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.
Directed by Nicholas Meyer
high school
environmental protection agency
nuclear war
isolation
darkness
radiation
chaos
refugee
refugee camp
cold war
insanity
post-apocalyptic future
nuclear radiation
delirium
hysteria
kansas, usa
lawlessness
end of the world
nuclear explosion
nuclear holocaust
disaster
apocalypse
armageddon
anarchy
nuclear
nuclear threat
nuclear fallout
mushroom cloud
disfigurement
radiation sickness
catastrophe
revolver
nightmare becomes reality
world war iii
epa
mass destruction
emp
mass grave
mass killing
destroyed city
nuclear winter
psychotronic film
college campus
danger
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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
Crew
Nicholas Meyer
Director
Edward Hume
Writer
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Stephanie Austin
Associate Producer
Steven-Charles Jaffe
Second Unit Director
Michael Westmore
Makeup Designer
Judy Crown
Hairstylist
Penelope Gottlieb
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
47 reviews
Lucas Boyd
7.0★ · 04/21/26
Just brilliant. I’d be scared as fire if I watched this in the 1980s
Just brilliant. I’d be scared as fire if I watched this in the 1980s
Raelin
The scariest movie I’ve ever watched. Thanks Prof. Pach!
The scariest movie I’ve ever watched. Thanks Prof. Pach!
Sandricula
1.0★ · 02/04/26
el profesor que me cae mal me ha obligado a verla en clase
el profesor que me cae mal me ha obligado a verla en clase
robert aleman
5.0★ · 01/29/26
watched this for a class and can’t say i was moved
watched this for a class and can’t say i was moved