How does Alien Cargo end?

In the final act ("The Final Sacrifice"): The cure proves temporary, forcing a desperate transfer of uninfected sleepers. Kaplan and McNiel choose to remain aboard the ship to hurl into the sun, preventing galactic contamination.

Alien Cargo (1999) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Alien Cargo
Genre: science-fiction, tv-movie
Released: 1999
Rating: 5.9

Plot Analysis Summary

Survivors of a biological outbreak must choose between rescue and galactic safety.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Awakening in Desolation

Psychosis and Violence

The Cure and the Rescue

The Final Sacrifice

After eight months of hyper-sleep, when Christopher 'Chris' McNiel (Jason London) and Theta Kaplan (Missy Crider) of a Mars cargo transport ship the Solar System Shipping Vessel No.17 (Triple S-17) awaken, they find out something has gone terribly wrong. They've woken up from hyper-sleep almost ten months past their scheduled time, find the ship's internals badly damaged, off course and almost no fuel. What's more, it's discovered the first shift killed each other. As the plot unfolds, something truly evil is discovered on board - an alien biological life form which can psychologically manipulate humans.

Directed by

Mark Haber

Key Cast

Jason London — Christopher 'Chris' McNiel
Alan Dale — Eichhorn, Explorer Dolphin
Missy Crider — Theta Kaplan
Simon Westaway — Adam Iberra
Elizabeth Alexander — Rojean Page

Rating: 5.9/10 (21 votes)