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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Happy Threads Day to all who celebrate!

Threads
A still of Sheffield England with the text “Sheffield
Saturday March 5th”

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Tabitha Fringe Chase @tabby676.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I’ve been thinking about how ambitious Amazing Grace and Chuck was. It was clearly meant to inspire an IRL youth movement for global nuclear disarmament. It also felt like a modernization of Lysistrata. I think I’ll rewatch it in a bit. Haven’t seen it in decades, maybe even this century.

Poster of Amazing Grace and Chuck
A tire wheel swing with a kid in it is suspended from a rainbow. Below it are shadows of reporters and the text “AMAZING GRACE AND CHUCK
A boy raised a question, a man answered and the whole world paid attention.
Maybe one day this story will be true.”

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Tabitha Fringe Chase @tabby676.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Today in 1959 On the Beach was released in theaters. Have you seen this classic nuclear war film? How do you feel about it?

The poster for the movie On the Beach
Drawings of the 4 stars and the words “GREGORY
PECK
FRED Astaire
ANTHONY PERKINS
ON THE BEACH
The Biggest Story Of our Time!”

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The helicopter crashes into the tar pit as another bomb goes off. As they slowly sink into the tar they talk about being found and put in a museum. They get to spend eternity together. And that’s Miracle Mile, the nuclear war movie that kind of has a happy ending… sort of…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The elevator makes it to the helipad. A man has eaten all of the drugs and there is a glow from the bomb. The helicopter is gone, the helicopter returns. Harry and Julie run to the helicopter. Missiles fly through the sky and the nukes knock the helicopter out of the sky because of the EMP…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Harry flees to the sewer in order to be able to navigate because there is too much chaos on the street. He and Julie manage to get into the elevator on the way back to the helipad. There is a bright light in the elevator and then the power goes out. The elevator starts moving again somehow…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Julie tells Harry she loves him. The sun rises Harry sends Julie to the heliport with the gun he has to get the pilot back. Harry sees the news, briefly it doesn’t confirm the war, more chaos. Surprising number of guns in this movie for California…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The cops have the building surrounded but when Harry and Julie come out the cops all leave. Harry and Julie believe the war won’t happen anymore it’s 5:05 am and they’re back at the diner. It becomes clear that the war is happening and people know about it. Sudden chaos in all directions…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

on the street trying to find a helicopter pilot. He finds a helicopter pilot in a gym and brings him back. Julie has left. She’s on the street and then inside a business after a cop car drives through it. It’s Wilson the man Harry carjacked earlier with his sister. They’re both dying…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

They make it to the building with the heliport. Julie is talking about her parents cause she still doesn’t know. There is a helicopter and they don’t have a pilot. Harry tells Julie he loves her and then leaves. 2 women show up with guns and tell Julie what’s happening. Harry runs around down…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Julie’s parents get back together. Harry puts Julie in a shopping cart. Julie barely wakes up. He doesn’t tell her what’s happening so she assumes it’s a date.

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

one of whom fires their pistol causing the gas station to explode. Now they’re in the cop car. Harry tells the man he carjacked that it’s a meltdown at the nuclear power plant. Julie’s building is enormous. Harry finds her unit and breaks in. Julie is completely knocked out, Harry carries her…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Harry jumps out of the moving vehicle to try to get to Julie’s place. His glasses break. He has a gun. He carjacks a stereo thief. They talk a bit. They stop at a gas station. Harry tries to call Julie, gets the answering machine. Cops show up and try to arrest everyone. Gas is dumped on the cops…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The folks at the diner want to try to go to Antartica. There will be a helicopter ride to the airport for some folks. They pile into a vehicle. While they’re on their way to the airport they try to decide who they want to save in terms of like famous people. They call Carl Sagan from the vehicle…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The woman with the computer also has a cellphone (this was 1988, basically no one had one) she calls someone, presumably to folks in the government. She tries to call a senator who is unavailable. The government woman believes the story. She provides some supporting evidence…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

4:06 am. Harry goes into the diner is about to eat but gets a nosebleed. There are a handful of people in the diner. He starts asking customers is they have a son named chip in a missile silo in North Dakota. He then tells everyone about the phone call…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The pay phone starts ringing and Harry answers it hoping it’s her. A man is on the line, speaking super fast in a panic, he says a nuclear war will start in 50 minutes. He continues ranting and then there is gun fire and someone else picks up the phone and tells Harry to go back to sleep. It’s…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Outside a pay phone is ringing. A woman at the diner has a ruggedized computer with her and is speed reading gravities rainbow. Harry goes outside and calls Julie from the pay phone she doesn’t answer…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

