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.

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