The Day After (1983) Part 5

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.

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[walleyrt69]

Every time I watch this movie all I can think of is that maybe someday,I wont have to Pay this Mortgage after all.

[bobafettfan32]

@willsco76 It's a B-52 bomber.

[hotelmario510]

I think "The Day After" is good for showing the military and public aspects of a nuclear holocaust in America, "The War Game" is an out-of-date docudrama showing the more public aspect of a nuclear attack in the 1960's with some military, and "Threads" just throws the military out the window and shows you what could happen to people just like you.

[snakes3425]

@UDflyer04

Actuall it's a SAC B-52 Stratofortress, the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber was still be developedd when Day After came out

[willsco76]

2:35 WE NEED ALL AVAILABLE CASHIERS UP FRONT...LMAO

[UDflyer04]

@willsco76

B-2 Bomber - United States

[perishinafire]

buying groceries when you're about to become dust seems pointless...TFF

[vohshkab]

Those Barbers are gulty of crimes against humanity ... with mullets like those they were asking to get nuked

[willsco76]

That's the last time she got laid. LOL

[BassmanII]

I was curious about something. When the message was being transmitted, Stanton and Krause were copying the codes in black books with white paper. I thought the standard copy book was red??