After moving to California , Gray shot '' The Gift '' ( 1973 ) , a documentary about the life and art of Marc Chagall then co-wrote , with T. S. Cook and James Bridges , the screenplay for the nuclear thriller '' The China Syndrome '' ( 1979 ) , which film became notable for opening 12 days before the Three Mile Island accident ( nuclear reactor meltdown ) . He also wrote and directed '' Wavelength '' ( 1983 ) , an independent science fiction film starring Robert Carradine , Cherie Currie , and Keenan Wynn , with a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream
Three Mile Island accident
Three Mile Island accident
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