Chain Reaction
Action, Drama, Thriller
20th Century Fox  (1996) 106 mins PG-13

5.2 (12,753 votes)
"Explosive! It's A Blast." -Bob Healy, Satellite News Network

A student machinist (Keanu Reeves) finds himself caught in a maze of secret government cover-ups, hi-tech espionage and murder after working on a ground-breaking scientific experiment. Eddie Kasalivich (Reeves) and Lily Sinclair (Rachel Wiesz) are part of a team of scientists who have developed a revolutionary new source of energy. But no sooner have they finished celebrating their triumph, than their lab is destroyed and the head of their team killed. Named as the main suspects, Eddie and Lily quickly realize their only hope lies with a powerful and mysterious bureaucrat (Morgan Freeman) who may or may not be on their side....

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Cast and Crew
Keanu Reeves  ......  Eddie Kasalivich
Morgan Freeman  ......  Paul Shannon
Rachel Weisz  ......  Dr. Lily Sinclair
Fred Ward  ......  FBI Agent Leon Ford
Kevin Dunn  ......  FBI Agent Doyle
Brian Cox  ......  Lyman Earl Collier
Director  .....  Andrew Davis
Producer  .....  Andrew Davis; Arne Schmidt
Writer  .....  Arne Schmidt; Rick Seaman; J.F. Lawton; Michael Bortman
Notes
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: An actor filmed a scene saying the words "...a disturbance at the Smithsonian" but the words "science museum" were dubbed over Smithsonian instead. (more)

Trivia:
The characters that Fred Ward and Kevin Dunn play in the film are loosely based on the characters of U.S. Marshals Sam Gerard and Cosmo Renfro (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Joe Pantoliano) from The Fugitive (1993), which was also directed by Andrew Davis. (more)

Filming Locations:
53rd Street & Blackstone Avenue, Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA (more)

Quotes:
Dr. Lily Sinclair: So, is this how you seduce all the girls?
Eddie Kasalivich: Only physicists with hypothermia who are accused of being a terrorist.
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Awards:
1 nomination (more)