Not that this is a fun read or anything, but it's at least interesting and certainly timely, considering there are two unstable, erratic lunatics in charge of nuclear arsenals able to wipe out much of the world's populations. The fear of nuclear annihilation was strong during the Cold War 80s, and our entertainment reflected that. Two TV movies came out in that time (not to mention theatrical releases like 'Red Dawn') that reflected that fear: one was 'Amerika' about Kris Kristofferson and Lara Flynn Boyle guiding us through a post-Soviet Union takeover of the good ol' USA; the second was 'The Day After', about a full on nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union, with focus on the devastation in "America's heartland" - Kansas. Even though I didn't see at the time because I was EIGHT YEARS OLD, I do remember my parents watching it along with 100 MILLION other frightened Americans on that Sunday in November of 1983, just days before Thanksgiving! So yeah, this is a good article from the AV Club taking us back in time to relive the experience of the film that made President Ronald Reagan "feel greatly depressed."
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