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Release Date:
2 August 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Reaction Time 8-4-96
Plot:
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason. full summary | add synopsis
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Conspiracy
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Cigar Smoking
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1 nomination
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(4 articles)
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Fairly Decent Sci-Fi Actioneer
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keanu Reeves | ... | Eddie Kasalivich | |
| Morgan Freeman | ... | Paul Shannon | |
| Rachel Weisz | ... | Dr. Lily Sinclair | |
| Fred Ward | ... | FBI Agent Leon Ford | |
| Kevin Dunn | ... | FBI Agent Doyle | |
| Brian Cox | ... | Lyman Earl Collier | |
| Joanna Cassidy | ... | Maggie McDermott | |
| Chelcie Ross | ... | Ed Rafferty | |
| Nicholas Rudall | ... | Dr. Alistair Barkley | |
| Tzi Ma | ... | Lu Chen | |
| Krzysztof Pieczynski | ... | Lucasz Screbneski | |
| Julie R. Pearl | ... | Emily Pearl | |
| Godfrey | ... | Chidi Egbuna | |
| Gene Barge | ... | James Washington | |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Morris Grodsky |
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Also Known As:
Dead Drop (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence.
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107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #34663) |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Belgium:KT |
Canada:PG |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12
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The characters that Fred Ward and Kevin Dunn play in the film are loosely based on the characters of U.S. Marshals Sam Gerard and Cosmo Renfro (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Joe Pantoliano) from The Fugitive (1993), which was also directed by Andrew Davis.
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Continuity: The position and numbers of the scratches on Eddie's face change throughout the course of the movie.
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Quotes:
Lily Sinclair:
I'm being framed.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Roseanne: Hit the Road Jack (#9.14)" (1997)
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Soundtrack:
One Love
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Despite the fact that it is instantly forgettable, CHAIN REACTION is a fairly decent sci-fi actioneer. The writers deserve to be commended for their original storyline, in which a scientific team discovers a low-cost fuel source reliant only on water. Naturally, evil capitalist forces are out to sabotage the project, and it's up to Eddie Kasalivich (Keanu Reeves in a slightly Bill-and-Ted-like performance) to save the day. The action and thrills are never first-rate, and things drag on a tad too long, but somehow, CHAIN REACTION is better than the sum of its parts. Twentieth Century Fox had high hopes for this $55-million would-be blockbuster, especially after Reeves' success two years earlier with SPEED, but it quickly faded from theaters, so it has a sort of a "forgotten film" appeal.