The Day After (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.
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Jason Robards
as Dr. Russell Oakes
as Dr. Russell Oakes
JoBeth Williams
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
as Nurse Nancy Bauer
Steve Guttenberg
as Stephen Klein
as Stephen Klein
John Cullum
as Jim Dahlberg
as Jim Dahlberg
John Lithgow
as Joe Huxley
as Joe Huxley
Bibi Besch
as Eve Dahlberg
as Eve Dahlberg
Lori Lethin
as Denise Dahlberg
as Denise Dahlberg
Amy Madigan
as Alison Ransom
as Alison Ransom
Jeff East
as Bruce Gallatin
as Bruce Gallatin
Georgann Johnson
as Helen Oakes
as Helen Oakes
William Allen Young
as Airman Billy McCoy
as Airman Billy McCoy
Calvin Jung
as Dr. Sam Hachya
as Dr. Sam Hachya
Lin McCarthy
as Dr. Austin
as Dr. Austin
Dennis Lipscomb
as Reverend Walker
as Reverend Walker
Clayton Day
as Dennis Hendry
as Dennis Hendry
Doug Scott
as Danny Dahlberg
as Danny Dahlberg
Ellen Anthony
as Joleen Dahlberg
as Joleen Dahlberg
Kyle Aletter
as Marilyn Oakes
as Marilyn Oakes
Alston Ahern
as Cynthia
as Cynthia
William Allyn
as Professor
as Professor
Antonie Becker
as Ellen Hendry
as Ellen Hendry
Pamela Brown
as Nurse
as Nurse
Jonathan Estrin
as Julian French
as Julian French
Stephen Furst
as Aldo
as Aldo
Arliss Howard
as Tom Cooper
as Tom Cooper
Rosanna Huffman
as Dr. Wallenberg
as Dr. Wallenberg
Barbara Harris
as TV Host
as TV Host
Bob Meister
as Cody
as Cody
Vahan Moosekian
as Mack
as Mack
George Petrie
as Dr. Landowska
as Dr. Landowska
Glenn Robards
as Barber #2
as Barber #2
Tom Spratley
as Barber #1
as Barber #1
Stan Wilson
as Vinnie Conrad
as Vinnie Conrad
Arthur Ashe
as TV Newscaster (uncredited)
as TV Newscaster (uncredited)
Billy Beck
as Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited)
as Dying Old Man Squatter (uncredited)
Brian Beltran
as College Student (uncredited)
as College Student (uncredited)
Bill Baker
as College Student (uncredited)
as College Student (uncredited)
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Nicholas Meyer
Director
Director
Gayne Rescher
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Robert Papazian
Producer
Producer
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Edward Hume
Writer
Writer
Robert Florio
Editor
Editor
Dean Williams
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Robert Blalack
Special Effects
Special Effects
Stephanie Austin
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.
Set Designer
Set Designer
Scott Thaler
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Romolo Acquistapace
Gaffer
Gaffer
Barbara Palmer Dixon
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Steve Dayan
Location Manager
Location Manager
Steven-Charles Jaffe
Second Unit Director
Second Unit Director
Neil Roach
Second Unit Director of Photography
Second Unit Director of Photography
Gail Joyce Fortmuller
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Zoltan Elek
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Mort Zwicker
Construction Coordinator
Construction Coordinator
Paul Stader
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Jack Wright
Extras Casting
Extras Casting
John S. Perry
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Dianne Cohoon
Costumer
Costumer
Christopher T. Welch
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Walton Domisch
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Penelope Gottlieb
Title Designer
Title Designer
Hal Galli
Production Manager
Production Manager
Bob Dawson
Special Effects
Special Effects
Paul Dixon
Editor
Editor
Frank Serafine
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Andree Juviler
Location Manager
Location Manager
Gene Clinesmith
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Coordinator
Ross Brown
Casting
Casting
Lavar Emert
Property Master
Property Master
Judy Crown
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Mary West
Casting Associate
Casting Associate
Dorothea Long
Hair Designer
Hair Designer
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gene Griffith
Key Grip
Key Grip
Hank McCann
Casting
Casting
Mary Ann Good
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Michael Westmore
Makeup Designer
Makeup Designer
David McCann
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Supervisor
Elie Cohn
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Charles T. Knight
Production Sound Mixer
Production Sound Mixer
Janet Bartels-Vandagriff
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Sharon Burke
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Bill Flores
Costumer
Costumer
Peter Wooley
Production Design
Production Design
William Paul Dornisch
Editor
Editor
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