Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
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| 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 | |
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Nicholas Rudall | ... | Dr. Alistair Barkley |
| Tzi Ma | ... | Lu Chen | |
| Krzysztof Pieczynski | ... | Lucasz Screbneski | |
| Julie Pearl | ... | Emily Pearl (as Julie R. Pearl) | |
| Godfrey | ... | Chidi Egbuna | |
| Gene Barge | ... | James Washington | |
| Nathan Davis | ... | Morris Grodsky | |
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Eddie Kasalivich, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, works as a technician for a scientific team that discovers an alternative, low-cost, pollution-free fuel source. Eddie and Lilly were involved in the research that was done at this first lab. The first lab was sabotaged and it exploded. One of the chief scientists is murdered during the attack and the sabotage of the lab, Eddie and physicist Lily Sinclair are framed for it and have to flee for their lives, with the FBI, CIA and other involved parties in close pursuit. Paul Shannon, Eddies mentor, is the director of a secret CIA contractor which - unknown to Eddie - has commercial interests in the lab equipment. Eddie and Lily flee police, FBI and CIA secret contractors but Lily winds getting captured and is driven to the underground experimental lab. Eddie follows Lily to this not yet fully working lab and quickly gets it working since it needed two different frequencies for the energy to get produced and Eddie has kept ... Written by The Ramp Runner
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man wearing glasses | on the run | cold fusion | die hard scenario | outrunning explosion |Taglines:
Reaction Time 8-4-96Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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2 August 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,546,000, 4 August 1996, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$20,550,712, 29 September 1996Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$38,200,000Company Credits
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This film is fast and exciting. The story is about a scientist working at a University lab. to make renewable energy out of water. Upon succeeding, the plant explodes but not before Reeves returns to find one of the top researches suffocated. Upon investigation Reeves and Weiss are set up and the FBI are on their case. In seeking to find the truth, they uncover an undercover agency established by the Government that is so secret that top Officials at the White House are unaware of its activities, the FBI are unaware and the is no paperwork of its existence.
This film really gets you hooked and makes you think about what does really go on in the world.