The Day After
“They told us it would be impossible to make this movie. They told us it would be impossible for you to watch it. We hope nothing is impossible.”
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
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Cast
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Jason Robards
Dr. Russell Oakes
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
Philadelphia
JoBeth Williams
Nurse Nancy Bauer
Known for
Poltergeist
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Steve Guttenberg
Stephen Klein
Known for
Police Academy
Short Circuit
John Cullum
Jim Dahlberg
Known for
Before We Go
Northern Exposure
John Lithgow
Joe Huxley
Known for
Shrek
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Bibi Besch
Eve Dahlberg
Known for
Tremors
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Lori Lethin
Denise Dahlberg
Known for
Return to Horror High
Bloody Birthday
Amy Madigan
Alison Ransom
Known for
Field of Dreams
Carnivàle
Jeff East
Bruce Gallatin
Known for
Pumpkinhead
Superman
Georgann Johnson
Helen Oakes
Known for
Midnight Cowboy
Blind Date
William Allen Young
Airman Billy McCoy
Known for
District 9
Code Black
Calvin Jung
Dr. Sam Hachya
Known for
RoboCop
Lethal Weapon 4
Nicholas Meyer Director · Edward Hume Writer David Raksin Composer
United States release November 20, 1983 · Produced in United States
Production
ABC Circle Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 20, 1983
TV · ABC
Australia
February 18, 1985 · TV
Brazil
January 19, 1984 · Theatrical · IMDB
Germany
May 17, 1984 · TV
United Kingdom
December 10, 1983 · Theatrical
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