The Day After

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.

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.

• Release date
• December 10, 1983
• Runtime
• 127 min
• Genres
• Science Fiction, Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Nicholas Meyer

Cast

Jason Robards Dr. Russell Oakes JoBeth Williams Nurse Nancy Bauer Steve Guttenberg Stephen Klein John Cullum Jim Dahlberg John Lithgow Joe Huxley Bibi Besch Eve Dahlberg Lori Lethin Denise Dahlberg Amy Madigan Alison Ransom