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Oct 5, 2023 · The phrase “Silkwood shower” entered the public lexicon. It refers to the decontamination procedure that workers undergo after potential exposure to radiation. The film’s release led to increased public scrutiny of nuclear power plants. It pushed for improved safety regulations and raised awareness about the potential dangers of nuclear ...
Apr 30, 2014 · Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 11:00PM. The waterworks conclude with the month's last entry from abstew. And it's a doozy... Although the most famous shower scene in the history of film may belong to Hitchcock's Psycho, no other cinematic shower has entered into pop culture, taking on a life of its own outside the film, in quite the same way as ...
Jun 27, 2012 · Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images. Nora Ephron brought us two of the most indelible scenes in contemporary cinema — and they're startlingly different. There's the infamous "Silkwood shower," from...
Mar 8, 2010 · This refers to this blogpost: http://peelslowlynsee.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/streep-gets-a-silkwood-shower/
Dec 14, 2017 · Silkwood goes on her own fact-finding mission and gets exposed to radiation herself. The “Silkwood” shower scene, where the high-pressure shower that “cleanses” Silkwood’s body after exposure to radiation, is still as horrific as ever to watch decades later.
Jun 27, 2012 · Silkwood actually contains what I think of as the second, and very different great Ephron moment: the chilling "Silkwood shower". Karen, suspecting she has been contaminated by radiation,...
The danger becomes real when Karen realizes she's been intentionally contaminated-and then accused of contaminating herself--which is ridiculous considering the torturous shower and scrub she must endure every time she sets off the radiation alarm.
