THE CHINA SYNDROME opens in New York. Directed by James Bridges. Written by Bridges, Mike Gray and T.S.Cook. An ambitious TV reporter and her cocky cameraman team up with a whistleblowing plant supervisor to expose a California nuclear facility's serious safety shortcomings following a near meltdown "incident". Prescient, compelling "what if" thriller starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon who wins Best Supporting Oscar.