Meltdown

Meltdown is a term referring to a nuclear meltdown or the melting of a nuclear-reactor core as a result of a serious nuclear accident.

The term has also been borrowed to describe the following:

• The Sub prime mortgage crisis
• A tantrum
• Meltdown (book), a 2009 book on the 2008 financial crisis by economist Thomas Woods

Comics

• Tabitha Smith, a Marvel Comics character who was a member of the New Mutants and X-Force under the names Boom Boom, Boomer and Meltdown

Film

• Meltdown (film), a 1994 film from Hong Kong starring Jet Li
• Ice Age: The Meltdown, a 2006 film by 20th Century Fox

Television

Characters

• Meltdown, a villain in the 2008 Transformers: Animated series

Series episodes

• "Meltdown" (Far-scape episode), an episode of Far-scape
• "Meltdown" (JAG), an episode of JAG
• "Meltdown" (Red Dwarf), an episode of Red Dwarf
• "Meltdown" (The Batman), an episode of The Batman, a Kids' WB animated television series

TV films

• Meltdown: Days of Destruction, a 2006 film from USA starring Casper Van Dien

Video games

• Meltdown (8-bit video game), a 1986 isometric video game developed by Alligata Software
• Meltdown, the original name for the video game character Cinder (Killer Instinct)
• Meltdown, a game by Jagex.
• Meltdown, a (status) magic attack in Final Fantasy VIII which basically nullifies the targets vitality

Music

• Meltdown (festival), a music festival
• Meltdown Records, a record label

Albums

• Meltdown (Ash album), a 2004 album by Ash
• Meltdown (Cootie Brown album), a 2007 album by Cootie Brown
• Meltdown (Icehouse album) is a remix album by Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse
• Meltdown (John Taylor album), a 1999 album by John Taylor
• Meltdown (Steve Taylor album), a 1984 album by Steve Taylor
• Meltdown (Vinnie Moore album), a 1991 album by Vinnie Moore

Songs

• "Meltdown" (song), a song on AC/DC's Stiff Upper Lip album
• "Meltdown" (Timbaland song), a song on Timbaland's second studio album Shock Value: Volume 2
• "Meltdown", a song on Live's The Distance to Here album
• "Meltdown", a song on Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke's Duality album
• "Meltdown", a song on Loverboy's Keep It Up album
• "Meltdown" a Requiem for a Dream theme song
• "Meltdown", a song on The Aquabats' Charge!! album
• "Metal Meltdown", a song on Judas Priest "Painkiller" album
• "Meltdown", full name: Nuclear Fusion ~Meltdown~. A song by Asami Shimoda and Vocaloid
• "Meltdown", a song on Vinnie Moore