The Drone Virus (2004)★ 4.6/10
- Thriller
Directed by: Damon O'Steen
Written by: Gerald Clarke, Damon O'Steen
The unthinkable strikes when the advanced MRI scanner within a hospital forces Dr. Colleen O'Brian to choose between her superiors and a desperate father who has lost a child to the scanner before the it claims its next victim.
- Original title
- The Drone Virus
- Storyline
- After a successful treatment of young Jaime Roland's cancer, former hacker Stephen Roland is convinced by Dr. Caine to let her be submitted to a MRI scanner by the specialist Dr. Colleen O'Brian to check that she is totally cured. During the examination, Jaime has seizure and dies. Stephen has a meeting with the Director, Dr. Jamison, and requests explanations about the death of his daughter. He claims malpractice or malfunction of the equipment and Dr. Jamison tells that only after the autopsy would it be possible to know the true cause. Further, he introduces the responsible for the experimental MRI equipment Al Bercovicci, who explains that the equipment is working perfectly. After the autopsy, Dr. Jamison accuses Dr. Caine of malpractice and says that the girl had several tumors in her head. However Stephen does not buy the story and teams up with Colleen. He uses his computer knowledge to investigate and finds a complex of power and economical interests involved to approve the scanner and buy it.
- Rating
- 4.6 / 10 · 216
- Companies
- Little Studio Films, Pretty Dangerous Films, Shoreline Entertainment, GoDigital Media Group, Great Movies, Koch Media, The Film House, Trans World Associates
- Release dates
- US October 10, 2004
- DE February 8, 2006
- JP November 5, 2008