Other mistake: As Levitt and Dutton are descending from the Ag Station storeroom, you can see them pass Levels 2...3...4. But the elevator only goes to the Level 1 entrance, which is above Levels 2, 3, and 4. Confirmed by a graphic which shows the Ag Station above the elevator shaft, and reconfirmed when Stone shows the Level setup to Hall in Conference Room 7. You can see on the left that the elevator shaft stops at Level 1. They could not have passed 2, 3, and 4, which were far below them.
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
1 mistake since 28 Dec '25, 13:53
Directed by: Robert Wise
Starring: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid
Dr. Charles Dutton: Experiment with your own lives, damn it.
Trivia: Unknown at the time, two future Star Trek references are made in this film. The director, Robert Wise, would go on to direct Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and at the end of the film when discussing the cloud seeding, a caption on the video monitor reads out "Nimbus 3". This was the name of the planet on which Sybok takes prisoners in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Question: Why wasn't Andromeda spread by the wind, killing birds, wildlife, and individuals in the area around Piedmont?
Answer: The satellite containing the Andromeda strain was recovered quickly, helping contain the contagion. Also, Piedmont was an isolated town, further limiting the spread. Dead birds and other animals were shown, but most would be happening off-camera. The scientists also learned later that Andromeda quickly mutated into a non-lethal form but one that caused certain synthetic materials to dissolve, creating further havoc. To eradicate the strain, clouds were seeded to produce rain, which swept Andromeda out to sea where the alkaline ocean water rendered it inert. Would add that movies at this time and before had stricter standard codes and did not show excessive blood and gore like they do today.
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