Silkwood (1983)
Directed by Mike Nichols
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
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What critics compared Silkwood to
"Erin Brockovich" is " Silkwood " ( Meryl Streep fighting nuclear wastes) crossed with " A Civil Action " ( John Travolta against pollution) plus Julia Roberts in a plunging neckline.
If the movie had tried to turn this into A Civil Action or Silkwood, it would have been doomed.
Sure, there's a little Civil Action here, some Silkwood, even some Pretty Woman.
The result is a portrayal of a real-life working-class hero on a par with Norma Rae, which won Sally Field an Oscar, and Silkwood, which earned Meryl Streep an Oscar nomination.
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In movies from Silkwood to The Insider to A Civil Action, we've learned to recognize the basic outline, the key plot developments, the scares, and the triumphs.
"Catch 22," "Carnal Knowledge," "Silkwood," "The Birdcage," "Primary Colors" and this past years HBO triumph, "Angels in America."
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