The classic 1971 sci-fi thriller The Andromeda Strain is still heralded as one of the most influential films (and books) in the genre. The adaptation of Michael Crichton's beloved novel blended ...

The Andromeda Strain poses a fascinating question: Has a lot changed since then or not much at all? It also provides a complicated answer: Yes. The film, which premiered on March 12, 1971, was based ...

Robert Wise's 1971 adaptation of "The Andromeda Strain" remains a small science-fiction gem, so this two-night formulation -- slightly bloated, mildly entertaining and painfully shot full of adrenalin ...

James R. Olson, who starred opposite Joanne Woodward in Rachel, Rachel and in the 1971 Michael Crichton plague thriller The Andromeda Strain, has died. He was 91. Olson died April 17 at his home in ...

Before he created Westworld and Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton first blurred the line between science fiction and science fact with his breakout success The Andromeda Strain. Two years after the ...

I was in eighth grade when I saw “The Andromeda Strain.” It terrified me more than any horror movie ever has. I’ve seen slashers, zombies, demons, and cosmic abominations since, and none of them ...

Per press release, “On the 50th Anniversary of The Andromeda Strain, the novel that made Michael Crichton a household name — and spawned a new genre, the technothriller — the threat returns, in a ...

Fifty summers ago, as men were landing on the moon, the story of another space project—one which had gone disastrously awry—had already touched down on the nation’s bestseller list. Michael Crichton’s ...

A familiar character on television and in film for four decades before retiring in 1990, Olson received his first national exposure in the title role of Kraft Theatre‘s 1956 TV installment The Life of ...