A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations
Mykelti Williamson
- Wilson
- (as Mykel T. Williamson)
Kelly Jo Minter
- Charlotta
- (as Kelly Minter)
Robert DoQui
- Fred the Cook
- (as Robert Doqui)
José Mercado
- Bus Boy from Diner
- (as Jose Mercado)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to a story told by casting director Billy DaMota in the documentary I Don't Know Jack (2002), the role of Fred the Cook was originally offered to Eraserhead (1977) star Jack Nance, who refused the role because he wanted to focus on his day job as a security guard.
- GoofsThat waitress at the restaurant tells Harry that Julie is in the 351 building on Fuller, but Harry goes to 535 S Curson.
- Quotes
Julie Peters: People are gonna help each other, aren't they? Rebuilding things?
Harry Washello: I think it's the insects's turn.
- Crazy creditsDedicated to Doctor Biobrain
- Alternate versionsA little-seen preview version of the film included a special effect of two diamonds hovering after the nuclear explosion, just preceding the end credits. In the theatrical version and subsequent DVD release from MGM, the diamonds do not appear following the nuclear blast, rather the credits simply roll.
Featured review
Offbeat, intriguing
I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic movies; for some reason, the thought of civilization as we know it grinding to a halt on a backdrop of nuclear bombs falling intrigues me to no end.
There are a host of movies that deal with Life After The Bomb, a whole lot more dealing with Life While Preventing The Bomb, but not very many that deal with Life Immediately Before The Bomb. This is one of the latter, and I think it pulls it off really well.
This offbeat movie chronicles a few hours in the life of a character who has just found out that the missiles are on the way.
This movie is rather offbeat; the acting is not bad, but just unlike normal hollywood acting, even despite a few familiar faces. The pacing is different, the sets are different, the colors are different. And in this case, the differences give it an edge that is quite intriguing.
The main character (tom cruise's ill-fated co-pilot in top gun) displays such an acute, personal anxiety that really grabbed my attention and really made the movie hit home.
While some of the other acting is less than stellar, in a movie like this it does not detract.
This movie really did make me think about what I would do in a similar situation. Very thought-provoking.
If you are as intriguied by nuclear war as I am, you should definitely watch this film.
8 / 10
There are a host of movies that deal with Life After The Bomb, a whole lot more dealing with Life While Preventing The Bomb, but not very many that deal with Life Immediately Before The Bomb. This is one of the latter, and I think it pulls it off really well.
This offbeat movie chronicles a few hours in the life of a character who has just found out that the missiles are on the way.
This movie is rather offbeat; the acting is not bad, but just unlike normal hollywood acting, even despite a few familiar faces. The pacing is different, the sets are different, the colors are different. And in this case, the differences give it an edge that is quite intriguing.
The main character (tom cruise's ill-fated co-pilot in top gun) displays such an acute, personal anxiety that really grabbed my attention and really made the movie hit home.
While some of the other acting is less than stellar, in a movie like this it does not detract.
This movie really did make me think about what I would do in a similar situation. Very thought-provoking.
If you are as intriguied by nuclear war as I am, you should definitely watch this film.
8 / 10
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- Jun 11, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Nacht der Entscheidung
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,145,404
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $341,401
- May 21, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $1,145,404
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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