Who knew, then, that an ABC movie-of-the-week would play a significant role in potentially preventing nuclear war? “The Day After,” a two-hour epic following a few weeks in the lives of small-town ...

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In 1980, the year the new documentary “Television ... That knowledge, though, gave rise to “The Day After,” the controversial TV movie that aired on ABC in 1983 and was watched by more ...

Amidst so much paranoia and fear, movies of the 1980s grew in scale, spectacle, and ingenuity. But who were the characters that populated these stories? After the director-driven, “New Hollywood” ...

Who knew, then, that an ABC movie-of-the-week would play a significant role in potentially preventing nuclear war? “The Day After,” a two-hour epic following a few weeks in the lives of small ...

Now, setting a film or TV series in the ‘50s counts as historical. On the other hand, it has become increasingly common to set films and shows in the 1980s. These are the most memorable movies ...