The Day After (TV) (1983)

Recently re-released for the first time on dvd, this US made for TV film was first broadcast 27 years ago, and yes, the haircuts have dated, but it's lost none of it's shocking punch.
The story evolves around the effects of a nuclear attack on a small town Kansas situated next to a U.S missile base, admittedly some of the special effects of the attack are a bit cheap looking, far more shocking are the scenes of the aftermath, the fallout, bodies reduced to dust, but for me the standout scene is the sight of the US missiles being launched from the nearby base and the horrific reality on the towns folk that there will be a retaliatory response from the Soviet Union.

Chilling stuff from a time when this event was a real fear.

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