The China syndrome DVD. / Columbia Pictures presents a Michael Douglas/IPC Films production ; a James Bridges film ; written by Mike Gray & T.S. Cook and James Bridges ; produced by Michael Douglas ; directed by James Bridges.
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FilmPublisher number: 06708 | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment19757 | Columbia PicturesLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Thai Publication details: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2004]Edition: Special ed. ; [widescreen]Description: 1 DVD (approximately 122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1404961844
- 9781404961845
- DVD 954A
- Associate producer, James Nelson ; executive producer, Bruce Gilbert.
- 1979: Best Original Screenplay ; Best Art Direction
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This gripping 1979 drama about the dangers of nuclear power carried an extra jolt when a real-life accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania occurred just weeks after the film opened. Kimberly Wells (Jane Fonda) is a TV reporter trying to advance from fluff pieces to harder news. Wells and cameraman Richard Adams (Michael Douglas, who also produced) are doing a story on energy when they happen to witness a near-meltdown at a local nuclear plant, averted only by quick-thinking engineer Jack Godell (Jack Lemmon). While Wells and Adams fruitlessly attempt to get the story on their station, Godell begins his own investigation and discovers that corporate greed and cost-trimming have led to potentially deadly faults in the plant's construction. He provides evidence of the faulty equipment, which could lead to another meltdown (the "China syndrome" of the title), to the station's soundman to deliver to Wells and Adams at a hearing on nuclear power. However, on the way to the hearing, the soundman is run off the road by evil henchmen, leading Godell to realize that his own life is threatened, possibly by his bosses at the plant. Driven to the edge of a breakdown, Godell takes over the plant's control room at gunpoint and demands to reveal his findings on TV. The plant's management, however, has other plans, and the facility itself is becoming dangerously unstable. Whether or not you agree with the film's clear anti-nuclear bias, its sobering message and riveting, realistic story and performances are still difficult to ignore. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
Originally released as motion picture in 1979.
Associate producer, James Nelson ; executive producer, Bruce Gilbert.
Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas.
It started as just another assignment. Reporter Kimberly Wells and cameraman Richard Adams were covering the daily routine at an Los Angeles power plant when the unthinkable occurred: a nuclear accident that could have wiped out Southern California. And Richard caught it all on tape. When their TV station refuses to air the footage, Wells and Adams recruit plant supervisor Jack Godell to expose the terrifying truth: the facility is a ticking bomb. But with millions of dollars at stake, company officials cannot let the story break. When the trio attempts to broadcast live from the plant's control room, the utility company does everything in its power to silence Godell permanently, as the world watches.
Rated: PG.
DVD ; NTSC ; Dobly digital 5.1 (English), mono (English, French) ; widescreen (1.85:1).
English or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French, Japanese, Chinese and Thai; Closed-captioned.
1979: Best Original Screenplay ; Best Art Direction