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Chain Reaction (1996)

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User Rating: 5.1/10 (11,638 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Andrew Davis
Writers (WGA):
Arne Schmidt (story) &
Rick Seaman (story) ...
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Release Date:
2 August 1996 (USA) more view trailer
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
User Comments:
Fast and exciting film that makes you think after watching. more

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:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The lecture at the beginning of the movie was filmed in Mandel Hall at the University of Chicago. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Shannon leaves his house for the meeting at C-Systems, he leaves in a Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan. When he arrives at the meeting, he arrives in a Lincoln Town Car. more
Quotes:
Paul Shannon: Do you understand the concept, Lyman... Poor Impulse Control? more
Movie Connections:
Edited into They Crawl (2001) more
Soundtrack:
One Love more

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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Fast and exciting film that makes you think after watching., 6 February 2000
7/10
Author: The tyke

This film is fast and exciting. The story is about a scientist working at a University lab. to make renewable energy out of water. Upon succeeding, the plant explodes but not before Reeves returns to find one of the top researches suffocated. Upon investigation Reeves and Weiss are set up and the FBI are on their case. In seeking to find the truth, they uncover an undercover agency established by the Government that is so secret that top Officials at the White House are unaware of its activities, the FBI are unaware and the is no paperwork of its existence.

This film really gets you hooked and makes you think about what does really go on in the world.

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