United States

Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Powers Boothe, Carrie Snodgress, Amy Locane

101 min

1994-09-16

Hank Marshall is a demanding, square-jawed, strait-laced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, delegated to help conduct weapons-testing from 1950's America. Hank has come to be a thorn in the Army's side for a handful of explanations. He is a vocal opponent of testing, even though his superiors need to squelch his concerns and hold outside viewpoints. . .and his reports. One problem is his spouse, Carly. She's volatile and voluptuous, wreak havoc within his personal life and waking intrigue at each Army base.