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Warning Sign
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller · 1985
An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.
Movie details
Warning Sign
“Modern man. Science has given him the ultimate power to create new forms of life. But with that power comes overwhelming responsibility...and danger.”
1985 Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Warning Sign?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Hal Barwood
Written by
Hal Barwood · Matthew Robbins
Sam Waterston
Cal Morse
Kathleen Quinlan
Joanie Morse
Yaphet Kotto
Major Connolly
Jeffrey DeMunn
Dr. Dan Fairchild
Richard Dysart
Dr. Nielsen
G.W. Bailey
Tom Schmidt
Jerry Hardin
Vic Flint
Court is in session
Put Warning Sign on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.