IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.The life of a suburban American family is scarred after a nuclear attack.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
Rossie Harris
- Brad Wetherly
- (as Ross Harris)
William G. Schilling
- Pharmacist
- (as William Schilling)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaKevin Costner has said that he has never forgotten this film and the powerful influence it has had on him. Costner would later star during the 1990s in such post-apocalyptic movies as Waterworld (1995) and The Postman (1997).
- Quotes
Brad Wetherly: [after finding Hiroshi abandoned at home] I'd better take you home with me, Hiroshi... because I don't think your dad is coming back.
- SoundtracksAll My Loving
(1963)
By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Produced by Andrew Dorfman
Performed by Mitch Weissman
Courtesy of Mac Len Music
Featured review
Powerful, gripping look at nuclear hell
1983..The cold war was in full swing and the fear of nuclear armageddon hung over all our heads. ABC released "The Day After", (which I have already commented on) but in all the furor around that, "Testament" was released. This is THE 1980's nuclear war film. It doesn't deal with the effects on an entire community, but rather on one small, close knit family in California. Jane Alexander's performance was one of legend, and is possibly one of the classic dramatic performances of all time. The day begins innocently enough, dad heads off to work, the kids watch "Sesame Street"..then the Emergency Broadcast System cuts in and the world stops. Ignore all the Y2K mumbo-jumbo and put yourself back in 1983 (most of us know where we were) and watch this film. You may not be "entertained", but you will appreciate what you have just a bit more.
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- Mar 14, 1999
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,044,892
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $317,996
- Nov 6, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $2,044,892
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