The China Syndrome (1979)
In the sixties, Jane Fonda took roles where she was beautiful, charming, and a little silly. In the seventies, she took charge. If you like her in strong, feminist roles, you’ll like her in The China Syndrome. She plays a reporter who, in the words of the trailer, is “paid to smile, not to think”, and while she’s visiting a nuclear power plant with her cameraman Michael Douglas, they witness an emergency shutdown.
If you’ve seen the famous clip of Jack Lemmon looking at his shaking cup of coffee, you’ve seen a clip from this movie. He plays a supervisor at the plant, but when he notices something’s wrong, his superiors refuse to listen to him. While the three leads try to fix and expose the problems that could potentially kill millions of people, they’re stifled and threatened at every turn. If you like thrillers that try to take on the establishment like Three Days of the Condor or Fail-Safe, you’ll love this tense drama that snagged four Oscar nominations, for actor, actress, original screenplay, and set direction. I don't usually like movies like this, because they're a little too scary for my taste, but give it a watch and see what you think.
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If you’ve seen the famous clip of Jack Lemmon looking at his shaking cup of coffee, you’ve seen a clip from this movie. He plays a supervisor at the plant, but when he notices something’s wrong, his superiors refuse to listen to him. While the three leads try to fix and expose the problems that could potentially kill millions of people, they’re stifled and threatened at every turn. If you like thrillers that try to take on the establishment like Three Days of the Condor or Fail-Safe, you’ll love this tense drama that snagged four Oscar nominations, for actor, actress, original screenplay, and set direction. I don't usually like movies like this, because they're a little too scary for my taste, but give it a watch and see what you think.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "kemal candan" for posting!
More Jane Fonda movies here!