Episode 74: THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (1971)

Content warning: Discussions of onscreen depictions of animal abuse. THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN scraps a lot of classic tension-building elements in favor of a painstakingly detailed, process-focused look at how scientists, citizens, and the American government would respond to a viral outbreak with global lethal potential. It ends up feeling a bit clinical, sure, but there's a charming dedication to its obsessions, especially when they're broken up by some interesting formal innovations that keep it from dragging too much (despite being almost TOO close an adaptation of a Michael Crichton novel). Buy tickets for Trylon Cinema showings at https://www.trylon.org/. Follow us at @trylovepodcast on Twitter and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: "Andromeda" by Gil Mellé.