This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in kansas as they continue their daily lives. It shows a good slice of life in middle america during the cold war. The day after nuclear wardeterrence discussion panel youtube. The day after a nuclear war movie from 1983 an atomic war film that haunted me was miracle mile.
Many of these films and documentaries are quite entertaining, while others are so bleak and horrifying that one viewing is enough. This study reports the results and analysis of a series of policy exercises conducted under rands the day after. Millennials need new movies about nuclear war, a ninthgrader says. Firearm discussion and resources from ar15, ak47, handguns and more. The acting, cinematography, makeup, direction and all technical aspects of the film are very good. Preparation for war continues, ebs emergency broadcast system warnings are being broadcast continuously. The day after, threads, testament, and special bulletin.
Abcs nuclear war film the day after shocked us in 1983 by tony wade abc turned the debut in 1983 of a television movie about the effects of a nuclear attack on an american community into a nationwide viewing event. The movie that really had people talking was the 1983 film the day after. If the bomb drops 1980 nuclear war episode, precursor to threads duration. This is the most factually accurate one i have seen yet. Sep 26, 2019 jackson sat for the portrait shortly after hed finished making threads, the nuclear war film.
Have you ever seen the 1983 abc tvmovie the day after. When the day after terrorized 100 million viewers with a vision of. The day after traumatized a generation with the horrors of nuclear war. The day after is an american television film that first aired on november. Also the scope of threads showed the results of a nuclear war up to a 10 year period made it much more grim to me. Before nicholas meyers madefortelevision film the day after had its official. The day after, threads, testament, the war game, failsafe, wargames, and all the other media programming that has shown us the horror of nuclear war. No film portrays the world on the brink and over the edge as effectively.
Nov 25, 20 more broadly speaking, though, the discussion focuses on topics such as nuclear war, nuclear deterrence, and the thenpresent tensions between the east and west in the midst of what was a very. If you watch the day after now easily achieved on youtube, the gloom and doom still come through, even if the movie has taken on the slight aroma of old cheese. The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on smalltown. The day after, arguably the most controversial tv movie ever made, began life shortly after brandon stoddard, the thenpresident of abc motion pictures saw the 1979 film the china syndrome. Yes, the day after really was the profound tv moment the.
At the height of reaganera cold war nuclear insanity, the day after was a chilling account of what could, possibly, happen in the event of a nuclear attack. Guy answers a ringing telephone in an empty phone booth, in front of a late night diner after midnight, and gets a wrong number from. The television movie the day after depicted a fullscale nuclear war and its impacts on people living in and around kansas. It makes me wish for a quick painless death in the event of nuclear war when it comes. The problem is if youve actually seen the day after it makes clear the effects of nuclear war are just as catastrophic as threads. Stoddard, according to day after director nicholas meyer, was inspired by the nuclear accident hit to produce a film of his own that depicted how americans might cope with. We have to do all we can to have a deterrent and see there is never a nuclear war. The screenwriters chose to set the film mostly in lawrence, kansas, to dramatize how nuclear war would affect everyone.
The television movie the day after depicted a fullscale nuclear war and its impacts on people living in and around kansas city. Before this film, most references to nuclear war in popular film was limited to how such a war would create mutant monsters. May 11, 2016 anyone who knew anything about the true power of our nuclear arsenals knew that the carnage seen in the day after would in fact be much, much worse. Calling a film about nuclear war best seems odd, because this is a sobering topic. Yes, the day after really was the profound tv moment. For a tv movie, this has the best special effects you can find. It became something of a community project in picturesque lawrence, 40 miles west of kansas city, where much of the movie was filmed. In his diary, he wrote about the sorrow the movie left him feeling. The world political stage has turned upside down from the direction it was going after the. It must have been hard to create the illusion of nuclear war. Mar 15, 2018 before nicholas meyers madefortelevision film the day after had its official. The films narrative is structured as a beforeduringafter scenario of a nuclear attack.
