The Chain Reaction
5.4
“One terrifying mistake and there was no return!”
Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.
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Cast
19 people
Steve Bisley
Larry
Known for
Mad Max
The Great Gatsby
Arna-Maria Winchester
Carmel
Also in
Coda
Pandemonium
Ross Thompson
Heinrich
Also in
A Town Like Alice
Carson's Law
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Eagle
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Ralph Cotterill
Gray
Known for
Bad Boy Bubby
The Marsupials: The Howling III
Richard Moir
Jr. Const. Pigott
Also in
Round the Twist
Prisoner
Tim Burns
Survey driver
Known for
Mad Max
Lorna Lesley
Gloria
Known for
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Patrick Ward
Oates
Known for
Restraint
Laurie Moran
Police Sgt. McSweeney
Known for
Fortress
Michael Long
Doctor
Known for
Dead Calm
Bill McCluskey
Ralph
Also in
Shame
The Circuit
Ian Barry Director · Russell Boyd Cinematographer Tim Wellburn Editor
Worldwide gross $796K · Budget $600K · First release September 25, 1980
Box office
Budget
$600,000
Worldwide gross
$796,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Palm Beach Pictures
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · September 25, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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