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''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian {{disaster|Movie}} {{thriller}} directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Creator/SteveBisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax1'') and Arna-Maria Winchester.
The plot involves a nuclear engineer in rural Australia named Heinrich Schmidt (played by Ross Thompson) who is badly contaminated in a radiation leak caused by an earthquake. He knows that the leak will potentially poison the groundwater and the soil and attempts to warn the public with the help of married couple Larry and Carmel Stilson (Steve Bisley and Arna-Maria Winchester). However, his boss has other plans...
The plot involves a nuclear engineer in rural Australia named Heinrich Schmidt (played by Ross Thompson) who is badly contaminated in a radiation leak caused by an earthquake. He knows that the leak will potentially poison the groundwater and the soil and attempts to warn the public with the help of married couple Larry and Carmel Stilson (Steve Bisley and Arna-Maria Winchester). However, his boss has other plans...
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''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian {{disaster|Movie}} {{thriller}} directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Creator/SteveBisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax1'') and ''Film/MadMax1''), Arna-Maria Winchester.
Winchester, Ross Thompson, Ralph Cotterill, Creator/HughKeaysByrne, Lorna Lesley, Richard Moir, and Patrick Ward.
The plot involves a nuclear engineer in rural Australia named Heinrich Schmidt(played by Ross (Ross Thompson) who is badly contaminated in a radiation leak caused by an earthquake. He knows that the leak will potentially poison the groundwater and the soil and attempts to warn the public with the help of married couple Larry and Carmel Stilson (Steve Bisley and Arna-Maria Winchester). However, his boss has other plans...
The plot involves a nuclear engineer in rural Australia named Heinrich Schmidt
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* TheMole: Eagle (played by Hugh Keays-Byrne), who provides Larry with information on WALDO and their cover-up attempt while visiting him in prison.
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* TheMole: Eagle (played by Hugh Keays-Byrne), Creator/HughKeaysByrne), who provides Larry with information on WALDO and their cover-up attempt while visiting him in prison.
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''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian {{disaster|Film}} {{disaster|Movie}} {{thriller}} directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Creator/SteveBisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax1'') and Arna-Maria Winchester.
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''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian disaster thriller {{disaster|Film}} {{thriller}} directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Creator/SteveBisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax1'') and Arna-Maria Winchester.
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* CoolCar: The Stilsons' modified Holden 1-Tonner ute, known fondly as "The Beast". [[spoiler:Too bad it gets smashed up in the end.]] Not to mention Mr. Gray's 1973 Ford LTD P5, which gets pitted against "The Beast" in the climactic chase scene.
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* CoolCar: CoolCar:
** The Stilsons' modified Holden 1-Tonner ute, known fondly as "The Beast". [[spoiler:Too bad it gets smashed up in the end.]] Not to mention ]]
** Mr. Gray's 1973 Ford LTD P5, which gets pitted against "The Beast" in the climactic chase scene.
** The Stilsons' modified Holden 1-Tonner ute, known fondly as "The Beast". [[spoiler:Too bad it gets smashed up in the end.
** Mr. Gray's 1973 Ford LTD P5, which gets pitted against "The Beast" in the climactic chase scene.
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''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian disaster thriller directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Steve Bisley Creator/SteveBisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax1'') and Arna-Maria Winchester.
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* CoolCar: The Stilsons' modified Holden 1-Tonner ute, known fondly as "The Beast". [[spoiler:Too bad it gets smashed up in the end.]]
** Not to mention Mr. Gray's 1973 Ford LTD P5, which gets pitted against "The Beast" in the climactic chase scene.
** Not to mention Mr. Gray's 1973 Ford LTD P5, which gets pitted against "The Beast" in the climactic chase scene.
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* CoolCar: The Stilsons' modified Holden 1-Tonner ute, known fondly as "The Beast". [[spoiler:Too bad it gets smashed up in the end.]]
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''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian disaster thriller directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Steve Bisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax'') ''Film/MadMax1'') and Arna-Maria Winchester.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The head of WALDO is only interested in protecting himself and believes the accident should be covered up despite the contamination putting thousands of live at stake, and will stop at nothing to silence the protagonists.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The head of WALDO is only interested in protecting himself and believes the accident should be covered up despite the contamination putting thousands of live lives at stake, and will stop at nothing to silence the protagonists.
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The film's cast notably is notably composed largely of veterans from Creator/GeorgeMiller's post-apocalyptic classic, including a brief cameo from Creator/MelGibson. Miller himself served as the film's associate producer and helped shoot the climactic car chase sequence.
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The film's cast notably is notably composed largely of veterans from Creator/GeorgeMiller's post-apocalyptic classic, including a brief cameo from Creator/MelGibson. Miller himself served as the film's associate producer and helped shoot the climactic car chase sequence.
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Not to be confused with the 1996 film ''Film/ChainReaction'', or the game show.
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Not to be confused with the 1996 film ''Film/ChainReaction'', or the [[Series/ChainReaction game show.
show of the same name]].
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* DecontaminationScene: Larry and Carmel are both stripped down and given a good dowsing by the WALDO agents.
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* XMeetsY: Often described in advertisements as "''Film/MadMax'' meets ''Film/TheChinaSyndrome''.""
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->''"A fast drive to Paradise turns into a nuclear nightmare!"''
