Testament
“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.”
It's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive.
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Cast
28 people
Jane Alexander
Carol Wetherly
Known for
The Ring
Kramer vs. Kramer
William Devane
Tom Wetherly
Known for
24
Marathon Man
Rossie Harris
Brad Wetherly
Also in
Airplane!
Zapped Again!
Roxana Zal
Mary Liz Wetherly
Known for
River's Edge
Lukas Haas
Scottie Wetherly
Known for
Inception
Spider-Noir
Philip Anglim
Hollis
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Malone
Lilia Skala
Fania
Known for
Flashdance
Lilies of the Field
Leon Ames
Henry Abhart
Known for
Mister Ed
Meet Me in St. Louis
Lurene Tuttle
Rosemary Abhart
Known for
Psycho
The Fortune Cookie
Rebecca De Mornay
Cathy Pitkin
Known for
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Flipped
Kevin Costner
Phil Pitkin
Known for
Yellowstone
The Untouchables
Mako
Mike
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Samurai Jack
Lynne Littman Director · John Sacret Young Screenplay Carol Amen Story
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $1.5M · United States release November 4, 1983
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$2,044,892
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
American Playhouse
Production
Entertainment Events
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · November 4, 1983
Theatrical
United States · November 4, 1983
Theatrical
Argentina
January 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Australia
March 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 30, 1985 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 20, 1992 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 10, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
June 15, 1984 · Theatrical
France
June 13, 1984 · Theatrical
Greece
June 20, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
September 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Norway
June 22, 1984 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 22, 1988 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 27, 1989 · Physical
May 1, 2026 · Digital
Spain
March 16, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 27, 1984 · Theatrical
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