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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: GUTTENBURG,STEVE
EAN: 0027616911254
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 1.0
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: D1006987D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 18, 2004
Running Time: 127 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 1983
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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 18-MAY-2004
Media Type: DVD
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Few American movies have dealt as graphically with nuclear holocaust as The Day After, which accounted for the controversy that surrounded the telefilm at the time of its initial network broadcast. In previous films, nuclear warfare was a matter for crusading politicians or military might, but here, both are kept in the background (the airman played by William Allen Young is more concerned with returning to his new wife than his duties) and the focus is fixed firmly on middle America--literally so, as the setting is Lawrence, Kansas, the near-center of the country. Audiences are briefly introduced to a representative cross-section of American life, including a doctor (Jason Robards), a young bride-to-be (Lori Lethin), a graduate student (Steve Guttenberg), and an academic (John Lithgow), before the Bomb hits nearby Kansas City. The ensuing destruction is utterly horrific, but a few manage to survive to struggle vainly with rising radiation levels and the slow, inevitable collapse of society. As a protest vehicle, The Day After is a triumph--its scenes of nuclear devastation remain the most powerful statements against nuclear armament ever depicted. It's buoyed by strong direction from Nicholas Meyer, who previously specialized in fantasy (Time After Time), and a capable cast who weather the material with grim determination. Edward Hume's script occasionally stumbles into sudsy territory, but the end result compares with equally moving British efforts like The War Game and Threads. The original network broadcast ran 120 minutes (edited from three hours); this is the 126-minute European theatrical cut. --Paul Gaita
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I remember this movie when it first appeared on TV back in the 80's It was scary to think that this could really happen. I think that this movie was really well done even by today's standards.
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This film uses a premise that is surprisingly under utilized in film-making I think. Geopolitical squabbling, in this case between the superpowers, starts small, people living normal lives barely notice. But it starts to heat up and people begin to notice and are puzzled. Now it's all over the TV and radio while people still try to live their normal lives, but many now in fear and others too distracted or cynical to worry. It continues to escalate in this vein until people become scared stiff and ... Read More
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This one is the real deal without really being there. Shows the real reason why we should avoid using the nukes. Everyone should see this movie once in their life. Great movie.
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I don't believe this film increased or decreased the possibility of nuclear war. I don't believe it even fractionally captured the nature of nuclear destruction nor of "the day after"; no film to be viewed by the general public would do so. Nevertheless it is a good effort at portraying the human side of such an event and it does suggest some of the problems that might ensue from such bombing. The cast lives up to the requirements of the script and the director keeps the action moving forward without ... Read More
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1983 was a difficult year in Soviet-American relations following the Soviets' downing of a South Korean civilian airliner. Washington reacted by deploying nuclear missiles in Western Europe. In November of that year Soviet intelligence misinterpreted a NATO training exercise, codenamed Operation Able Archer, as the prelude to an all-out U.S. pre-emptive nuclear strike. It is in this context that The Day After sheds light (as it should do) on the much lessened, yet still relevant, threat of nuclear war and ... Read More
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