Silkwood

Silkwood

  • Director: Mike Nichols
  • Writer: Nora Ephron,Alice Arlen
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: January 27, 1984
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Chain Reaction
  • "Silkwood" is a biopic produced by 20th Century Fox, directed by Mike Nichols and starred by Meryl Streep , Kurt Russell , Cher, etc.
    The film tells the story of a female worker investigating a nuclear power plant endangering public safety. It was released in the United States on December 14, 1983. In 1984, the film was shortlisted for five awards including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 56th Academy Awards . 

    Details

    • Release date January 27, 1984
    • Filming locations Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies ABC Motion Pictures, ABC Motion Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $10,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $35,615,609

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $1,218,322

    Gross worldwide

    $35,615,609

    Movie reviews

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    • By Yvonne 2022-08-09 23:40:59

      The Silkwood Incident

      Finally, I watched Meryl Streep's so-called miracle work. It is indeed an unprecedented character. It has not been seen before, and has never appeared since. The overall success of the film was achieved by the scripts of her long-time collaborators Mike Nichols and Nora Ephron.

      Nora is good at shaping the characters, Mike's slow pace of penetration, the full background of society, family, emotions, etc., and the dramatic and conflicting bridges all give the protagonist full space. The...

    • By Dominic 2022-08-09 23:15:20

      Silkwood

      The film is adapted from real life. A female worker in a nuclear facility, Silkwood, accidentally discovered that the factory’s nuclear materials had leaked. In order to defend the workers’ own interests, she resolutely stood up, but she was exposing the key to this shady scene. At that moment, a car accident took her life. Whether this was a murder or an accident is still inconclusive.
       
      The film is starring Meryl Streep. Mei Gu almost perfectly interprets the image of this somewhat...

    • By Margarita 2022-08-09 22:39:56

      "Silkwood" screenplay

      "Silkwood" movie drama

      text /
      Translated by Nora Ivron and Aris Allen / Yang Jie

      on Highway 74, a brand new white Toyota car is racing fast. The chain barricades, concrete squats and road signs flashed past the car windows.
      The car stopped in front of a rough, overflowing gate. A wooden box like a loudspeaker was placed on the wooden stake in front of the door. There are three people in the car. Karen Silkwood was driving. She is slender and graceful, wearing a...

    • By Houston 2022-08-09 20:59:45

      Karen Silkwood's Past and Present

      I have only seen one movie about nuclear radiation before, which is "The Power Station" starring Léa Seydoux. It's a two-story story of infatuation and nuclear radiation. And the movie is based on a true story. Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep) with boyfriend Drew Stephens (Kurt Russell) and best friend lesbian Dolly Pelick (Cher) Live in Oklahoma. Her children live in Texas with their father. The three friends are low-skilled workers at the Kerr McKee Cimarron nuclear power plant,...

    • By Oscar 2022-08-09 18:54:11

      ??

      I learned about this related constitutional case when I was studying in law school. I was under the impression that it was an issue related to the federal/state power conflict. In the end, the federal government should have the upper hand, but in the end this case has nothing to do with her. There is no mention in the film, but I still remember that the professor smiled and said that this film accompanied generations of law students, renting the film from the video store until subscribing to...

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    • By Garry 2023-09-06 23:11:49

      The popular political themes in the 70s and 80s are mixed with traditional feature films, and the narrative is calm and free. Everything is only calmly presented instead of imposing opinions on the audience in a sensational way. Although the characters are working class, they have a hippie temperament, kind and full of...

    • By Jean 2023-09-03 09:06:36

      After watching this movie, I feel deeply... Just don't look down on old women or old men, they were so beautiful or handsome that you can't imagine; you are ten times more beautiful than...

    • By Wiley 2023-08-07 15:22:55

      In fact, the director didn't want to tell this social story at all, but wanted to focus on Karen Silkwood, especially her most real side as a person, a single mother who represents thousands of working classes, so this film portrays The characters are very plump. The part about the nuclear leak and the factory is more used to help perfect this character. Aunt Mei's "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "Sophie's Choice" and "Silkwood Affair" in the early 1980s were nominated for three consecutive...

    • By Abigayle 2023-08-01 05:24:40

      For this work, Meryl deserves her title of "best american actress". Cher is amazing too. I never know her as an actress, acturally pretty good...

    • By Abigale 2023-07-23 11:46:50

      With that frown, smile and voice, the young Aunt Mei is Brigitte Lin from the United States. 83 version never...

    Movie quotes

    • Drew Stephens: [about Dolly and Angela having sex] Make enough noise there, Dolly?

      Dolly Pelliker: You two ain't exactly a silent movie yourselves.

    • Mace Hurley: We're getting a room for Dolly... we can help you, we want to help you! We can help you with a place to stay, we can help you with money!

      Karen Silkwood: [tearfully] ... but first I have to sign somethin' right? Sayin' I did all this?

      Mace Hurley: Just in your own words what happened.

      [holds out a notebook and pen]

      Karen Silkwood: Okay... uh, in my own words... I'm contaminated... I'm DYIN'.

      [Karen drives away through the crowd of rubberneckers in a rage, and Hurley glares at her car worriedly]

    • [Drew sees Winston standing outside, gawking at Karen and Dolly's quarantined home]

      Drew Stephens: What are you doing here?

      Winston: Just looking around... same as you.

      [Winston bounces his empty beer can off the front porch and leaves it in the grass. Drew walks past him and Winston smiles, but suddenly Drew turns around and punches him in the side of the head]