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The Day After [DVD] [1983]

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  • Actors: Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum, John Lithgow
  • Directors: Nicholas Meyer
  • Writers: Edward Hume
  • Producers: Robert Papazian, Stephanie Austin
  • Format: Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Prism Leisure
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Jul 2002
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006HCQ9
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 38,981 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
Steve Guttenberg and Jason Robards star in this Emmy Award winning made-for-TV movie about the aftermath of a total global thermonuclear war. Taking place in Lawrence, Kansas, THE DAY AFTER is a bleak look at the effects such a war would have on humanity by using the inhabitants of this small town as a microcosm of the world. Decidedly grim, Nicholas Meyer's film is graphic and disturbing, one that polarized an entire generation's attitude towards nuclear war.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's the end of the world all over again, 17 Jan 2003
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After years of being unavailable, it is good to see The Day After finally surface on dvd. It is a budget dvd with no extras whatsover and the transfer is slightly grainy, however, this works in the film's favour as it gives the film a period flavour.

Every review compares this to Threads - and with good reason. Both follow similar plots from similar perspectives, and both were made for television within a year of one another. Although not as bleak and graphic as Threads, when you bear in mind that The Day After was made for commercial television, then it is amazing that it is as brutal as it is. If you forgive its soap tendencies in the first half, this is definitely worth a viewing, especially if you want to be reminded of a time when nuclear war seemed not just possible but probable.

If you find The Day After and Threads of interest, then you should get yourself a copy of The War Game which is finally being released on dvd after 40 years of being unavailable in the UK. If you think Threads and The Day After are bleak or shocking, The War Game will show you just how daring British television could be.

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good, 23 Nov 2002
By Kevin Hall "zforce3" - See all my reviews
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After The War Game this was really the first major film on the outcome of nuclear war. A lot of people who like Threads derride this effort --- probably for not being as relentlessly grim.

The problem is if you've actually seen The Day After it makes clear the effects of nuclear war are just as catastrophic as Threads. On 1983 when this film was made, many of the theories which today we take for granted like Nuclear Winter, were very poorly known. Threads had the benefit of this laster research.

However on the human level the effects are just as terrible; in vivid colour people are utterly vapourised, burned, shattered beyond belief. There is no hope or relief at the end of this film, most of the major characters like Jason Robards are left dying of radiation sickness, healthy young men and women drop like flies, hospitals are overrun, food runs out, looting and murder runs rampant.

People seem to be put off by this film because it's made for and stars Americans. The thing is, they're just people like anyone else and to equate the horrors of nuclear war with being something intrinsically part of what it is to be American is sad. This film even satarises the announcement from the President after the war and it ends, chillingly, with John Lithgow's lone voice calling out on his radio to the emptiness. There is no one to hear him, no one to send any help.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but important, 28 Jun 2006
By Steerforth (Sussex) - See all my reviews
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As a work of drama, this film is less successful than 'Threads'. In an attempt to give a panorama of American life, the film introduces too many characters and it takes a while to become engaged. However, for all its faults, this film is vital viewing.

According to Gerard de Groot in his history of nuclear weapons 'The Bomb', this film affected Ronald Reagan so profoundly that it inspired him to abandon his bellicose stance towards the Soviet Union and begin arms limitation talks. If that's true, then this is one of the most important films ever made.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Typical American stuff
Basic idea of the film was ok but not a patch on "Threads" which is far more realistic. Lets be honest if the amount of bombs as indicated in this film really fell there would be... Read more
Published 22 months ago by John Gunn

2.0 out of 5 stars It's NBC-Approved 'Geddon Maaaaan!
Oh dear, let's really be frank about this - If total Nuclear War erupted around the globe, none of us would stand the slightest chance. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Brady Orme

2.0 out of 5 stars Sanitised Armeggedon
I for one am surprised at the warm reviews for this film. It attempts to portray the outcome of nuclear bombardment but does so in a way that really tones down the consequences... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2007 by Mr. R. Fisher

4.0 out of 5 stars day after is a shock to the system
Well it would have been if i had not seen THREADS first....interesting to see what would happen in the U.S if the worse came to worse. Read more
Published on 3 May 2006 by Mr. Rj Carlin

5.0 out of 5 stars The most controversial TV movie ever made finally on DVD
There have been some controversial made-for-TV movies over the years, but I don't think any of them compare to The Day After. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2005 by Daniel Jolley

4.0 out of 5 stars Fair effort. Spoiler warning,I describe the plot a little.
Rather a slow build up with soap style introduction but the actual build up does add to the plot in the end. Read more
Published on 8 Jul 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad
This movie isn't a 'classic' and the special effects make it less believable to a modern audience but it goes some way in describing the way people felt in the U.S. Read more
Published on 15 May 2004 by redstarshiningrcb

5.0 out of 5 stars Does it matter if its soap opera style?
I do not agree with any of the reviews mainly because I feel that any and all films made about nuclear war are important whether Hallmark style or deep and grittily realistic. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars America's answer to Threads
It is understandable how people compare this film to "Threads" yet if one looks deeper into the surface of the movie, they will see that it is quite different. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2004 by BWFUK

2.0 out of 5 stars Rootin' for the commies!
A poor relation to the UK film on the same subject 'Threads'. Both films fall down on their over reliance on stock archive footage of nuclear tests, but 'The Day After' even... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2003 by embee2

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