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Chain Reaction

  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
53K
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Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996)
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Play trailer2:18
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Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
53K
YOUR RATING
    • Andrew Davis
  • Writers
    • Arne Schmidt(story)
    • Rick Seaman(story)
    • Josh Friedman(story)
  • Stars
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Morgan Freeman
    • Rachel Weisz
    • Andrew Davis
  • Writers
    • Arne Schmidt(story)
    • Rick Seaman(story)
    • Josh Friedman(story)
  • Stars
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Morgan Freeman
    • Rachel Weisz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 119User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
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    Trailer 2:18
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    Morgan Freeman, Keanu Reeves, and Rachel Weisz in Chain Reaction (1996)
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    Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Andrew Davis in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Morgan Freeman and Brian Cox in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Keanu Reeves and Andrew Davis in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz in Chain Reaction (1996)
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    Morgan Freeman in Chain Reaction (1996)
    Rachel Weisz in Chain Reaction (1996)

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    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Eddie Kasalivich
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Paul Shannon
    Rachel Weisz
    Rachel Weisz
    • Dr. Lily Sinclair
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • FBI Agent Leon Ford
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • FBI Agent Doyle
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • Lyman Earl Collier
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Maggie McDermott
    Chelcie Ross
    Chelcie Ross
    • Ed Rafferty
    Nicholas Rudall
    • Dr. Alistair Barkley
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • Lu Chen
    Christoph Pieczynski
    Christoph Pieczynski
    • Lucasz Screbneski
    • (as Krzysztof Pieczynski)
    Julie Pearl
    Julie Pearl
    • Emily Pearl
    • (as Julie R. Pearl)
    Godfrey
    Godfrey
    • Chidi Egbuna
    Gene Barge
    Gene Barge
    • James Washington
    Nathan Davis
    Nathan Davis
    • Morris Grodsky
    Aaron Williams
    • Lab Techie #3
    Daniel H. Friedman
    • Video Dan
    Johnny Lee Davenport
    Johnny Lee Davenport
    • Caleb Williams
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writers
      • Arne Schmidt(story)
      • Rick Seaman(story)
      • Josh Friedman(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The actors could not do more than a couple of takes a day while shooting the ice hovercraft chase because of the unpleasant combination of cold air and high speed.
    • Goofs
      All scenes with hydrogen flames: hydrogen flames are pale blue and almost invisible. Yellow flames are due to burning carbon (soot). This suggests methane (or another hydrocarbon gas was used for the effects)
    • Quotes

      FBI Agent Ford: Hundred bucks, kid didn't do it.

      FBI Agent Doyle: You got a nationwide manhunt for an innocent man?

      FBI Agent Ford: Make sure nobody shoots him.

    • Crazy credits
      As the end credits come to the end, the music fades out and a rumble gets louder and louder. This is the start of a shockwave resulting from the massive explosion at the end of the film. The viewpoint is of Keanu Reeves who by now is in a helicopter and comes straight on screen after the last of the credits has gone up. The ground implodes briefly and you hear Agent Ford say "Whoa!".
    • Connections
      Edited into They Crawl (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      One Love
      Written by Bob Marley
      Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers (as Bob Marley and The Wailers)
      Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

    User reviews119

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    7/10
    Weird Science
    "Man and woman against the world!!" Okay, maybe it has been done into the ground, and it is the basis of today's and yesterday's rehashed thriller. The welcome difference that "Chain Reaction" gives is in its cast.

    Morgan Freeman, Keanu Reeves (who's at his best in action) and Rachel Weisz make this film much more engaging to watch than it should be. Reeves and Weisz look fine together as Eddie and Lily, respectively, who are two college students accused of murdering one of their colleagues and stealing their economically and ecologically-friendly fuel project. They must run from the Law AND those who have framed them, or are they the same people?

    Good on action!
    helpful•39
    13
    • madshell
    • Oct 17, 2000

    FAQ1

    • The orange flame indicates a very dirty flame. Hydrogen burning would be bluish, not orange, right?

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Chinese
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    • Filming locations
      • Madison, Wisconsin, USA
    • Production companies
      • 3 Arts Entertainment
      • Chicago Pacific Entertainment
      • Sprockets Music
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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