The Day After DVD
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…?
Shows what it ‘would’ be like in the event of a nuclear bomb hitting the US.
A controversial movie in the early 80s. Made for TV.
Has the soon to be/should be classic line from John Lithgow:
Man 1: “What do you think the chances are of that happening out here in the middle of nowhere??”
John Lithgow Character: “Nowhere? Ha, There is no NOWHERE anymore.”
Also, watch for the dead cow scene in the cornfield. you can see the person stepping over the cow and stumbles and you can see the whole cow shift position (it was a plastic life size cow).
Made for TV Movie Featuring: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Lithgow, Bibi Besch, Lori Lethin, Amy Madigan, Stephen Furst, Arliss Howard, Jeff East DIRECTED by: Nicholas Meyer.
SPECIAL FEATURES: Full Screen Presentation ~ Digital Sound ~ Interactive Menus ~ Scene Selection
127 mins, Not Rated, CC, Copyright 1983