Ladybug Ladybug
1963·Drama·1h 22m
7.1
★
The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack.
Directed by Frank Perry
nuclear war
panic
cold war
elementary school
bomb shelter
based on magazine, newspaper or article
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Cast
Jane Connell
Mrs. Maxton
William Daniels
Mr. Calkins
James Frawley
Truck Driver
Richard Hamilton
JoAnn's Father
Kathryn Hays
Mrs. Betty Forbes
Jane Hoffman
Mrs. Hayworth
Judith Lowry
Luke's Grandmother
Nancy Marchand
Mrs. Andrews
Estelle Parsons
JoAnn's Mother
Miles Chapin
Joel
Alice Playten
Harriett
Crew
Frank Perry
Director
Eleanor Perry
Screenplay
Bob Cobert
Original Music Composer
Frank Perry
Producer
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Jacob Dickens
4.7★ · 06/26/23
“Mom, did God make the bomb?”
Pretty fascinating historically and filled with moments of great interest in its simplistic construction but suffers greatly from a slow pace and repetition. Was definitely expecting a fair amount of nuclear paranoia but Ladybug Ladybug seems more interesting in exploring the effects of that paranoia on different generations, the innate trauma Americans were dealt during the Cold War as the threat of nuclear attack seemed like to strike at any minute. Quietly haunting at times but again the connective tissue can make it feel a lot longer than it is (even at 82 minutes!)
Pretty fascinating historically and filled with moments of great interest in its simplistic construction but suffers greatly from a slow pace and repetition. Was definitely expecting a fair amount of nuclear paranoia but Ladybug Ladybug seems more interesting in exploring the effects of that paranoia on different generations, the innate trauma Americans were dealt during the Cold War as the threat of nuclear attack seemed like to strike at any minute. Quietly haunting at times but again the connective tissue can make it feel a lot longer than it is (even at 82 minutes!)
“Mom, did God make the bomb?”
Pretty fascinating historically and filled with moments of great interest in its simplistic construction but suffers greatly from a slow pace and repetition. Was definitely expecting a fair amount of nuclear paranoia but Ladybug Ladybug seems more interesting in exploring the effects of that paranoia on different generations, the innate trauma Americans were dealt during the Cold War as the threat of nuclear attack seemed like to strike at any minute. Quietly haunting at times but again the connective tissue can make it feel a lot longer than it is (even at 82 minutes!)
Pretty fascinating historically and filled with moments of great interest in its simplistic construction but suffers greatly from a slow pace and repetition. Was definitely expecting a fair amount of nuclear paranoia but Ladybug Ladybug seems more interesting in exploring the effects of that paranoia on different generations, the innate trauma Americans were dealt during the Cold War as the threat of nuclear attack seemed like to strike at any minute. Quietly haunting at times but again the connective tissue can make it feel a lot longer than it is (even at 82 minutes!)
Estere
8.0★ · 03/03/26
J
9.0★ · 06/22/25
T Naeem
7.8★ · 11/17/21