The Chain Reaction
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
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The Chain Reaction (1980, AUS) is a Science Fiction-Thriller film directed by Ian Barry.
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- Featured in: Not Quite Hollywood | Ozploitation Trailer Explosion | Ozploitation Collection: Volume 2
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- Included in: 20 Outrageous Ozploitation Classics
Main Details
- Released in 1980
- Color
- Running Time: 92 minutes
- Production and Distribution Co.: Palm Beach Pictures
- Written and directed by Ian Barry
- Produced by David Elfick
- Starring Steve Bisley, Arna-Maria Winchester, Ross Thompson, Ralph Cotterill, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mel Gibson (cameo)
- Music by Andrew Thomas Wilson
- Cinematography by Russell Boyd
- Film Editing by Tim Wellburn
Plot Summary
- A holidaying couple is pursued by the thugs of a nearby nuclear storage facility's boss, who is intent on covering up an accidental leak.
Also Known As
- Detector (Italy)
- Ketjureaktio (Finland)
- Die Kettenreaktion (West Germany)
- Nuclear Run
- Peligro: reacción en cadena (Spain)
- Perigo... Reacção em Cadeia (Portugal)
- Skotoste ton, xerei polla! (Greece)
Taglines
- A fast drive to Paradise turns into a nuclear nightmare !
- Mad Max meets The China Syndrome
- One Terrifying Mistake and There Was No Return!