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Aug 26, 2015 · Even the relatively goofy post-apocalyptic thrillers of the '80s hinged on the devastation of nuclear war. In 1979, Mad Max roamed a desert wasteland in a world destroyed by nukes.
Mar 15, 2018 · After seeing The China Syndrome, a film about a nuclear accident starring Jane Fonda, Stoddard began pursuing an "event" series about what would happen to a small town in middle America if...
Feb 11, 2016 · On the evening of November 20 1983, 100 million Americans settled down to watch Nicholas Meyer's made-for-TV film The Day After. The film’s focus was a familiarly normal community in rural Eastern Kansas in the lead up to, and aftermath of, nuclear war.
May 16, 1982 · Through the efforts of three fledgling producers, Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty and his brother, Pierce, the films employed to shape America's earliest thoughts and attitudes about the atomic...
Jul 21, 2023 · 7. Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023) The most recent movie on this list is the Christopher Nolan biopic Oppenheimer, which chronicles the life of the father of the atomic bomb.
Nov 21, 2023 · In 1983, ABC broadcast The Day After, a $7 million disaster film starring Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg and John Lithgow. The film imagined a nuclear attack on the U.S. and the dystopian aftermath of a crumbling society.
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Feb 4, 2024 · WarGames movie: A thrilling ride back to the ’80s tech craze. Remember the days when floppy disks were the height of technology, and the Cold War loomed over us like a never-ending chess game?
