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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 | ... | Hollis | |
| Lilia Skala | ... | Fania | |
| Leon Ames | ... | Henry Abhart | |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Rosemary Abhart | |
| Rebecca De Mornay | ... | Cathy Pitkin | |
| Kevin Costner | ... | Phil Pitkin | |
| Mako | ... | Mike | |
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Mico Olmos | ... | Larry |
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Gerry Murillo | ... | Hiroshi |
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J. Brennan Smith | ... | Billdocker |
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Storyline
Nuclear war in the United States is portrayed in a realistic and believable manner. The story is told through the eyes of a woman who is struggling to take care of her family. The entire movie takes place in a small suburban town outside San Francisco. After the nuclear attack, contact with the outside world is pretty much cut off. Written by Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>
Plot Keywords:
nuclear attack | nuclear war | title directed by female | neighbor neighbor relationship | loss of father |Taglines:
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. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 January 1984 (Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
Testamento See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$317,996, 6 November 1983, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$2,044,892Company Credits
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Carol Wetherly: Not yet!
Father Hollis Mann: God said...
Carol Wetherly: [hysterical] Forget God! No one is touching him! No one is burying him until I find his bear! Do you hear me? You understand?
[Carol runs back to the house, pause]
Father Hollis Mann: ...whosoever believeth in me shall never die.
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(1899) (uncredited)
(Also called "Hello! Ma Baby")
Written by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson
Performed by William Roberts
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Movie posters for this film featured a number of different preambles that read: (1) "Imagine a day like any other. The children are fighting, the refrigerator is humming. Highways are jammed, playgrounds are filled. Everything is perfectly normal... For the very last time"; (2) "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" and (3) "They never had a chance to see their children grow up. To watch each other grow old. To fix up the house, to take that vacation. Because it only took an instant to shatter their dreams". See more »Quotes
Father Hollis Mann: I'm sorry I'm late. Let's begin.Carol Wetherly: Not yet!
Father Hollis Mann: God said...
Carol Wetherly: [hysterical] Forget God! No one is touching him! No one is burying him until I find his bear! Do you hear me? You understand?
[Carol runs back to the house, pause]
Father Hollis Mann: ...whosoever believeth in me shall never die.
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Hello! Ma Rag Time Gal!(1899) (uncredited)
(Also called "Hello! Ma Baby")
Written by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson
Performed by William Roberts
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Entertainment
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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.