Silkwood (1983)

 Based on the true story of Karen Silkwood, an employee of an Oklahoma plutonium plant who was working with her union on exposing lax safety conditions there, when she died in a suspicious automobile accident, her car apparently run off the road. The film took longer then I'd have liked to get going, plus it played as a cross between 'Norma Rae' and 'Erin Brockovich', two better known films which I've seen, so that blunted the impact some. Still first rate work as always from Meryl Steep in the lead. Directed by Mike Nichols from a script co wrtten by Nora Ephron. Nominated for 5 Oscars it won none. Kurt Russel plays the love interest and Cher the lesbian best friend. ***1/2