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The Wetherly family — husband Tom, wife Carol, and children Brad, Mary Liz, and Scottie — live in the fictional suburb of Hamelin, California. Tom, the breadwinner, works nearby in San Francisco. On a routine afternoon, Carol listens to an answering machine message from Tom saying he is on his way home for dinner.
Instead, "Testament" is a tragedy about manners: It asks how we might act toward one another, how our values might stand up, in the face of an overwhelming catastrophe. The movie begins with one of those typical families right out of TV commercials. The father (Wiliam Devane) is a physical-fitness nut.
Brad Wetherly : [after finding Hiroshi abandoned at home] I'd better take you home with me, Hiroshi... because I don't think your dad is coming back.
2 days ago · Movie ( 1983) • 18 total actors • 90 minutes. Testament follows the story of a suburban family as they navigate life after a nuclear attack. The cast of Testament includes various characters facing the aftermath of the disaster. The most popular cast member today is Jane Alexander, Carol Wetherly. Actor online popularity data updated today ...
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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- Lynne Littman
- PG
- 25
Testament begins on a day like any other day. In an archetypal nuclear family, Mom, Carol Wetherly (Jane Alexander,) grapples with costumes for the school play and the torture of mastering the Jane Fonda Workout. Dad, Tom (William Devane,) bikes to keep trim before breakfast, competing in a friendly spirit with his fourteen-year-old son, Brad (Ross Harris) then
Brad Wetherly. Second Unit or Assistant Director: The Sentinel. Brad Wetherly is known for The Sentinel (2006), The Whistleblower (2010) and Station Eleven (2021).
