Directed by:
James BridgesCinematography:
James CrabeCast:
Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, James Karen, Lewis Arquette, Michael Mann, Daniel Valdez (more)VOD (1)
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Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources who is present at a nuclear plant when a startling accident occurs that nearly causes the meltdown of the reactor. A newsreel cameraman accompanying Wells, played by a determined Michael Douglas, captures the incident on film--but the television station won't air the footage. Though the plant's corporate heads are quick to deny the possibility of any real danger, Jack Godell (Jack Lemmon), the plant's veteran engineer, discovers faulty equipment at the plant. Attempting to tell others about his findings, Jack soon realizes that someone is trying to kill him to keep him quiet, leading him to an act of utter desperation. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Jack Lemmon
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
JFK (1991)
The Apartment (1960)
Michael Douglas
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Falling Down (1993)
Scott Brady
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The China Syndrome (1979)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
James Hampton
USA
Best movies:
Sling Blade (1996)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Peter Donat
Canada
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Wilford Brimley
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Brubaker (1980)
The Natural (1984)
James Karen
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Lewis Arquette
USA
Best movies:
Tango & Cash (1989)
The China Syndrome (1979)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Michael Mann
Best movies:
The China Syndrome (1979)
Coma (1978)
Cours après moi shérif (1977)
Daniel Valdez
USA
Best movies:
La Bamba (1987)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Born in East L.A. (1987)
Richard Herd
USA
Best movies:
All the President's Men (1976)
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
V (1983) (TV movie)
Betty Harford
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Darrell Larson
USA
Best movies:
Frances (1982)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Hero (1992)
Rita Taggart
USA
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Donald Hotton
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Up in Smoke (1978)
The China Syndrome (1979)
James Kline
Best movies:
The China Syndrome (1979)
Tom Horn (1980)
The Electric Horseman (1979)
Frank Cavestani
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Peter Eastman
UK
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Casino (1995)
La Tour infernale (1974)
Bart Greene
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
All the President's Men (1976)
Columbo (1971) (series)