The Day After

The Day After

127 mins | Drama, Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie | Nov. 28, 1983

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.

The Day After

127 mins | Drama, Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie | Nov. 28, 1983

The Day After
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers ABC Circle Films
Original title The Day After
Directors Barbara Amato, Elie Cohn, Nicholas Meyer
Writers Edward Hume

Cast

Jason Robards

as Dr. Russell Oakes

JoBeth Williams

as Nurse Nancy Bauer

Steve Guttenberg

as Stephen Klein

John Cullum

as Jim Dahlberg

John Lithgow

as Joe Huxley

Bibi Besch

as Eve Dahlberg

Lori Lethin

as Denise Dahlberg

Amy Madigan

as Alison Ransom

Jeff East

as Bruce Gallatin

Georgann Johnson

as Helen Oakes

William Allen Young

as Airman Billy McCoy

Calvin Jung

as Dr. Sam Hachya

Lin McCarthy

as Dr. Austin

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

Alston Ahern

as Cynthia

William Allyn

as Professor

Antonie Becker

as Ellen Hendry

Pamela Brown

as Nurse

Jonathan Estrin

as Julian French

Stephen Furst

as Aldo

Arliss Howard

as Tom Cooper

Rosanna Huffman

as Dr. Wallenberg

Barbara Harris

as Cleo Mackey

Madison Mason

as TV Host

Bob Meister

as Cody

Vahan Moosekian

as Mack

George Petrie

as Dr. Landowska

Glenn Robards

as Barber #2

Tom Spratley

as Barber #1

Stan Wilson

as Vinnie Conrad