 at release. The oldest: Zakes Mokae, at 60.

Cast ages at release

Dustin Hoffman57 years old
Rene Russo41 years old
Morgan Freeman57 years old
Kevin Spacey35 years old
Cuba Gooding Jr.27 years old
Donald Sutherland59 years old
Patrick Dempsey29 years old
Zakes Mokae60 years old
Malick Bowens54 years old

Cast heights

1.88 mMorgan Freeman
1.88 mDonald Sutherland
1.84 mBenito Martinez
1.78 mPatrick Dempsey
1.77 mKevin Spacey
1.67 mDustin Hoffman

Cast nationalities

United States 5Canada 1

Crew

AddressWolfgang Petersen
WritingLaurence Dworet, Robert Roy Pool
MusicJames Newton Howard
PhotographyMichael Ballhaus
EditingWilliam Hoy, Lynzee Klingman, Neil Travis
Production designWilliam Sandell
Costume designErica Edell Phillips
CastingLinda Antipala, Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins
Visual effectsMark Vargo
ProductionArnold Kopelson, Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz

Trivia about Outbreak

A 20th Century Fox project titled Hot Zone, with Ridley Scott directing and Jodie Foster and Robert Redford as the leads, was canceled when Hoffman and Petersen signed on to this film instead.

In Japan, it was the number one movie for six weeks, a record that helped make the film a box office hit outside the United States.

In Ferndale, where the Cedar Creek scenes were shot, tanks and helicopters were part of everyday life during almost two months of filming.

Scientific critics point out that the virus takes one hour, not days, to multiply inside the body, one of the film's liberties that has been questioned.

Kevin Spacey won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in «Outbreak», although he shared that recognition with performances from other films released that year.

Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone both turned down offers to appear in «Outbreak» before the cast was led by Dustin Hoffman.

While preparing for the role, Dustin Hoffman studied viruses and epidemiology using the production documentation, and also got to know the work of the researchers the actor portrays.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)