Deadly Outbreak
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Deadly Outbreak is an action movie released by US-Israeli company Nu Image in 1996, and directed by former stuntman Rick Avery.
It is set in Israel and follows the formula set by Die Hard
rather closely. Additionally, the last act of the film also borrows heavily from the U.S. blockbuster, Speed, released just two years earlier.
Dutton Hatfield, played by Jeff Speakman
, is working for the American embassy. He finds himself inside a biochemical weapon laboratory when terrorists headed by Colonel Baron (played by TimeCop villain Ron Silver
) take over the place. Baron is looking for a sample of a deadly virus that is being developed inside the facility.
It is set in Israel and follows the formula set by Die Hard
Die Hard
Die Hard is a 1988 American action film and the first in the Die Hard film series. The film was directed by John McTiernan and written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. It is based on a 1979 novel by Roderick Thorp titled Nothing Lasts Forever, itself a sequel to the book The Detective, which...
rather closely. Additionally, the last act of the film also borrows heavily from the U.S. blockbuster, Speed, released just two years earlier.
Dutton Hatfield, played by Jeff Speakman
Jeff Speakman
Jeff Speakman is an American actor and a martial artist in the art of American kenpo karate and Japanese Goju-Ryu, earning blackbelts in each.-Early life:...
, is working for the American embassy. He finds himself inside a biochemical weapon laboratory when terrorists headed by Colonel Baron (played by TimeCop villain Ron Silver
Ron Silver
Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host and political activist.-Early life:...
) take over the place. Baron is looking for a sample of a deadly virus that is being developed inside the facility.