Meltdown (2004 film)

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Meltdown
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Genre
Written by
  • Larry Barber
  • Paul Barber
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Starring
Music by Tomandandy
Country of originUnited States
Original languages
  • English
  • Arabic
Production
Executive producers
  • Beth Grossbard
  • Craig Anderson
Producers
  • Jan Korbelin
  • Stephen Lillis
Cinematography Douglas Koch
EditorBruce Cannon
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
  • Apollo Screen Productions
  • Pacific Coast Productions
  • Visitor Entertainment
Original release
Network FX
ReleaseJune 6, 2004 (2004-06-06)

Meltdown (also known as American Meltdown) is a 2004 American action thriller television film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and written by Larry and Paul Barber. The film stars Bruce Greenwood, Leslie Hope, and Arnold Vosloo, and depicts a terrorist takeover of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station a nuclear power plant in Southern California. It aired on FX on June 6, 2004.

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