The Day After

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Cast

Jason Robards

Dr. Russell Oakes

JoBeth Williams

Nurse Nancy Bauer

Steve Guttenberg

Stephen Klein

John Cullum

Jim Dahlberg

John Lithgow

Joe Huxley

Bibi Besch

Eve Dahlberg

Lori Lethin

Denise Dahlberg

Amy Madigan

Alison Ransom

Jeff East

Bruce Gallatin

Georgann Johnson

Helen Oakes

William Allen Young

Airman Billy McCoy

Calvin Jung

Dr. Sam Hachya

Lin McCarthy

Dr. Austin

Dennis Lipscomb

Reverend Walker

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Clayton Day

Dennis Hendry

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Doug Scott

Danny Dahlberg

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Ellen Anthony

Joleen Dahlberg

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Kyle Aletter

Marilyn Oakes

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Alston Ahern

Cynthia

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William Allyn

Professor

Crew

Art

• Joseph G. Pacelli Jr. Set Designer
• Mort Zwicker Construction Coordinator
• Penelope Gottlieb Title Designer
• Lavar Emert Property Master
• Mary Ann Good Set Decoration
• Peter Wooley Production Design

Camera

• Gayne Rescher Director of Photography
• Dean Williams Still Photographer
• Neil Roach Second Unit Director of Photography
• Gene Griffith Key Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Zoltan Elek Makeup Artist
• John S. Perry Costume Supervisor
• Dianne Cohoon Costumer
• Judy Crown Hairstylist
• Dorothea Long Hair Designer
• Michael Westmore Makeup Designer
• Bill Flores Costumer

Crew

• Robert Blalack Special Effects
• Paul Stader Stunt Coordinator
• Bob Dawson Special Effects
• Gene Clinesmith Transportation Coordinator
• David McCann Post Production Supervisor

Directing

• Nicholas Meyer Director
• Scott Thaler Second Unit First Assistant Director
• Steven-Charles Jaffe Second Unit Director
• Gail Joyce Fortmuller Second Assistant Director
• Barbara Amato Script Supervisor
• Elie Cohn First Assistant Director

Editing

• Robert Florio Editor
• Barbara Palmer Dixon Assistant Editor
• Walton Domisch Assistant Editor
• Paul Dixon Editor
• Janet Bartels-Vandagriff Assistant Editor
• Sharon Burke Assistant Editor
• William Paul Dornisch Editor

Lighting

• Romolo Acquistapace Gaffer

Production

• Robert Papazian Producer
• Stephanie Austin Associate Producer
• Steve Dayan Location Manager
• Jack Wright Extras Casting
• Hal Galli Production Manager
• Andree Juviler Location Manager
• Ross Brown Casting
• Mary West Casting Associate
• Hank McCann Casting

Sound

• David Raksin Original Music Composer
• Christopher T. Welch Sound Editor
• Frank Serafine Sound Designer
• Gary C. Bourgeois Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Charles T. Knight Production Sound Mixer

Writing

• Edward Hume Writer

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