White Noise

White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultra¬modern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an 'airborne toxic event,' a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the 'white noise' engulfing the Gladneys-radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings-pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.