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I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The film is interesting to watch as a film for that age and might be a good companion film for "Red Dawn" for those who want to relive those nail biting times of the red scare.The film follows a number of subplots so we can all find a character that middle America could identify with. My favorite was Jason Robards as the plain ole country heart surgeon making sure his patients get their ice cream. After those big bad commie missiles strike...we get a few seconds of flames and skeletons...everyone goes to their own hole in the ground to survive, or not. The film at the end claimed the intent was to promote world peace by scaring the bejesus out of us.What we must remember is that during this time there was a major Pentagon budget fight as Reagan insisted on getting Star Wars at all costs. The film caused great debate and was critically acclaimed, winning 2 Emmys. John Lithgow, JoBeth Williams and Amy Madigan were relatively newcomers to the film industry.Since the downfall of the Soviet Union and the discovery of the fact the Soviets were never a real threat, the entertainment value of the film has become one of camp value, of a scared "duck and take cover" population whose fears were totally unwarranted and kept pumped up to pump dollars into the military industrial complex...or so it seemed.

I was in the USAF stationed in Spain when this came out. I was very interested in this show because I had just left Whiteman AFB about a year earlier. I was disappointed in the realism. Being a "missile troop" at Whiteman, I knew what would happen to the areas where the missile sites were and the importance of the KC metro area. The only way in the world anyone would be able to get from west Missouri to KU med center is if many of the Russian missiles never hit their targets. Those that didn't die in the initial explosions, would die from the blast waves and the EXTREME amount of radiation from all those missiles would kill them in days.

Nicholas Meyer directed this landmark TV movie that set ratings records 30 years ago. Story follows the events leading up to and beyond as tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union escalate out of control for various reasons, which lead to one or the other side launching its nuclear missiles, devastating both sides in nuclear fallout. The lucky ones die immediately(vaporization) the survivors must continue on amidst a ruined landscape and creeping radiation sickness, not to mention rampant anarchy. Set in the town of Lawrence, Kansas, this film is a most thoughtful examination of what could really happen in such a circumstance, even if characterization gets lost in the big picture. Not a masterpiece, but still holds up today.

The Day After is a movie that I had trouble getting out of my mind. It's full of realistic nightmarish images that chilled me to the bone. This is NOT a pleasant film. This is about devastation and nuclear destruction, and it's not very fun to watch. It doesn't have the budget to pull off stuff like many disaster movie do, but this one doesn't need it. I was scared enough as it was. That is one of my biggest fears in life, a nuclear holocaust. I was first exposed to this movie when I was younger, and it scared the living wits out of me. Even after multiple viewings, it's still an extremely harrowing experience which is tough to endure. Jason Robards is excellent as the lead. He did a really good job as the every day man. Steve Guttenberg & Jobeth Williams do well in their respective roles and add great depth to the proceedings. My only real complaint is that sometimes the pacing is a tad off, but I get why they did it. They wanted to augment the feeling of dread Final Thoughts: it's hard to write a review for this one without spoiling it, but this is a powerful film for a movie made for Television. If you can find it, seek it out. It'll stick with you7.4/10