The Day After (1983)
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
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#100120
Fallout Shelters: Probably Useless (Let’s Never Find Out)
"after the movie, the day after aired on television"
— Josh
Josh mentions his father starting to build a fallout shelter after watching this TV movie about nuclear war.
Oct 1, 2020
#042820
How Existential Risks Work
"movies like War Games and movies like The Day After that global thermonuclear war would be an ex-risk"
— Chuck
Referenced alongside War Games as a 1980s depiction of global thermonuclear war scenarios.
Apr 28, 2020
#102016
Living Underground in Beijing
"It was like my dad when we saw the day after."
— Josh
Josh compares Chairman Mao's paranoia about Soviet invasion to his father's reaction after watching the nuclear apocalypse TV movie.
Oct 20, 2016
#072616
How Triage Works
"My dad went to build one after the day after movie. And it was his obsession for a month."
— Josh
Josh mentions his father became obsessed with building a bomb shelter after watching The Day After.
Jul 26, 2016
Cast
Jason Robards
Dr. Russell Oakes
JoBeth Williams
Nurse Nancy Bauer
Steve Guttenberg
Stephen Klein
John Cullum
Jim Dahlberg
John Lithgow
Joe Huxley
Bibi Besch
Eve Dahlberg
Lori Lethin
Denise Dahlberg
Amy Madigan
Alison Ransom
Jeff East
Bruce Gallatin
Georgann Johnson
Helen Oakes
William Allen Young
Airman Billy McCoy
Calvin Jung
Dr. Sam Hachya
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