In 1979, 'The China Syndrome' was the movie everyone was talking about, thanks to the enormous publicity generated by the real-life Three Mile Island accident that not only mirrored the events depicted in the film but occurred just twelve days after the movie's release. Nominated for four Academy Awards - Best Actor (Lemmon), Best Actress (Fonda), Best Original Screenplay and Best Art Direction, this film remains "as explosive as the metaphor of its title" (Los Angeles Herald Examiner)."
