Ironic given the scientific breakthrough at the storys core, chain reaction is a manon the run thriller that mostly sticks to generic formula. Hailing from the year 1980 its easy to confuse the chain reaction for a low budget bgrade movie that isnt really worthy of a second look. The chain reaction was available on dvd in umbrellas entertainment ozploitation box set vol. The back of the cover mentions mel gibson and other actors from mad max are in this. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The track was released on rosss 1985 album eaten alive, and as a single twice in 1985 and again in 1986. On chain reaction, contestants tried to connect words that form a multiword chain. The chain reaction 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The chain reaction is a 1980 australian independent disasterscience fiction thriller film. The movie is about a secret scientific project about free energy and some really dodgy things going on with conspiricies and even deaths. The film stars steve bisley and arnamaria winchester. Not to be confused with chain reaction 1996, the keanu reeves. Chain reaction february 19, 1980 video dailymotion. Complitation of two awesome chase scenes from 1980 australian movie the chain reaction.
Watch chain reaction online stream full movie directv. With steve bisley, arnamaria winchester, ross thompson, ralph cotterill. When a nuclear scientist is exposed to radiation after an accident at an atomic power plant, he must escape to warn the dapublic of the danger. Nov 06, 2018 for mechanic larry stilson steve bisley, the great gatsby and his wife carmel arnamaria winchester, coda, a weekend in paradise turns into their most horrifying nightmare. Its out of stock on the umbrella site but there are some copies still around. The chain reaction movie trailer 1980plot synopsis. Chain reaction 1980 contaminated by a nuclearplant spill, an australian worker ross thompson hides with a woman arnamaria winchester and tries to warn the public. Chain reaction 1980 cast and crew contaminated by a nuclearplant spill, an australian worker ross thompson hides with a woman arnamaria winchester and tries to warn the public. Acts like monolake, vladislav delay, and fluxion are huge. The movie features many cast members from mad max, among them mel gibson as a bearded mechanic, in an uncredited cameo. Contaminated by a nuclearplant spill, an australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public. Heinrich schmidt, an engineer badly hurt in the accident. Elfick never makes the same movie twice and a scan through his cv on this site will let you access an astonishing range of ausralian feature films. It should get 4 stars because it was used by the main character through a good chunk of the.
An earthquake in rural australia causes a dangerous leak at waldo, a nuclear waste. The welcome difference that chain reaction gives is in its cast. Chain reaction, where one word leads to another, and the right word leads to thousands of dollars. The movie features many cast members from mad max, among them mel gibson as a. The chain reaction 1980 hot rod holden 1 tonner,ford ltd. The chain reaction 1980 1h 32min action, drama, scifi 25 september 1980 australia an earthquake in rural australia causes a dangerous leak at waldo, a nuclear waste storage facility. Morgan freeman, keanu reeves whos at his best in action and rachel weisz make this film much more engaging to watch than it.
Really, just one little note about chain reaction here. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Chain reaction is a 1996 thriller starring keanu reeves who is forced to go on the run as his energy experiment is found to be able to be used as a weapon. A nuclear disaster themed thrill ride into early 80s australiana and industrial paranoia. I wont spoil it for anyone but this is a great movie and you definetly need to watch it. This australian mix of thriller and message movie has some interesting ideas but the end result is less than the sum of its individual parts. The chain reaction has been ranked 447 times, wins 33. The chain reaction 1980 hot rod holden 1 tonner,ford. Softcore video feature for hotterthanhot gay porn star paulik is a good showcase for his fans despite the surprising lack of screen time in favor of the. The chain reaction 1980 original soundtrack light in the. Ironic given the scientific breakthrough at the storys core, chain reaction is a manontherun thriller that mostly sticks to generic formula. Ok, well, its only one of the most influential labels of the late 90s. Watch chain reaction starring keanu reeves in this movies anywhere on directv. Chain reaction 1996 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The chain reaction is a 1980 australian independent. The films plot is about an engineer badly injured in an accident caused by an earthquake. For mechanic larry stilson steve bisley, the great gatsby and his wife carmel arnamaria winchester, coda, a weekend in paradise turns into their most horrifying nightmare. The chain reaction 1980 ian barry cast and crew allmovie. An earthquake in rural australia causes a dangerous leak at waldo, a nuclear waste storage facility.
Oates patrick ward knows of the accident and the eventual effects it will have. The chain reaction is an australianmade drama about a nuclear accident and its effect on the workers of the plant. Described as mad max meets the china syndrome, the 1980 australian filmthe chain reaction is an often overlooked entry in the highly venerated ozploitation genre. You may enjoy streaming it as it features action, drama, scifi, thriller genres. In chain reaction, two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason. Deep dark dub techno and scary distant ambient is ever so present and has never been mastered quite so well as on the releases from this label. For mechanic larry stilson steve bisley, the great gatsby and his wife carmel arnamaria winchester, coda, a weekend in paradise turns into their most horrifying. Chain reaction 1980 premiere this is the very first episode of chain reaction with bill cullen, with a format of the bonus round that needed some serious tweaking. Continuing my australian dystopian road movie theme, todays. Chain reaction and its cast were nominated for only one award, with keanu reeves being nominated for the razzie for worst actor, which he lost to both tom arnold and pauly shore. The chain reaction is a 1980 australian independent disasterscience fiction thriller film directed and written by ian barry.
The package includes stone 1974, long weekend 1979 and razorback 1984. The film was directed by andrew davis and costarred rachel weisz, brian cox, and morgan freeman. Watch chain reaction full movie online for free in hd. Game show franchise created in 1980 by bob stewart of password and pyramid fame for nbc and hosted by. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer.
Chain reaction is a low budget movie from 1980 that has been rereleased as part of the ozploitation series of old australian movies, some of which are better than others. The big problems with the chain reaction lie in its script. Heinrich schmidt, an engineer badly hurt in the accident, knows that the leak will poison the groundwater for hundreds of miles around, and wants to warn the public. Watch full episodes of chain reaction and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.
The chain reaction nuclear run 1980 rotten tomatoes. Man and woman against the world okay, maybe it has been done into the ground, and it is the basis of todays and yesterdays rehashed thriller. Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason. Its full of action and great acting especially by morgan freeman. Chain reaction is a great movie with a great story. The film seems like a collusion of two films that had come out just the year. Outland 1981 official trailer sean connery, peter boyle scifi movie hd duration. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the chain reaction 1980 ian barry on allmovie. The chain reaction, movie, 1980 pictures provided by. At a chicago university, a research team that includes brilliant eddie kasalivich keanu reeves experiences a breakthrough. Heinrich schmidt, an engineer badly hurt in the accident, knows that the leak will. Watch the chain reaction online vimeo on demand on vimeo. Chain reaction internet movie firearms database guns in.
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