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Cast

Keanu Reeves
as Eddie Kasalivich

Morgan Freeman
as Paul Shannon

Rachel Weisz
as Dr. Lily Sinclair

Fred Ward
as Agt. Leon Ford

Kevin Dunn
as Agt. 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 Dr. Lu Chen

Krzysztof Pieczynski
as Lucasz Screbneski

Julie R. Pearl
as Emily Pearl

Gene Barge
as James Washington

Daniel Friedman
as Video Dan

Nathan Davis
as Morris Grodsky

Aaron Williams
as Lab Techie No. 3

Daniel H. Friedman
as Video Dan

Johnny Lee Davenport
as Caleb Williams

James Sie
as Ken Lim

Joan Kohn
as Sarah Fine

Juan Ramírez
as Raymond Pena

Nydia Rodriguez Terracina
as Gabrielle Guerrera

Scott Benjaminson
as Stuart Showcroft

Ned Schmidtke
as Wisconsin Chief Schmidke

Randall Arney
as DC Technician

Noelle Bou-Sliman
as DC technician

Joe Kosala
as Sergeant Joe Byczkowski

Ron Dean
as Sergeant Nick Zingaro

Miguel Nino
as Officer Miguel

Turk Muller
as Dane County Cop

Neil Flynn
as State Trooper Nemitz

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
as Yusef Reed

Michael Skewes
as State Trooper Schwartz

Michael James
as Jim Gaylord

Margaret Travolta
as Anita Fermi

Tom Mula
as Chicago Administrator

Denise Price
as Receptionist

Rick LeFevour
as Matthew Haig

Charley Sherman
as Justin Tidy

Gina Raffin
as Colleen Dryden

Pam Zekman
as Rita Bliss

Lisa Tejero
as Dolores Enrique

David Pasquesi
as Al Vanzetti

John Drummond
as Drummond

Catherine Lemkau
as TV reporter

Tell Draper
as TV reporter

Danny Goldring
as Clancy Butler

Jacqueline G. Arthur
as Jackie Mann

Eddie B. Smith
as Yusef Reed

Michael Gaylord James
as Jim Gaylord

Ken Moreno
as Naldo Partida

Godfrey
as Chidi Egbuna

Allen Hamilton
as Senator Phil Schmidt

Dick Cusack
as Senate Chairman

Nick Kusenko
as Staff Member Stennis

David Michael Gee
as Senate Guard

Stanley M. Span
as Firechief No. 1

Ann Whitney
as Barkley's Lawyer

Rich Komenich
as Bar Patron

Chris Holloway
as Max Holloway

Afram Bill Williams
as Bridge Controller

Will Zahrn
as Bridge Controller

John W. Hardy
as Train Porter

Joseph Kosala
as Sergeant Joe Byczkowski

Mary Seibel
as Older Woman on Train

Nina Beesley
as Flower Shop Owner

Michael Shannon
as D.C. Flower Delivery Man

Billy Jack Haynes
as Doorman

Walter Doggett
as Gate Guard

Jack Kandel
as Panhandler

Timothy Maxwell
as Homeless Husband

Leslie Mikol
as Homeless Wife

Rio Zavala
as Homeless Man

Mark Morettini
as Romano

Soseh Kevorkian
as Evelyn

Christopher Holloway
as Max Holloway

Jim Ortlieb
as Orbit

Cheryl Hamada
as Hamada

Mike Gray
as Swizlard

Joe Guastaferro
as Tunnel Foreman

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Critic Reviews for Chain Reaction

Audience Reviews for Chain Reaction

• Nov 24, 2012

  I remember seeing the trailer for this film way back in 96 at the cinema. It looked really quite cool and exciting, Reeves was flying high at the time and it boasted some snazzy CGI, talk about deceptive! The whole film seemed to be centred around one sequence. That sequence being the huge explosion that occurs near the start and wipes out a vast area of Chicago, nuclear in appearance. Now this was back in the days when CGI was still a newish weapon and big flashy destructive sequences like this were looked upon as impressive and breaking the barrier. Looking back it is a nice effect but of course its dated and the cracks are showing, but I'm not gonna moan about that. The problem is the rest of the film is really quite dull, visuals are dull, action is dull and the acting is even dull despite a very good cast line up. Reeves is his usual monotone self, Weisz is a complete drip and Freeman now looks pretty cliched in his natty Malcolm X looking 90's suit and hat. It really does feel like they wanted to show off their CGI destruction sequence so they made an entire film around that one moment. A completely by the numbers action thriller (if you can call it that) that covers every aspect you'd expect from the fugitive chase movie book. Bland boring so very very predictable and the films title is one of those totally meaningless but cool sounding types that looks even cooler with a striking font.
  Phil H Super Reviewer
• Jan 10, 2010

  Really, really bad. I think this is honestly the worst Keanu Reeves movie in existance. It's not crazy enough to laugh at and it's just incredibly annoying. The worst part is that the cast should've made it worth watching, but they all failed miserably. Just imagine, Keanu Reeves as a Nuclear researcher. What kind of world is that?
  Conner R Super Reviewer
• Sep 14, 2009

  Shocked to see Morgan Freeman in such an impressive movie, wow..
  Jason O Super Reviewer
• Sep 30, 2008

  Reaction Time 8-4-96 Saw it again! Good movie! Anyone want to venture a guess that Keanu Reeves was sorry he passed up Speed 2 to make this turkey? Despite the fact that it is instantly forgettable, CHAIN REACTION is a fairly decent sci-fi actioneer. The writers deserve to be commended for their original storyline, in which a scientific team discovers a low-cost fuel source reliant only on water.The action and thrills are never first-rate, and things drag on a tad too long, but somehow, CHAIN REACTION is better than the sum of its parts. Nevertheless watch it when you have the chance, nice cast. Eddie Kasalivich, an undergraduate at the University of Chicago, works as a technician for a scientific team that discovers an alternative, low-cost, pollution-free fuel source. When one of the chief scientists is murdered and the invention stolen, Eddie and physicist Lily Sinclair are framed for it and have to flee for their lives, with the FBI, CIA and other involved parties in close pursuit. Paul Shannon, Eddies mentor, is the director of a scientific company which - unknown to Eddie - has commercial interests in the invention. Eddie and Lily set out to find the stolen invention and hopefully clear themselves of the false charges.
  Manu G Super Reviewer

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