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The Day After( 1983)

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They told us it would be impossible to make this movie. They told us it would be impossible for you to watch it. We hope nothing is impossible.

Overview

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jason Robards

      Dr. Russell Oakes

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      JoBeth Williams

      Nurse Nancy Bauer

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      Steve Guttenberg

      Stephen Klein

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      John Cullum

      Jim Dahlberg

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      John Lithgow

      Joe Huxley

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      Bibi Besch

      Eve Dahlberg

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      Lori Lethin

      Denise Dahlberg

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      Amy Madigan

      Alison Ransom

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      Jeff East

      Bruce Gallatin

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      Georgann Johnson

      Helen Oakes

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      William Allen Young

      Airman Billy McCoy

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      Calvin Jung

      Dr. Sam Hachya

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      Lin McCarthy

      Dr. Austin

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      Dennis Lipscomb

      Reverend Walker

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      Clayton Day

      Dennis Hendry

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      Doug Scott

      Danny Dahlberg

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      Ellen Anthony

      Joleen Dahlberg

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      Kyle Aletter

      Marilyn Oakes

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      Alston Ahern

      Cynthia

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      William Allyn

      Professor

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      Antonie Becker

      Ellen Hendry

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      Pamela Brown

      Nurse

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      Jonathan Estrin

      Julian French

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      Stephen Furst

      Aldo

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      Arliss Howard

      Tom Cooper

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      Rosanna Huffman

      Dr. Wallenberg

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      Barbara Harris

      TV Host

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      Bob Meister

      Cody

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      Vahan Moosekian

      Mack

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      George Petrie

      Dr. Landowska

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      Glenn Robards

      Barber #2

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      Tom Spratley

      Barber #1

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      Stan Wilson

      Vinnie Conrad

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      Arthur Ashe

      TV Newscaster (uncredited)

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      Billy Beck

      Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited)

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      Brian Beltran

      College Student (uncredited)

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      Bill Baker

      College Student (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Sun Jul 03 2016
    This was solid and, considering its epoch, scary. I remember being a teen when this came up, and with U.S./Soviet relations at a nadir, nuclear war films were just starting to appear on the cinephile's radar once again, after taking a breather from their 60's heyday for the sake of the glut of natural disaster films that hit theatres in the interim. This was one of the first and best, simply because director Nicholas Meyer was so good at sci-fi. I fervently wish he had made a lot more movies....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • high school
    • environmental protection agency
    • nuclear war
    • isolation
    • darkness
    • radiation
    • chaos
    • refugee
    • refugee camp
    • cold war
    • insanity
    • nuclear radiation
    • delirium
    • hysteria
    • kansas, usa
    • lawlessness
    • end of the world
    • nuclear explosion
    • nuclear holocaust
    • disaster
    • apocalypse
    • armageddon
    • anarchy
    • nuclear
    • nuclear threat
    • nuclear fallout
    • mushroom cloud
    • disfigurement
    • radiation sickness
    • catastrophe
    • revolver
    • nightmare becomes reality
    • world war iii
    • epa
    • mass destruction
    • emp
    • mass grave
    • mass killing
    • destroyed city
    • nuclear winter
    • psychotronic film
    • post apocalypse
    • ensemble cast
    • college campus
    • danger
    • pandemonium