This tv movie about nuclear war depressed ronald reagan. Personally i thought threads was the more powerful of the two based on the look shot more like a documentary as opposed to the day after which had a more traditional movie like feel. The day after is an american television film that first aired on november 20, 1983, on the abc television network. Facing nuclear reality, 35 years after the day after bulletin of the. He resisted the idea that the day after had any political message beyond, as he told an australian news station, that nuclear war is bad for you, and that if a nuclear bomb goes off its. More than 100 million people, in nearly 39 million households, watched the program during its initial broadcast.
Dec 28, 2017 when you mention nuclear war movies, the first thing anyone thinks about are the day after, dr. A realistic depiction of a nuclear attack on the city of sheffield, england. Jan 25, 2018 the day after midnight entered the market in a veritable glut of nuclear war booksat least, according to a count by publishers weeklythat followed the success of schells work. In the aftermath that takes up its back hour, the day after becomes a genuine horror film as its characters begin to succumb to radiation poisoning, their hair and teeth falling out as they. And, of course, its message about war and disaster in the nuclear age is clear. This list of nuclear holocaust fiction lists the many works of speculative fiction that attempt to describe a world during or after a massive nuclear war, nuclear holocaust, or crash of civilization due to a nuclear electromagnetic pulse. But very few people are even aware that there a whopping fifteen other films in this genre, ranging from dark comedy and anime to hard hitting drama and mockumentary. It premiered on the bbc on 23 september, 1984, which was described as the night the country didn. On 1983 when this film was made, many of the theories which today we take for granted like nuclear winter, were very poorly known. The same year that testament was released, the day after aired on television in the united states, and to this day, still remains the most watched tv movie of all time, with some one hundred million people tuning in to watch the film about two kansas families that attempt to survive a nuclear attack. The 80s nuclear war movie that just appeared on the. When the day after terrorized 100 million viewers with a. Films that show the build up andor detonation andor aftermath of nuclear war or nuclear bomb attack films in no particular order. The war game is a 1966 blend of television drama and documentary, that depicts a nuclear war.
It was a media event, with untold numbers of american dying in the film after a titfortat nuclear war with the soviet union. The 80s film about nuclear war that just appeared on the. The day after television movie from 1983 about nuclear. More frightening than the attack itself is what happens after, when a shellshocked population. This video focuses on the aspects and difficulties of survival after a nuclear war.
This movie affected many people, including president ronald reagan. In 1983, a madefortv film about the consequences of nuclear war was watched by 100 million people and became a cultural lightning rod. My own reaction was one of our having to do all we can to have a deterrent and to see there is never a nuclear war. Jan 24, 2018 in 1983, a madefortv film about the consequences of nuclear war was watched by 100 million people and became a cultural lightning rod. It comes slamming back when i rewatch the day after and threads and testament and special bulletin, the four 1983 television movies that contributed in a big way to my adolescent nuclear neuroses.
Though its hardly the scariest or even the most compellingly told, the day after may well be the most impactful film ever made about the devastation of nuclear war. Written, directed and produced by peter watkins for the bbc, it caused dismay within the bbc and also within government, and was subsequently withdrawn before the provisional screening date of 7 october 1965. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc instant watch options. This episode focuses, narrowly speaking, on the thenrecently aired nuclear war television movie the day after information on it can be found on wikipedia. The chronology of the events leading up to the war is depicted entirely via television and radio news broadcasts. Shown at the height of the cold war, the film proved too close for. Jun 30, 2007 looting and and mass exodus from cities has begun. I feel strongly that the day after succeeds in the two goals of the producers described above. Reagan thought this 1983 nuclear apocalypse movie validated. While the special effects are dated by todays standards, the story as a whole is awesome. A lot of people who like threads derride this effort probably for not being as relentlessly grim. But curiously, president ronald reagan thought that it validated everything about his gettough nuclear policy with the soviets.
