

“People who know the meaning of "The China Syndrome" are scared... Soon you will know.”
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$5,900,000
Revenue
$51,718,367

An evening of TV programming is interrupted by breaking news: in Charleston, South Carolina, two Coast Guard personnel and two members of a local news team have been taken hostage by a group of terrorists who are seeking to destroy the triggers of all local nuclear devices. Moreover, the terrorists threaten to detonate their own device if their demands are not met.

Bill Gibson
The China Syndrome 1979 TV trailer #2
Teaser
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.