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User Rating:
7.0/10
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Director:
Mike Nichols
Writers:
Alice Arlen (written by)Nora Ephron (written by)
Release Date:
14 December 1983 (USA)
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Genre:
Biography / Drama / Thriller more
Tagline:
On November 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, an employee of a nuclear facility, left to meet with a reporter from the New York Times.She never got there.
Plot Outline:
The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant. more
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Amazing Grace Hymn
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Politics
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Radiation
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Nuclear Reactor
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Historical
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Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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7 nominations
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User Comments:
Meryl Streep at her best
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(Cast overview, first billed only)Meryl Streep ... Karen SilkwoodKurt Russell ... Drew StephensCher ... Dolly PellikerCraig T. Nelson ... WinstonFred Ward ... MorganDiana Scarwid ... AngelaRon Silver ... Paul StoneCharles Hallahan ... Earl LapinJosef Sommer ... Max RichterSudie Bond ... Thelma RiceHenderson Forsythe ... Quincy BissellE. Katherine Kerr ... Gilda SchultzBruce McGill ... Mace HurleyDavid Strathairn ... WesleyJ.C. Quinn ... Curtis Schultzmore
Runtime:
131 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M/ Iceland:16/ Argentina:18/ Chile:18/ Finland:K-12/ Sweden:11/ UK:15/ USA:R/ West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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MOVIEmeter:
27% since last week
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Company:
20th Century Fox
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Trivia:
Lily Tomlin auditioned for the role of Dolly.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When the house is plundered by men looking for radiation, Karen and Dolly are questioned and then Dolly is taken away. But not long afterward, in a close shot of Karen, you can see Dolly in the background.
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Quotes:
Karen Silkwood:
I remember in high school her saying, 'Now what'd you want to take that science class for? There's no girls in that science class. You take home ec, why don't you? That's the way to meet the nice boys.' 'Mom,' I said, There ain't no boys in home ec. The boys are in the science class.' She hated when I said, 'Ain't.'
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Season Opener (#3.1)" (1998)
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Meryl Streep at her best, 2 October 2002
Author:
Brett Walter (StreepFan126@cs.com) from Santa Clarita, CA
Even though you already now how the movie ends just by reading the
taglines,
there is still a strong element of suspense in this film, about Karen
Silkwood who suspects that the lives of hereself and her co-workers are in
danger.It is a well written film, and masterfully acted by Streep and
her
castmates.This one makes Julia Roberts in Erin Brochievich look really
bad.
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Silkwood is one of the best films of Mike Nichols.
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She lived in the town that I live in!
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Craig T. Nelson is soooo creepy
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Cher's Best Performance
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