The Day After
by Nicholas Meyer
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Actor: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Steve GuttenbergDirector: Nicholas Meyer
Brand: GUTTENBURG,STEVE
Cinematographer: Gayne Rescher
Editor: Robert Florio
Editor: William Paul Dornisch
Producer: Robert Papazian
Producer: Stephanie Austin
Writer: Edward Hume
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-18
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Day After
Movie Review: Does what it can within the limits of mass medium
Summary: 5 Stars
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 falling into a lachrymose stream. If you did not see the TV version, it is worth seeing it in this DVD version.
There are documentaries which show surviving people and their artifacts (buildings, bridges, streets) after they have been impacted by all-out combat. Social science research shows a real possibility that portraying the real horror,as it is, may have the effect of making people turn their back on anything connected with the realities portrayed. It is doubtful this film went that far.
At any rate, it is a good film to see, not too terrible but , at least, suggestive of the reality.
Summary of The Day After
The countdown has begun! Against the real-life backdrop of the U.S. 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 fewer 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?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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