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Chain Reaction (1996) -- Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
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Overview

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Director:
Andrew Davis
Writers (WGA):
Arne Schmidt (story) &
Rick Seaman (story) ...
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Release Date:
2 August 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
Reaction Time 8-4-96
Plot:
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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(3 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Keanu Reeves ... Eddie Kasalivich

Morgan Freeman ... Paul Shannon

Rachel Weisz ... Dr. Lily Sinclair

Fred Ward ... FBI Agent Leon Ford
Kevin Dunn ... FBI Agent Doyle

Brian Cox ... Lyman Earl Collier

Joanna Cassidy ... Maggie McDermott

Chelcie Ross ... Ed Rafferty
Nicholas Rudall ... Dr. Alistair Barkley

Tzi Ma ... Lu Chen
Krzysztof Pieczynski ... Lucasz Screbneski

Julie R. Pearl ... Emily Pearl
Godfrey ... Chidi Egbuna
Gene Barge ... James Washington
Nathan Davis ... Morris Grodsky
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dead Drop (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence.
Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
Elements of the original script of the film written by Josh Friedman entitled "Dead Drop" in which Morgan Freeman's character in the film frames Keanu Reeves' character for murder and industrial espionage were kept with subsequent rewrites, with the final shooting draft of the script having Freeman playing more of a mysterious mentor-like government agent and Reeves' character still a scientist plus adding the Rachel Weisz character. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: There is no Amtrak train service to Williams Bay, WI. more
Quotes:
Paul Shannon: I wish you wouldn't threaten to kill my scientists right to their faces! more
Movie Connections:
Edited into They Crawl (2001) more
Soundtrack:
One Love more

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Chain Reaction, 19 June 1999
Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH

Waste of money, time and star power. Andrew Davis follows up "The Fugitive," with this awful suspense thriller. No point in explaining...Just pass on it!

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