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Silkwood

  • 1983
  • R
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
24K
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Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)
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A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant.

  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writers
    • Nora Ephron
    • Alice Arlen
  • Stars
    • Meryl Streep
    • Kurt Russell
    • Cher
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Nora Ephron
      • Alice Arlen
    • Stars
      • Meryl Streep
      • Kurt Russell
      • Cher
    • 110User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 19 nominations total

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    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Karen Silkwood
    Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell
    • Drew Stephens
    Cher
    Cher
    • Dolly Pelliker
    Craig T. Nelson
    Craig T. Nelson
    • Winston
    Diana Scarwid
    Diana Scarwid
    • Angela
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Morgan
    Ron Silver
    Ron Silver
    • Paul Stone
    Charles Hallahan
    Charles Hallahan
    • Earl Lapin
    Josef Sommer
    Josef Sommer
    • Max Richter
    Sudie Bond
    Sudie Bond
    • Thelma Rice
    Henderson Forsythe
    • Quincy Bissell
    E. Katherine Kerr
    E. Katherine Kerr
    • Gilda Schultz
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Mace Hurley
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Wesley
    J.C. Quinn
    J.C. Quinn
    • Curtis Schultz
    Kent Broadhurst
    Kent Broadhurst
    • Carl
    Richard Hamilton
    Richard Hamilton
    • Georgie
    Les Lannom
    Les Lannom
    • Jimmy
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Nora Ephron
      • Alice Arlen
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The scene where Karen sets off the radiation alarms actually happened. Her level of contamination was forty times the safe limit.
    • Goofs
      After Karen's first contamination, she and Drew are at home, and Drew is laid out on the bed playing his banjo, and black (X) marks can be seen on the quilt.

      These are not actor position marks, but (repeating) parts of the quilt pattern. Drew's body lining up on the marks is just chance.
    • Quotes

      Karen Silkwood: You think I contaminated myself, you think I did that?

      Mace Hurley: I think you'd do just about anything to shut down this plant.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Clock (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Silkwood Main Titles
      Written and Performed by Georges Delerue Et Son Orchestre

    User reviews110

    Featured review
    7/10

    Meryl Streep is the best

    Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) lives in Oklahoma with her boyfriend Drew Stephens (Kurt Russell) and best friend lesbian Dolly Pelliker (Cher). Her kids live with their father in Texas. The three friends are low-skilled workers at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron Site where they manufacture fuel rods for nuclear reactors. With mounting work and lax safety, Karen starts to talk union causing tension with the company. Eventually, she gets mysteriously irradiated.

    Meryl Streep is the best. She delivers a fully-fleshed out character of real depth. The movie is a bit slow and meandering. It would be great to have a tighter and more direct film. Then there is the final text. It seems like a bunch of stuff from the legal department to safeguard against lawsuits. They may as well fictionalize the movie instead. The performances are terrific. The story is compelling.
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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El caso Silkwood - Escándalo nuclear
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • ABC Motion Pictures
      • ABC Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,615,609
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,218,322
      • Dec 18, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $35,616,970
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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