The Day After (1983)
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.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 7m
- Director Nicholas Meyer
- Genres Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
- Rating 6.8/10 (462 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Jason Robards
as Dr. Russell Oakes
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JoBeth Williams
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
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Steve Guttenberg
as Stephen Klein
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John Cullum
as Jim Dahlberg
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John Lithgow
as Joe Huxley
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Bibi Besch
as Eve Dahlberg
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Lori Lethin
as Denise Dahlberg
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Amy Madigan
as Alison Ransom
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Jeff East
as Bruce Gallatin
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Georgann Johnson
as Helen Oakes
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William Allen Young
as Airman Billy McCoy
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Calvin Jung
as Dr. Sam Hachya
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Lin McCarthy
as Dr. Austin
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Dennis Lipscomb
as Reverend Walker
- Clayton Day as Dennis Hendry
- Doug Scott as Danny Dahlberg
- Ellen Anthony as Joleen Dahlberg
- Kyle Aletter as Marilyn Oakes
Crew
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Nicholas Meyer
Director
- Gayne Rescher Director of Photography
- Robert Florio Editor
- Paul Dixon Editor
- William Paul Dornisch Editor
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David Raksin
Original Music Composer
- Robert Papazian Producer
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Edward Hume
Writer
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