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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1985 DVD Release: 05/23/2006 Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Sci-Fi Horror

In yet another ostensible thriller about deadly germs wreaking havoc on human life and psyches, this is a frenetic, uneven story about germs going berserk in a sealed-off lab, giving rise to infected humans more berserk than the germs. The lab is secretly developing weapons of biological warfare, and when an accident occurs that immediately seals off the building, it looks as though some of the workers have died from their exposure to the invisible killers. But, lo and behold, these apparent corpses leap up from death and, rabidly homicidal, they can hardly wait to kill off any human in their vicinity. This makes the potential victims about as vicious as their attackers in their need to escape from room to room, turning the lab into a kind of asylum for the homicidally insane. No wonder that chief cop Cal Morse (Sam Waterston) has a job and a half on his hands -- made worse because his girlfriend (Kathleen Quinlan) is in there with the loonies. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Sam Waterston - Cal Morse
Kathleen Quinlan - Joanie Morse
Yaphet Kotto - Maj. Connolly
Jeffrey DeMunn - Dan Fairchild
Richard Dysart - Dr. Nielsen

This modest sci-fi thriller gets a solid treatment on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Warning Sign is presented in an anamorphic, letterboxed transfer that captures the film's straightforward look and muted colors with plenty of clarity. The disc also retains the film's original stereo mix; it's not as action-packed as a modern stereo mix would be, but it offers a strong soundscape nonetheless. In terms of extras, there is a pair of trailers (a theatrical preview and a TV spot) plus a commentary track with co-writer/director Hal Barwood. The commentary suffers from some dull patches, but Barwood is clearly excited to be there and reveals a few interesting nuts-and-bolts details for the patient listener. The disc also begins with trailers for other Anchor Bay releases, but thankfully viewers are allowed the option of skipping them by pressing their "menu" button. All in all, this is a decent package for fans of Warning Sign and a quality effort all around from Anchor Bay (at a nice price, to boot). ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide