The China Syndrome (1979)
Product Information
Product Details: The China Syndrome (1979)
- Edition:
- DVD Special Edition. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Release Date:
- 10/26/2004
- UPC:
- 043396067080
- Directed by:
- James Bridges
- Featuring:
- Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas. See all cast
Synopsis: The China Syndrome (1979)
Synopis: A modern nightmare nearly becomes reality in this timely, tension-filled story about an "incident" at a nuclear power plant. Jane Fonda stars as Kimberly Wells, an ambitious TV reporter covering a story on energy sources who is present at a nuclear plant when a startling accident occurs that nearly causes the meltdown of the reactor. A newsreel cameraman accompanying Wells, played by a determined Michael Douglas, captures the incident on film--but the television station won't air the footage. Though the plant's corporate heads are quick to deny the possibility of any real danger, Jack Godell (Jack Lemmon), the plant's veteran engineer, discovers faulty equipment at the plant. Attempting to tell others about his findings, Jack soon realizes that someone is trying to kill him to keep him quiet, leading him to an act of utter desperation. The film is a marvel to behold--at turns gripping, stirring, exhilarating, and maddening, with fabulous performances, especially by Lemmon, who is simply marvelous. In a bizarre bit of synchronicity, the film was produced just before the March 1979 accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.Features: The China Syndrome (1979)
Features: DVD Features:Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
(unspecified) - French
Subtitles - English, Chinese, French, Japanese, Thai - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Two (2) exclusive documentaries
Text/Photo Galleries:
Filmographies
Awards: The China Syndrome (1979)
- Cannes
- Best Actor:
- Jack Lemmon
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User Reviews: China Syndrome
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The China Syndrome
, May 23, 2002Pure leftist garbage --- totally unrealistic. Try ENEMY OF THE STATE or THE VERDICT for a superb "Big Brother is gonna gitcha" flick. -
Total fiction with an impossible story line
, June 1, 2001Reviewer: Tim - See all Tim's reviewsThis film tries to paint the picture that a nuclear meltdown would "burn" through the earth. In fact, all power plants in the U.S. have containment domes between 5 and 10 feet thick with 12" thick steel pressure vessels. Even assuming worst-case scenario, the fuel does not have enough energy to melt through both the pressure vessel and containment.
Therefore, a "meltdown" (i.e. fuel melts through the vessel and containment and enters the ground) is impossible.
If you want a "thriller" with a catchy storyline, then by all means, rent it - but understand that the events depicted in this film are impossible at any U.S. power plant. Therefore, when other reviews state that "...In reality, the fuel would instantly vaporize any water it comes into contact with spewing it all over the continent" they just show their ignornace of reality. ...
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