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Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons-testing in 1950's America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base. Written by
Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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In a world of secrets, love is the most powerful weapon.
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Trivia
Completed in 1991, but not released until 1994 due to Orion Pictures' bankruptcy.
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Goofs
Teenagers set off hand grenades during daylight, but immediately afterward it is night.
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Quotes
Hank Marshall:
My job, sir, is to evaluate radiation hazards to United States Army personnel. My wife's not enlisted in the Army. Why doesn't the colonel concern himself with the safety of men who are, rather than the mammaries of women who are not!
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Soundtracks
"Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)"
Written by
Gene Pitney
Performed by The Billy Lawson Band
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The film is about the relationship of husband and wife, their troubles and how they cope with it. It also had a side plot about underground nuclear testing, which I don't think was that powerful or had that much of an impact for it to carry though as the finale, which also seem to be wrapped up uneventfully.
But the main story is their troubled relationship, and how through good, bad and worse they get through it with each other's support. Jessica Lange's performance as an unstable woman was amazing, not over the top in which it would have been typically done, but was portrayed truely and its fine nuance conveyed the subtle change in her mental state.