The Day After
by Nicholas Meyer
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Actor: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, John Cullum, John Lithgow, Steve GuttenbergDirector: Nicholas Meyer
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
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-Video, 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: WHERE WAS THE NAACP??????????????
Summary: 3 Stars
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 OF BLACKS. THERE ARE ONLY 3 BLACKS IN THE MOVIE. A USAF MISSILE MECHANIC AND HIS WIFE WHO NEVER FIGURE OUT THAT THE MILITARY'S JOB IS TO FIGHT WAR AND IS NOT JUST A GOVERNMENT WELFARE/SCHOLARSIP PROGRAM. WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS TRYING TO SAVE LIVES THE BLACK USAF MECHANIC INCITES THE REST OF THE USAF TO MUTINY AND FAILLING THAT HE DESERTS HIS POST. THE THIRD BLACK IS A HOSPITAL ORDERLY PROTRAYED LIKE AN UNEDUCATED 1930's MISSISSIPPI SHARECROPPER ON "AMOS & ANDY" EXCEPT HE WAS FAR TOO STUPID TO BE AN "A&A" CHARACTER. PERHAPS HE WAS TUTORRED BY JETHRO BODINE, EXCEPT HE LACKED THE INTELLECT TO LEARN UP TO JETHRO;S LEVEL. IN THE 1980'S A BLACK CHARACTER THIS DUMB WOULD BE TOO POLITICALLY INCORRECT FOR A MISSISSIPPI REDNECK BACKWOODS BAR..
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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