-->-- '''{{Tagline}}'''
''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian disaster thriller directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Steve Bisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax'') and Arna-Maria Winchester.
The plot involves a nuclear engineer in rural Australia named Heinrich Schmidt (played by Ross Thompson) who is badly contaminated in a radiation leak caused by an earthquake. He knows that the leak will potentially poison the groundwater and the soil and attempts to warn the public with the help of married couple Larry and Carmel Stilson (Steve Bisley and Arna-Maria Winchester). However, his boss has other plans...
The film's cast notably is notably composed largely of veterans from Creator/GeorgeMiller's post-apocalyptic classic, including a brief cameo from Creator/MelGibson. Miller himself served as the film's associate producer and helped shoot the climactic car chase sequence.
Not to be confused with the 1996 film ''Film/ChainReaction'', or the game show.
!!Contains examples of the following tropes:
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Larry, Carmel, and Heinrich all make it out alive in time to warn the public, but the groundwater is still contaminated, and may remain that way for generations.]]
* TheCameo: Creator/MelGibson has a brief appearance as a mechanic who helps fix up the Stilsons' ute in one of the early scenes.
* CoolCar: The Stilsons' modified Holden 1-Tonner ute, known fondly as "The Beast". [[spoiler:Too bad it gets smashed up in the end.]]
** Not to mention Mr. Gray's 1973 Ford LTD P5, which gets pitted against "The Beast" in the climactic chase scene.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The head of WALDO is only interested in protecting himself and believes the accident should be covered up despite the contamination putting thousands of live at stake, and will stop at nothing to silence him.
* DecontaminationScene: Larry and Carmel are both stripped down and given a good dowsing by the WALDO agents.
* FanDisservice: Steve Bisley's junk. That is all.
* FunWithAcronyms: The name WALDO stands for "Western Atomic Long-term Dumping Organisation".
* GoingCritical: Actually handled fairly realistically - there's no explosion, only a huge blast of gamma rays.
* MaleFrontalNudity: During the decontamination scene.
* TheMole: Eagle (played by Hugh Keays-Byrne), who provides Larry with information on WALDO and their cover-up attempt while visiting him in prison.
* NoOSHACompliance: Leaving aside the corrupt upper management, the WALDO facility is poorly designed and maintained, thus enabling the radiation leak that sets the plot in motion.
* SceneryPorn: Much of the film's second half is filmed in the abandoned mining town of Glen Davis, NSW, and there are some really nice aerial shots of the area.
* XMeetsY: Often described in advertisements as "''Film/MadMax'' meets ''Film/TheChinaSyndrome''."
-->-- '''{{Tagline}}'''
''The Chain Reaction'' is a 1980 Australian disaster thriller directed and written by Ian Barry and starring Steve Bisley (better known as Jim Goose in ''Film/MadMax'') and Arna-Maria Winchester.
The plot involves a nuclear engineer in rural Australia named Heinrich Schmidt (played by Ross Thompson) who is badly contaminated in a radiation leak caused by an earthquake. He knows that the leak will potentially poison the groundwater and the soil and attempts to warn the public with the help of married couple Larry and Carmel Stilson (Steve Bisley and Arna-Maria Winchester). However, his boss has other plans...
The film's cast notably is notably composed largely of veterans from Creator/GeorgeMiller's post-apocalyptic classic, including a brief cameo from Creator/MelGibson. Miller himself served as the film's associate producer and helped shoot the climactic car chase sequence.
Not to be confused with the 1996 film ''Film/ChainReaction'', or the game show.
!!Contains examples of the following tropes:
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Larry, Carmel, and Heinrich all make it out alive in time to warn the public, but the groundwater is still contaminated, and may remain that way for generations.]]
* TheCameo: Creator/MelGibson has a brief appearance as a mechanic who helps fix up the Stilsons' ute in one of the early scenes.
* CoolCar: The Stilsons' modified Holden 1-Tonner ute, known fondly as "The Beast". [[spoiler:Too bad it gets smashed up in the end.]]
** Not to mention Mr. Gray's 1973 Ford LTD P5, which gets pitted against "The Beast" in the climactic chase scene.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The head of WALDO is only interested in protecting himself and believes the accident should be covered up despite the contamination putting thousands of live at stake, and will stop at nothing to silence him.
* DecontaminationScene: Larry and Carmel are both stripped down and given a good dowsing by the WALDO agents.
* FanDisservice: Steve Bisley's junk. That is all.
* FunWithAcronyms: The name WALDO stands for "Western Atomic Long-term Dumping Organisation".
* GoingCritical: Actually handled fairly realistically - there's no explosion, only a huge blast of gamma rays.
* MaleFrontalNudity: During the decontamination scene.
* TheMole: Eagle (played by Hugh Keays-Byrne), who provides Larry with information on WALDO and their cover-up attempt while visiting him in prison.
* NoOSHACompliance: Leaving aside the corrupt upper management, the WALDO facility is poorly designed and maintained, thus enabling the radiation leak that sets the plot in motion.
* SceneryPorn: Much of the film's second half is filmed in the abandoned mining town of Glen Davis, NSW, and there are some really nice aerial shots of the area.
* XMeetsY: Often described in advertisements as "''Film/MadMax'' meets ''Film/TheChinaSyndrome''."
