The Chain Reaction

"One terrifying mistake and there was no return!"

Sep 25 1980 N/A 1h 32m
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.

Plot

An earthquake in rural Australia causes a dangerous leak at WALDO, a nuclear waste storage facility. 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. His boss, however, is only interested in protecting himself, and believes the accident should be covered up, even at the expense of thousands of lives. Heinrich escapes from the facility, but is too badly injured to get very far. Lost in the woods and suffering from amnesia, he is rescued by Larry, an auto mechanic on vacation with his wife, Carmel. As Heinrich tries to piece together his memories of what happened, his boss' thugs are quickly closing in on the trio.

Written by

Ian Barry

Directed by

Ian Barry

Production Countries

Australia

Production Companies

Palm Beach Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,271
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA