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Chain Reaction

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
57K
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Morgan Freeman and Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996)
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ActionDramaSci-FiThriller

Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.

  • Director
    • Andrew Davis
  • Writers
    • Arne Schmidt
    • Rick Seaman
    • Josh Friedman
  • Stars
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Morgan Freeman
    • Rachel Weisz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    57K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writers
      • Arne Schmidt
      • Rick Seaman
      • Josh Friedman
    • Stars
      • Keanu Reeves
      • Morgan Freeman
      • Rachel Weisz
    • 133User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Chain Reaction
    Trailer 2:18
    Chain Reaction

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    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Eddie Kasalivich
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Paul Shannon
    Rachel Weisz
    Rachel Weisz
    • Dr. Lily Sinclair
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • FBI Agent Leon Ford
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • FBI Agent Doyle
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • Lyman Earl Collier
    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Maggie McDermott
    Chelcie Ross
    Chelcie Ross
    • Ed Rafferty
    Nicholas Rudall
    • Dr. Alistair Barkley
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • Lu Chen
    Christoph Pieczynski
    Christoph Pieczynski
    • Lucasz Screbneski
    Julie Pearl
    Julie Pearl
    • Emily Pearl
    • (as Julie R. Pearl)
    Godfrey
    Godfrey
    • Chidi Egbuna
    Gene Barge
    Gene Barge
    • James Washington
    Nathan Davis
    Nathan Davis
    • Morris Grodsky
    Aaron Williams
    • Lab Techie #3
    Daniel H. Friedman
    • Video Dan
    Johnny Lee Davenport
    Johnny Lee Davenport
    • Caleb Williams
    • Director
      • Andrew Davis
    • Writers
      • Arne Schmidt
      • Rick Seaman
      • Josh Friedman
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The actors could not do more than a couple of takes a day while shooting the ice hovercraft chase because of the unpleasant combination of cold air and high speed.
    • Goofs
      An actor filmed a scene saying the words "...a disturbance at the Smithsonian" but the words "science museum" were dubbed over Smithsonian instead. Since the museum was supposed to be a fictitious place, they couldn't very well call it the Smithsonian.
    • Quotes

      [after shooting and killing Lyman Collier]

      Paul Shannon: I didn't tell you, Lyman, but your retirement had already been arranged.

    • Crazy credits
      As the end credits come to the end, the music fades out and a rumble gets louder and louder. This is the start of a shockwave resulting from the massive explosion at the end of the film. The viewpoint is of Keanu Reeves who by now is in a helicopter and comes straight on screen after the last of the credits has gone up. The ground implodes briefly and you hear Agent Ford say "Whoa!".
    • Connections
      Edited into They Crawl (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      One Love
      Written by Bob Marley
      Performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers (as Bob Marley and The Wailers)
      Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

    User reviews133

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    7/10

    Weird Science

    "Man and woman against the world!!" Okay, maybe it has been done into the ground, and it is the basis of today's and yesterday's rehashed thriller. The welcome difference that "Chain Reaction" gives is in its cast.

    Morgan Freeman, Keanu Reeves (who's at his best in action) and Rachel Weisz make this film much more engaging to watch than it should be. Reeves and Weisz look fine together as Eddie and Lily, respectively, who are two college students accused of murdering one of their colleagues and stealing their economically and ecologically-friendly fuel project. They must run from the Law AND those who have framed them, or are they the same people?

    Good on action!
    • madshell
    • Oct 16, 2000
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Dead Drop
    • Filming locations
      • Museum of Science & Industry - 57th & Lake Shore Drive, Jackson Park, Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • The Zanuck Company
      • Chicago Pacific Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,226,204
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,545,944
      • Aug 4, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,209,334
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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