The 9 most nightmarish movies about nuclear attacks. Each has its strengths and flaws, its highs and lows, but the message inherrently remains the same. The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small town. The 14 most frightening films about nuclear holocaust. Globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Have you ever seen the 1983 abc tv movie the day after. The 80s film about nuclear war that just appeared on the americans is still. From the very first atomic bomb tests, to the horrors of hiroshima and nagasaki, to the gallows paranoia of the cold war, our movies have long. After seeing mick jacksons and barry hines work, the day after is like a day at disneyland. With jason robards, jobeth williams, steve guttenberg, john cullum. The people who would survive nuclear war the atlantic.
The catastrophic events you have just witnessed are, in all likelihood, less severe than the destruction that would actually occur in the event of a full nuclear strike against the united states. Bbc culture was threads the scariest tv show ever made. During the cold war, it was theorized that lawrence, kansas would be one of the few cities completely unaffected by nuclear war, because its near the exact geographic center of the continental united states. Nov 04, 2006 devastating effects of a nuclear attack on kansas city. May 12, 2016 the 80s film about nuclear war that just appeared on the americans is still. Abc turned the debut in 1983 of a television movie about the effects of a nuclear attack on an american community into a nationwide viewing event. Censors forced abc to cut an entire scene of a child having a nightmare about nuclear holocaust and then sitting up, screaming.
Warday is a novel by whitley strieber and james kunetka, first published in 1984. Aug 16, 2010 after the day after was broadcast, carl sagan and others in the scientific community were quoted in the media regarding the true planetary consequences of world war iii that were only hinted at in the movie nuclear winter. Im 14 again, and lying awake at night wondering when the bombs were gonna come. I believe i saw threads before the tv broadcast of the day after because my reaction was one of slight indifference. I hate nuclear weapons and wish i could wave my magic harry potter wand and make them all disappear, forever. The day after midnight entered the market in a veritable glut of nuclear war booksat least, according to a count by publishers weeklythat followed. The day after tv movie 1983 the day after tv movie. Not many guns in the movie and no msrs in civilian hands here is a list spoiler alert the day after movie gun database for you young guys who may think that msrs were invented in the last 20 years, many of us had ar15s, m1 carbines, mini14s, ar180s, hk91s, etc. Aug 27, 2018 a short film i made with my friends just for a little fun. The 80s film about nuclear war that just appeared on the americans is still terrifying to watch. A compelling drama about what could happen the day after an nuclear war. The day the earth caught fire 1961 a drama about nuclear tests that throw the earth off its course around the sun, dooming it unless scientists can find a way to reverse the change, and a news. The film follows several average citizens and the people they encounter after a nuclear attack on kansas city, missouri. Welcome to the day after, a tv movie abc aired during primetime in 1983.
The day after television movie from 1983 about nuclear war that was featured on this weeks episode of the americans. Crazy credits after movie has ended, before end credits. The day after was initially scheduled to premiere on abc in may 1983, but the postproduction work to reduce the films length pushed back its initial airdate to november. This film employs many of the same tropes as its uk counterpart, threads, which was produced in response to the day after, a much tougher minded exploration of nuclear war s impact. Facing nuclear reality, 35 years after the day after.
The day after tvpg 2h 7min drama, scifi tv movie 20 november 1983 the effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on smalltown residents of eastern kansas. This is the second video in the stages of the apocalypse series. It is a fictional account of the authors travelling across the u. Feb 19, 2015 this is kansas in the 80s, and america is an irradiated, nuclear hellscape. The day after traumatized a generation with the horrors of. The perils of nuclear war, ran just after the day after, the tv movie. Other movies that had attempted to deal with the subject of nuclear holocaust. The day after tv movie 1983 the day after tv movie 1983. Devastating effects of a nuclear attack on kansas city. The film postulates a fictional war between nato forces and the. I love old movies about the cold war and the nuclear end of life on earth. Millennials need new movies about nuclear war, a ninth.