The Chain Reaction (1980)
1h 32m
Running Time
September 25, 1980Release Date
The Chain Reaction (1980)
1h 32m
Running Time
September 25, 1980Release Date
Plot.
Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.
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Cast & Crew.
Steve Bisley
Larry
Arna-Maria Winchester
Carmel
Ross Thompson
Heinrich
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Eagle
Ralph Cotterill
Gray
Richard Moir
Jr. Const. Pigott
Tim Burns
Survey driver
Lorna Lesley
Gloria
Patrick Ward
Oates
Laurie Moran
Police Sgt. McSweeney
Michael Long
Doctor
Michael Long
Doctor
Bill McCluskey
Ralph
Margo Lloyd
Molly
Arthur Sherman
Byron Langley
Frankie J. Holden
Farts
Kim Gyngell
Crabs
Roger Ward
Moose
Mitch Mathews
CastingDirector
Mel Gibson
Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
David Bracks
Spray Painter
Ian Barry
Director / Writer
Tim Wellburn
Editor / Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Thomas Wilson
Music / Music Director
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
David Elfick
Producer
Lynn Gailey
Production Manager
George Miller
Associate Producer / Second Unit Director
Jack Friedman
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
George Greenough
Underwater Camera
Max Aspin
Stunt Coordinator
Ross Matthews
Associate Producer
Norma Moriceau
Wardrobe Designer / Costume Design
Phil Judd
Sound Mixer
Graham 'Grace' Walker
Art Direction
Therese O'Leary
Continuity
Reece Robinson
Special Effects
Greg Bell
Sound Effects Editor
Ken Hoffman
Visual Effects
Spencer Lee
Music Director
Lee Smith
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Lesley Lamont-Fisher
Makeup Artist
Andy Duncan
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Arne Ohlsson
Sound Effects Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 25, 1980
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
radiation
australia
quarantine
conspiracy
disaster
nuclear waste
Wiki.
The Chain Reaction is a 1980 Australian science fiction thriller film written and directed by Ian Barry. The film stars Steve Bisley and Arna-Maria Winchester. The film's plot is about an engineer badly injured in an accident caused by an earthquake. He knows that the nuclear waste will poison the groundwater and wants to warn the public.
The movie features many cast members from Mad Max, among them Mel Gibson as a bearded mechanic, in an uncredited cameo. The taglines used in advertising the film included "A fast drive to Paradise turns into a nuclear nightmare!" and "Mad Max meets The China Syndrome".
The film was rated M in Australia.
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