Journalism student Simon Tate thinks it's strange when four students at the university suddenly die in "unrelated" accidents. When his friend, Dr. Benjamin Roanic, becomes the prime suspect and is suddenly murdered, Simon sets out to prove his innocence. He soon discovers the students were Roanic's test subjects in a secret drug test program, and had been cured of AIDS. He is forced to run for his life, when a pharmaceutical company tries to prevent him from revealing the truth behind "Phase IV".
Acting
Dean Cain's earnest commitment to absurd material.
Production
Gloriously dated pharmaceutical thriller aesthetics.
Director
Bryan Goeres
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This shares a title with Saul Bass's legendary 1974 insect horror film, which is... a choice.
Released in 2002, it captures peak 'big pharma conspiracy' paranoia before it became mainstream political discourse.
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