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December 1983 (USA) moreTagline:
It happened in an instant. The televisions went blank, the radios - silent. The cities were gone, the future abandoned. And the only thing they have left to hold onto, is the people they love. morePlot:
Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
DVD releases for Tuesday, November 4th, 2008(From QuietEarth. 3 November 2008, 10:26 AM, PST)
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Powerful, gripping look at nuclear hell more (73 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jane Alexander | ... | Carol Wetherly | |
| William Devane | ... | Tom Wetherly | |
| Rossie Harris | ... | Brad Wetherly (as Ross Harris) | |
| Roxana Zal | ... | Mary Liz Wetherly | |
| Lukas Haas | ... | Scottie Wetherly | |
| Philip Anglim | ... | Father Hollis Mann | |
| Lilia Skala | ... | Fania Morse | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Henry Abhart | |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Rosemary Abhart | |
| Rebecca De Mornay | ... | Cathy Pitkin | |
| Kevin Costner | ... | Phil Pitkin | |
| Mako | ... | Mike | |
| Mico Olmos | ... | Larry | |
| Gerry Murillo | ... | Hiroshi | |
| J. Brennan Smith | ... | Billdocker |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
90 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:11 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
Sierra Madre, California, USAFun Stuff
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Newscaster: This is San Francisco. We have lost our New York signal. Radar sources confirm the explosion of nuclear devices there, in New York, and up and down the East Coast. Ladies and gentlemen, this is real. This is...Emergency Broadcast System Announcer #1: [interrupting with a high-pitched tone] We interrupt this program at the request of the White House. This is a national emergency. This is an Emergency Action Notification. I repeat, we interrupt this program at the request of the White House. Do not use your telephone. Telephone lines should be kept open for official use. Important instructions will follow.
Carol Wetherly: [telephone rings] Hello? Tom? Hello?
Emergency Broadcast System Announcer #2: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.
[the TV suddenly goes dark, a blinding flash appears outside the living room window, and air raid sirens begin to wail]
Brad Wetherly: Mom?
Mary Liz Wetherly: Mom?
Carol Wetherly: Get away from that window!
Scottie Wetherly: Mommy!
Carol Wetherly: Get down on the floor. Get down!
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1983..The cold war was in full swing and the fear of nuclear armageddon hung over all our heads. ABC released "The Day After", (which I have already commented on) but in all the furor around that, "Testament" was released. This is THE 1980's nuclear war film. It doesn't deal with the effects on an entire community, but rather on one small, close knit family in California. Jane Alexander's performance was one of legend, and is possibly one of the classic dramatic performances of all time. The day begins innocently enough, dad heads off to work, the kids watch "Sesame Street"..then the Emergency Broadcast System cuts in and the world stops. Ignore all the Y2K mumbo-jumbo and put yourself back in 1983 (most of us know where we were) and watch this film. You may not be "entertained", but you will appreciate what you have just a bit more.