The Day After

Nicholas Meyer
1983-11-20

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.
6.7
127 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jason Robards Dr. Russell Oakes Unowned
JoBeth Williams Nurse Nancy Bauer Unowned
Steve Guttenberg Stephen Klein Unowned
John Cullum Jim Dahlberg Unowned
John Lithgow Joe Huxley Zac E. Chan
Bibi Besch Eve Dahlberg Unowned
Lori Lethin Denise Dahlberg Unowned
Amy Madigan Alison Ransom Unowned
Jeff East Bruce Gallatin Unowned
Georgann Johnson Helen Oakes Unowned
William Allen Young Airman Billy McCoy Unowned
Calvin Jung Dr. Sam Hachya Unowned
Lin McCarthy Dr. Austin Unowned
Dennis Lipscomb Reverend Walker Unowned
Clayton Day Dennis Hendry Unowned
Doug Scott Danny Dahlberg Unowned
Ellen Anthony Joleen Dahlberg Unowned
Kyle Aletter Marilyn Oakes Unowned
Alston Ahern Cynthia Unowned
William Allyn Professor Unowned
Antonie Becker Ellen Hendry Unowned
Pamela Brown Nurse Unowned
Jonathan Estrin Julian French Unowned
Stephen Furst Aldo Unowned
Arliss Howard Tom Cooper Unowned
Rosanna Huffman Dr. Wallenberg Unowned
Barbara Harris TV Host Unowned
Bob Meister Cody Unowned
Vahan Moosekian Mack Unowned
George Petrie Dr. Landowska Unowned
Glenn Robards Barber #2 Unowned
Tom Spratley Barber #1 Unowned
Stan Wilson Vinnie Conrad Unowned
Arthur Ashe TV Newscaster (uncredited) Unowned
Billy Beck Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited) Unowned
Brian Beltran College Student (uncredited) Unowned
Bill Baker College Student (uncredited) Unowned