Silkwood
Drama based on a true story about Karen Silkwood, a worker at a nuclear power plant, who died under mysterious circumstances while on her way to deliver evidence about wrongdoing in the power plant to the New York Times.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Karen Silkwood Meryl Streep
- Drew Stephens Kurt Russell
- Dolly Pelliker Cher
- Winston Craig T. Nelson
- Angela Diana Scarwid
- Morgan Fred Ward
- Paul Stone Ron Silver
- Earl Lapin Charles Hallahan
- Max Richter Josef Sommer
- Walt Yarborough M. Emmet Walsh
- Jimmy Les Lannom
- Thelma Rice Sudie Bond
- Quincy Bissell Henderson Forsythe
- Gilda Schultz E. Katherine Kerr
- Mace Hurley Bruce McGill
- Wesley David Strathairn
- Curtis Schultz J.C. Quinn
- Carl Kent Broadhurst
- Georgie Richard Hamilton
- doctor at union meeting Graham Jarvis
- Los Alamos doctor James Rebhorn
- Pete Dawson Ray Baker
- 2nd Los Alamos doctor Michael Bond
- man in lunchroom Bill Cobbs
- Zachary Norm Colvin
- Ham Haskell Craver
- stewardess Kathie Dean
- Randy Fox Gary Grubbs
- Karen's child Susan Mcdaniel
- Karen's child Tana Hensley
- Karen's child Anthony Fernandez
- May Bissell Betty Harper
- Linda Dawson Tess Harper
- 2nd doctor at union meeting Anthony Heald
- nurse Nancy Hopton
- nurse Betty King
- man at fence Dan Lindsey
- man with flashlight John Martin
- Joe Will Patton
- Bill Charlton Vern Porter
- Buddy Christopher Saylors
- man in moonsuit Don Slaton
- 3rd Los Alamos doctor Tom Stovall
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Mike Nichols
- Assistant Director (1st) Michael Hausman
- Assistant Director (2nd) Joel Tuber
- Assistant to Mr Nichols Sue Macnair
- Assistant to Mr Nichols Tom Styron
- Script Supervisor Marshall Schlom
Production
- © ABC Motion Pictures
- Executive Producer Buzz Hirsch
- Executive Producer Larry Cano
- Produced by Mike Nichols
- Produced by Michael Hausman
- Associate Producer Joel Tuber
- Associate Producer Tom Stovall
- Executive in Charge of Production Herb Jellinek
- Production Manager Richard Brick
- Production Office Co-ordinator Karen Koch
- Production Office Co-ordinator Karen Hall
- Location Manager Lee R. Mayes
- Production Assistant Cathy Hausman
- Production Assistant Lynn Covey
- Production Assistant Mark Schotte
- Studio Studios at Las Colinas Building One
Casting
- Casting by Mary Goldberg
Writing
- Written by Nora Ephron
- Written by Alice Arlen
Photography
- Director of Photography Miroslav Ondrícek
- 2nd Unit Cameraman Don Reddy
- Camera Operator Tom Priestley
- Assistant Cameraman (1st) Bob Horne
- Assistant Cameraman (2nd) Bob Hall
- Gaffer Dick Quinlan
- Best Boy Robert Connors
- Key Grip Ed Quinn
- Best Boy Grip Tom Gilligan
Stills
- Still Photographer Zade Rosenthal
- Special Photography Mary Ellen Mark
Editing
- Edited by Sam O'steen
- Assistant Film Editor Angelo Corrao
- Assistant Film Editor David Siegel
- Assistant Film Editor Jeff Freeman
- Apprentice Editor Leslie Troy Gaulin
- Apprentice Editor John Murray
Design
- Production Designer Patrizia von Brandenstein
- Assistant to Production Designer Pam Hausman
- Art Director Richard James
- Assistant Art Director John Dapper
- Set Decorator Derek R. Hill
- Set Decorator Dennis Peeples
- Property Master Russell Goble
- Assistant Property Master Ken Walker
- Construction Co-ordinator Joe Acord
Costumes
- Costume Designer Ann Roth
- Assistant to Costume Designer Neil Spisak
- Costumer Michael Dennison
- Costumer Alba Schipani
Make-up
- Make-up Bob Mills
- Hair/Make-up J. Roy Helland
- Hair Stylist Marina Pedraza
- Hair Stylist Sylvia Abascal
Titles
- Titles by The Optical House
Film processing
- Opticals by R/Greenberg Associates
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Georges Delerue
- Music Co-ordinator Howard Shore
- Music Editor Jack Fitzstephens
Sound
- Production Sound Mixer Larry Jost
- Boom Man Clint Althouse
- Cable Man Billy Vance White
- Re-recording Mixer Dick J. Vorisek
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Fleischman
- Re-recording Mixer Trans/Audio
- Sound Editor Stanley Bochner
- Sound Editor Dan Lieberstein
- Assistant Sound Editor Stuart Lieberman
- Assistant Sound Editor Fred Rosenberg
Consultant
- Technical Consultant John Anderson
- Transportation Co-ordinator James Foote
Publicity
- Publicist Stuart Fink