The Chain Reaction (1980)
- Directed by
- Ian Barry
- Genre
- action film, thriller film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 59 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An engineer is badly injured during an earthquake at a nuclear waste facility. He knows the waste will poison the groundwater and tries to warn the public before it is too late.
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What happens
The Chain Reaction is a 1980 Australian science fiction thriller film written and directed by Ian Barry. The film stars Steve Bisley and Arna-Maria Winchester. The film's plot is about an engineer badly injured in an accident caused by an earthquake. He knows that the nuclear waste will poison the groundwater and wants to warn the public. The movie features many cast members from Mad Max, among them Mel Gibson as a bearded mechanic, in an uncredited cameo. The taglines used in advertising the film included "A fast drive to Paradise turns into a nuclear nightmare!" and "Mad Max meets The China Syndrome". The film was rated M in Australia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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