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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: MGM HOME VIDEO (UNDER FOX)
EAN: 0027616911254
Feature: The countdown has begun! Against the real-life backdrop of the US deployment of WMDs in Europe during the escalating cold war, this dramatically involving [and] agonizingly graphic film (The Hollywood Reporter) about nuclear holocaust detonated a direct hit into the heartland of America. Starring Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steven Guttenberg, John Cullum and John Lithgow, this controversial, p
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 1.0
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: 1006987
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
Features:- The countdown has begun! Against the real-life backdrop of the US deployment of WMDs in Europe during the escalating cold war, this dramatically involving [and] agonizingly graphic film (The Hollywood Reporter) about nuclear holocaust detonated a direct hit into the heartland of America. Starring Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steven Guttenberg, John Cullum and John Lithgow, this controversial, p
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The countdown has begun! Against the real-life backdrop of the US deployment of WMDs in Europe during the escalating cold war this dramatically involving [and] agonizingly graphic film (The Hollywood Reporter) about nuclear holocaust detonated a direct hit into the heartland of America. Starring Jason Robards JoBeth Williams Steven Guttenberg John Cullum and John Lithgow this controversial potent drama (Leonard Maltin) remains one of the most talked-about programs in history (Newsweek)! When cold-war tensions reach the ultimate boiling point the inhabitants of a small town in Kansas learn along with the rest of America that they have less than 30 minutes before 300 Soviet warheads begin to appear overhead! Can anyone survive this ultimate nightmare or the nuclear winter that is sure to follow?System Requirements: Running Time 127 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 027616911254 Manufacturer No: 1006987
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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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Rating:  -
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
Rating:  -
After many years of wanting to see this movie and the UK equivalent "Threads", I finally bit the bullet and ordered them on-line (I live in Australia and can't ever recall ever seeing these two movies aired on television here.).
I've done a lot reading about Nuclear War etc etc, and comparing both Threads and The Day After is like comparing a Duck Liver Truffle Pate' with Chicken Liver Cat Food.
Threads is hands down the more realistic and more frightening of these two films. Threads ... Read More
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Excellent drama, outstanding acting. This movie is timeless. It is something that every person in the world should watch. This movie really makes you think about how blessed we are. It also shows, quite accurately, how people would react to this kind of disaster, and why we need to prepare for all types of disasters. The Day After should be shown in schools and used for teaching about humanity.
Rating:  -
FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT I DO LIKE THE MOVIE, BUT THE THEME OF THE MOVIE IS "BETTER RED & DEAD THAN FIGHT" DESPITE A CAST OF CHARACTERS THAT CONSISTED MOSTLY OF DOCTORS AND COLLEGE PROFESSORS AND SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS THE CHARACTERS WERE INCREDIBLY UNAWARE OF RADIATION & FALLOUT EFFECTS. FROM THE ADS AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL BROADCAST THE VIEWER WAS SUPPOSED TO WRITE THEIR CONGRESSMAN TO DEMAND DISBANDING OUR ARMED FORCES
ONE STRANGE THING ABOUT A PROGRAM DESIGNED BY FAR LEFT LIBERALS; THE PROTRAYAL ... Read More
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