Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood (1983)

Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Meryl Streep
Karen Silkwood

Kurt Russell
Drew Stephens

Cher
Dolly Pelliker

Craig T. Nelson
Winston

Fred Ward
Morgan

Diana Scarwid
Angela

Ron Silver
Paul Stone

Charles Hallahan
Earl Lapin

Josef Sommer
Max Richter

Sudie Bond
Thelma Rice

Henderson Forsythe
Quincy Bissell

E. Katherine Kerr
Gilda Schultz

Bruce McGill
Mace Hurley

David Strathairn
Wesley

J.C. Quinn
Curtis Schultz

Kent Broadhurst
Carl

Richard Hamilton
Georgie

Les Lannom
Jimmy

M. Emmet Walsh
Walt Yarborough

Graham Jarvis
Doctor at Union Meeting

James Rebhorn
Los Alamos Doctor

Bill Cobbs
Man in Lunchroom

Ray Baker
Pete Dawson

Will Patton
Joe

Tom Stovall
3rd Los Alamos Doctor / Associate Producer

Drew Stephens
Waiter (uncredited)

Tess Harper
Linda Dawson

Anthony Heald
2nd Doctor at Union Meeting

Gary Grubbs
Randy Fox

Mike Nichols
Director / Producer

Sam O'Steen
Editor

Nora Ephron
Screenplay

Patrizia von Brandenstein
Production Design

Buzz Hirsch
Executive Producer

Miroslav Ondříček
Director of Photography

Michael Hausman
Producer / First Assistant Director

Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer

Alice Arlen
Screenplay

Larry Cano
Executive Producer

Mary Goldberg
Casting

Ann Roth
Costume Design

Dick Warlock
Stunt Double

Gary Paul
Stunt Coordinator

Randy Fife
Stunts

Joel Tuber
Associate Producer / Second Assistant Director

Russ Goble
Property Master

Derek R. Hill
Set Decoration

Pam Hausman
Assistant Production Design

Tom Priestley Jr.
Camera Operator

Richard Brick
Production Manager

Dennis W. Peeples
Set Decoration

Herb Jellinek
Executive In Charge Of Production

Ken Walker
Assistant Property Master

John Dapper
Assistant Art Director

Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 11m
Content RatingR
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$35,600,000
Filming LocationsNew Mexico, United States
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Silkwood is a 1983 American biographical drama film directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was adapted from the book Who Killed Karen Silkwood? by Rolling Stone writer and activist Howard Kohn, which detailed the life of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear whistle-blower and a labor union activist who investigated alleged wrongdoing at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant where she worked. In real life, her inconclusive death in a car crash gave rise to a 1979 lawsuit, Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee, led by attorney Gerry Spence. The jury rendered its verdict of $10 million in damages to be paid to the Silkwood estate (her children), the largest amount in damages ever awarded for that kind of case at the time. The Silkwood estate eventually settled for $1.3 million.
The development of Silkwood spanned nine years, with the project originating with Warner Bros., who intended to cast Jane Fonda as Silkwood. Warner Bros. ultimately abandoned the project after producer Buzz Hirsch was subpoenaed by an Oklahoma City judge to disclose all of the film's research materials, an effort that was overruled by a 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The project was later acquired by ABC Motion Pictures, with Nichols directing and Streep cast in the title role. Silkwood was shot largely in New Mexico and Texas on a budget of $10 million. Factual accuracy was maintained throughout the script. One scene in particular involved Silkwood activating a radiation alarm at the plant; Silkwood herself had forty times the legal limit of radioactive contamination in her system.
Streep had just finished filming Sophie's Choice (1982) when production began. The film marked a departure for some of its stars: it is noted for being one of the first serious works of Cher, who had been previously known mostly for her singing, and for Russell, who was at the time widely known for his work in the action genre.
The film received positive reviews and was a box office success, with particular attention focused on Nichols' direction and Streep's performance. At the 56th Academy Awards, Silkwood received five nominations in total, including Streep for Best Actress, Cher for Best Supporting Actress and Nichols for Best Director.
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