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Critical Mass ()


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Terrorists takes a nuclear facility hostage, to set off a meltdown the size of Chernobyl - throughout Southern California. Only one man, security agent Mike Jeffers, has what it takes to thwart the operation and divert the deadly attack.

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Cast

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Mike Jeffers
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Samson
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Janine
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Sheriff Borden
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Breem
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Sen. Cook
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Alan Gould
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Alexandra (as Shanna Moakler)
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Karl Wendt
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Henderson
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Atty. Gen. Ames
Eric James ...
Steele
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Rand
Neil Delama ...
Peterson
Richard Anthony Crenna ...
Tanner
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Geller
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Jack Thomas (as Nathan LeGrand)
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Grace
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Deputy Reed
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Steve Johnson
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Policeman #2
Jim Jenkins ...
Secretary of Defense Mitchell
Alexandra Raines Lewinson ...
Susan Shaw (as Alexandra Raines)
Patrick J. Statham ...
Policeman (as Pat Statham)
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Plant worker (uncredited)
Greg Stanina ...
Dead Police Officer (uncredited)
Steven Paul Zsenyuk ...
LAPD officer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Fred Olen Ray ... (as Ed Raymond)

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Sean McGinly ... (written by)

Produced by

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Alan B. Bursteen ... executive producer
Kimberly A. Ray ... line producer
Alison Semenza King ... producer (as Alison Semenza)
Jim Wynorski ... producer (as Noble Henry)

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Neal Acree

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Theo Angell

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Randy Carter

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Jeff Gerrard

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Nikki Giovacchini

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Beth Wooke

Costume Design by

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Robert Constant

Production Management

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Kimberly A. Ray ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Justin W. Hill ... first assistant director: second unit / second second assistant director / second unit director
Cyndy Johnson ... second assistant director
Pierre Lorillard ... first assistant director (as Pierre L. Lorillard)
Frank Pinnock ... first assistant director

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Terence N. Morgan ... property master

Sound Department

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Charles Bruce ... sound effects editor
Lorita de la Cerna ... adr mixer / foley mixer & editor
Patrick Giraudi ... re-recording mixer
Scott C. Kolden ... supervising sound editor
Stephen Riesz ... sound effects editor
Kelly Vandever ... re-recording mixer

Stunts

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Bob Bragg ... stunt coordinator (as Bobby Bragg)
Luke Darnell ... stunts
Ric Drasin ... stunts
Jeffrey Eith ... stunts (as Jeff Eith)
Armando Guerrero ... stunts
Steve Hart ... stunts (as Stephen Hart)
Keii Johnston ... stunts
Patrick Lahaie ... stunts
Justin Lundin ... stunts
Cole S. McKay ... stunts (as Cole McKay)
Gary McLarty ... stunts
Patricia M. Peters ... stunts
Dana Reed ... stunts
Matthew R. Anderson ... stunts (uncredited)

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Derek Bruyere ... first assistant camera
Suzanne Dietz ... second assistant camera
Gary Graver ... director of photography: second unit
Ben Thompson ... best boy electric
Thomas Vozza ... still photographer

Transportation Department

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William Kuehn ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Eric Filipkowski ... production assistant
Bill Hader ... production assistant
Marc Kunis ... production accountant
Daniel Richardson ... production assistant
Michael James 'Scotty' Scott ... set production assistant
Greg Stanina ... production assistant
Mike Tristano ... weapons handler

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Jeffers works security at a nuclear power plant. The plant is being decommissioned, and a politician is touring the plant and videotaping his comments regarding the closing. A terrorist group led by Samson gets inside the gates, with their ultimate goal the detonation of a nuclear bomb inside the plant. After local policemen and the other plant workers are killed, Jeffers and Janine alone must confront and halt Samson and his terrorist squad. Written by Ken Miller

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Taglines A Top Secret Nuclear Facility. And The Enemy Is Inside. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Alerte finale (France)
  • Nuklear-Anschlag: Die Bombe im Atomkraftwerk (Germany)
  • Critical Mass - Wettlauf mit der Zeit (Germany)
  • Situación crítica (Spain)
  • Programados para Matar (Brazil)
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  • 95 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia This movie lifts a LOT of identical footage from Terminator 2 in the opening sequence. In fact, they even use the company name Cyberdine Systems in both movies to avoid changing the signs. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). See more »

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