|
|
List Price: $14.98Amazon.com's Price: $9.99 You Save: $4.99 (33%)Prices subject to change.
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Now!
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616911254
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 18, 2004
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 10642
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: November 20, 1983
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The countdown has begun! Against the real-life backdrop of the US deployment of WMDs in Europe during the escalating cold war this dramatically involving [and] agonizingly graphic film (The Hollywood Reporter) about nuclear holocaust detonated a direct hit into the heartland of America. Starring Jason Robards JoBeth Williams Steven Guttenberg John Cullum and John Lithgow this controversial potent drama (Leonard Maltin) remains one of the most talked-about programs in history (Newsweek)! When cold-war tensions reach the ultimate boiling point the inhabitants of a small town in Kansas learn along with the rest of America that they have less than 30 minutes before 300 Soviet warheads begin to appear overhead! Can anyone survive this ultimate nightmare or the nuclear winter that is sure to follow?System Requirements: Running Time 127 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 027616911254 Manufacturer No: 1006987
Amazon.com:
Few American movies have dealt as graphically with nuclear holocaust as The Day After, which accounted for the controversy that surrounded the telefilm at the time of its initial network broadcast. In previous films, nuclear warfare was a matter for crusading politicians or military might, but here, both are kept in the background (the airman played by William Allen Young is more concerned with returning to his new wife than his duties) and the focus is fixed firmly on middle America--literally so, as the setting is Lawrence, Kansas, the near-center of the country. Audiences are briefly introduced to a representative cross-section of American life, including a doctor (Jason Robards), a young bride-to-be (Lori Lethin), a graduate student (Steve Guttenberg), and an academic (John Lithgow), before the Bomb hits nearby Kansas City. The ensuing destruction is utterly horrific, but a few manage to survive to struggle vainly with rising radiation levels and the slow, inevitable collapse of society. As a protest vehicle, The Day After is a triumph--its scenes of nuclear devastation remain the most powerful statements against nuclear armament ever depicted. It's buoyed by strong direction from Nicholas Meyer, who previously specialized in fantasy (Time After Time), and a capable cast who weather the material with grim determination. Edward Hume's script occasionally stumbles into sudsy territory, but the end result compares with equally moving British efforts like The War Game and Threads. The original network broadcast ran 120 minutes (edited from three hours); this is the 126-minute European theatrical cut. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Great early tv movie
This film is revolutionary in my opinion, because it broke the boundaries of the televised film at a time when tv storytelling technique was quickly evolving. The subject matter seems to have pushed the format forward and what results is a strange hybrid of tones. The performances are both smoothed for the medium and roughed up for the content. This was before editing for television so aggressively engaged the audience, but the subtlety of the acting choices seems to presage that. Characters are ... Read More
Rating: - A unique movie of historical reach !!
Quite simply, only a handful of movies have given me more chills down the spine than this one. The Day After accurately and intimately depicts the tragedy of a nuclear holocaust. Viewers end up thinking that the lucky ones are those that were killed immediately by the blast and, in no case, the actual survivors...
The story is quite simple: a group of US citizens go through their daily occupations in a Mid-West city while, at the same time, political and military escalation between Russia ... Read More
Rating: - Very Happy to find this....
I remember watching this movie on tv when it came out. I was telling someone about it and decided to look it up...thanks amazon...now I can share this great movie with everyone.
Rating: - THE DAY AFTER
VERY REALISTIC DEPICTION OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN DURING A NUCLEAR ATTACT. SHOWS CHAOTIC PARANOIA BEFORE DURING AND AFTER A NUCLEAR ATTACT.
Rating: - The most emotional movie I've experienced
The special effects are dated, that aside, one of the most potent movies I've ever seen.
With the increased rise in misinformation about what a nuclear exchange truly entails this is one movie everyone on earth should be forced, at gun point, to watch. There is no excuse for anyone to be ignorant of the most basic of facts about nuclear apocalypse. That anyone thinks it might be survivable is a fool, that some of these are in positions to make decisions or elect leaders to make decisions is apocalyptic, ... Read More
|
|
