Chain Reaction
Released: August 2, 1996Runtime: 107 minRated: MPA · PG-13
Two researchers in a green alternative energy project are put on the run when they are framed for murder and treason.
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Top billed cast
Keanu Reeves
as Eddie Kasalivich
Morgan Freeman
as Paul Shannon
Rachel Weisz
Fred Ward
as FBI Agent Leon Ford
Kevin Dunn
as FBI Agent Doyle
Brian Cox
as Lyman Earl Collier
Joanna Cassidy
as Maggie McDermott
Chelcie Ross
as Ed Rafferty
Nicholas Rudall
as Dr. Alistair Barkley
Tzi Ma
as Lu Chen
Christoph Pieczynski
Julie Pearl
as Julie R. Pearl)
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68Godfrey
Gene Barge
Nathan Davis
Aaron Williams
Daniel H Friedman
Johnny Lee Davenport
James Sie
Joan Kohn
Juan Ram Rez
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
Scott Benjaminson
Ned Schmidtke
Randall Arney
Noelle Bou Sliman
Joseph F Kosala
as Joe Kosala)
Ron Dean
Miguel Nino
Turk Muller
Neil Flynn
Michael Skewes
Margaret Travolta
Jacqueline G Arthur
Tom Mula
Denise Price
Rick Lefevour
Charley Sherman
Gina Raffin
Pam Zekman
Lisa Tejero
David Pasquesi
John Drummond
Cathy Herd
as Catherine Lemkau)
Tell Draper
Danny Goldring
Eddie Bo Smith Jr
Michael Gaylord James
Ken Moreno
Allen Hamilton
Dick Cusack
Nicholas Kusenko
David Michael Gee
Stanley M Span
Ann Whitney
Rich Komenich
Afram Bill Williams
Will Zahrn
John W Hardy
Mary Seibel
Nina Beesley
Michael Shannon
Billy Haynes
Walter Doggett
Jack Kandel
Timothy J Maxwell
as Timothy Maxwell)
Leslie Mikol
Rio Zavala
Mark Morettini
Soseh Kevorkian
Christopher Holloway
Jim Ortlieb
Cheryl Hamada
Mike Gray
Joe Guastaferro
Thomas F Evans
as Thomas Evans)
Stephen P Conrad
Reese Foster
Larry Nazimek
Michael Wollner
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7Other crew
154Carmen Caputo Jr
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Dana Armonda
Art Department
Frank Battaglia
Art Department
James Cimbalista
Art Department
Mary A Brady
Art Department
Michael L Butkovich
Art Department
Richard Bieschke
Art Department
Ron Bolanowski
Art Department
Tighe Barry
Art Department
Timothy Burgard
Art Department
Alphonse Blumenthal
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Bill Barnes
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