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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Subtitled, French
A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this tension-filled story about an "incident" at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources, who is present at the nuclear plant when a startling accident occurs that nearly causes the meltdown of the reactor. A newsreel cameraman accompanying Wells (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, an attempt is made on his life. In desperation, he forcibly takes control of the power plant and invites the media to hear his testimony. But the corporation is determined to stop him in a taut and shocking climax!
"Well-acted, well-crafted, scary as Hell!" Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"As explosive as the metaphor of its title" The Los Angeles Examiner
Editor's Note
A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this timely, tension-filled story about an "incident" at a nuclear power plant. 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. The film is a marvel to behold--at turns gripping, stirring, exhilarating, and maddening, with fabulous performances, especially by Lemmon, who is simply marvelous. In a bizarre bit of synchronicity, the film was produced just before the March 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
Plot Summary
In this socially conscious thriller, an ambitious female newscaster and her cameraman, a former 1960s radical with a penchant for conspiracy theories, witness and capture on film a potentially disastrous nuclear accident. Joining forces with a concerned engineer at the plant where the near-meltdown occurred, the reporter and the cameraman attempt to expose the subsequent cover-up.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; French Stereo | | Deleted Scenes | | Filmographies | | Subtitles: English, French, Chinese, Japanese, Thai | | Two Exclusive Documentaries Featuring New Interviews With Star Jane Fonda And Michael Douglas |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 4/28/2009 |
| Running Time: 122 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1979 | | Catalog ID: 06708 | | UPC: 00043396067080 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1980) | | | Jack Lemmon, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Jane Fonda, Nominee, Best Actress | | | George Jenkins, Arthur Jeph Parker, Nominee, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration | | | James Bridges, T.S. Cook, Mike Gray, Nominee, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen | |
Cannes (1980) |  | Jack Lemmon, Winner, Best Actor | |
Golden Globe (1980) | | | James Bridges, Nominee, Best Director - Motion Picture | | | Jack Lemmon, Nominee, Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama | | | Jane Fonda, Nominee, Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama | | | James Bridges, T.S. Cook, Mike Gray, Nominee, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...[A] compelling thriller about the perils of nuclear energy....Superior performances by Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas..." 03/07/1979New York Times
"...Smashingly effective....[Fonda] keeps getting better and better." 03/16/1979 p.C16 |
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