They make a date for 12:15 a.m. Harry tries to take a nap but his alarm clock doesn’t go off due to a power outage. Julie waits for an hour then goes home and takes sleeping pills. Harry wakes up after power is restored at 3:45 am. Harry goes to the diner they were supposed to meet at…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Here’s a summary: Boy, (Harry) meets girl (Julie) at a natural history museum by the Labrea tar pits. He’s a musician and she’s a teacher. They go to a a sea food restaurant and free the lobsters. Her parents haven’t spoken in 15 years…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Miracle Mile (1988) Miracle Mile is a boy meets girl, boy looses girl, boy attempts to find girl during a nuclear war movie. I highly recommend this one and it’s currently streaming free on Tubi and Pluto TV. This movie takes place in a day. Of course since I’m posting about it, you know what day…

Miracle Mile poster. Palm trees on fire with a mushroom cloud in the distance and the text “
VILLAGE VOICE
MIRACLE MILE
The ultimate thriller from the company that brought you
PLATOON, SALVADOR and TERMINATOR.”

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

“Many Americans worried US heading for nuclear war in next decade: Poll”

thehill.com

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

nuclear war in 1983. They showed the film in Hiroshima and survivors said it was an accurate depiction. I highly recommend this documentary if you can find it! Make it a day and watch TDA, Viewpoint, and this!

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Reagan watched the movie at camp David prior to it airing. The white house sent edit notes, the network refused them. They show some of the ABC Viewpoint episode that followed the film, as an aside I suggest watching this also as it will give you a good idea of what most folks thought about…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

ABC fired the director and hired a new editor after the whole movie was already in the can. ABC rehired the director. There was massive backlash before it even aired, including death threats. This meant it was difficult to sell advertising…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

There was tons of network drama about the IUD scenes. They showed the film Hiroshima Mon Amour to the crew. Steve Gutenberg had “nukemares” (something we have in common)…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

clips from the film. Some highlights: The director wanted TDA to unseat Reagan. 40% of the speaking parts in the movie were locals of Lawrence KS. Jason Robards was hired randomly during a flight with the director…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

It opens with a group of people watching the movie in 1983. Including a child who says she wants to die immediately in a nuclear war, she doesn’t want to survive. This was very common. This is a making of documentary, lots of interviews and such, stock footage, historical footage, and of course…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Television Event (2020) Unfortunately this film isn’t currently streaming anywhere. This is a documentary about The Day After. I watched and video taped The Day After live when it aired in 1983 at 6 years old…

Television Event
A CRT TV with antennas and a mushroom cloud on it with the words Television Event beside it.

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Today is the 42nd anniversary of the airing of The Day After. How do you feel about this film and it’s place in history? #FilmSky #NukeSky

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

says “I can’t do it.” The surviving family sits at a table and gives each other presents and Hiroshi found the stuffed bear. They are clearly poisoning themselves. A home movie of the whole family at a birthday party plays. And that’s Testament, my absolute favorite nuclear war movie!

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Brad visits the graves of his brother and sister in the yard. Carol cleans up the house does, her hair, and puts on jewelry. She closes the garage door and places a blanket under it. With the boys in the car she starts the car. A home movie of her and Brad plays. She then apologizes to Brad and…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Carol is vomiting this could be starvation or radiation sickness, then Carol is where they burn the bodies watching n the fire. She grabs some dirt and screams “who did this??? God damn you!!!” The priest attempts to comfort her, they kiss passionately…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

with the family. Carol eats some peanut butter, there are rats in the food stores. The radio operator dies and Brad takes his place…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Carol writes a journal entry saying the cemetery is full, they’re burning the bodies. She tears a white cloth and sews it around Mary Elizabeth’s body. Brad goes to the Gas Station. Mike’s body is being removed, he finds Hiroshi in a room by himself surrounded by canned food and takes him home…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Brad takes his dad’s bike since his was stolen. Brad goes to the radio man’s house, Henry. Henry isn’t in the room and Brad initially thinks he’s dead, but he’s still alive, his wife is dead…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Carol writes a journal entry she doesn’t know what day it is anymore. The child they adopted dies. The generic brigand tries to steal the families food, and steals Brad’s bike. Brad puts batteries in a tape player and dances with his mom. A home movie of Mom, Brad, and Mary Elizabeth plays…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

A flashlight dies. Carol realizes there are batteries in the phone answering machine. She finds one more message from her husband listens to it, cries, and takes out the batteries to put in the flashlight…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

for Scottie’s stuffed bear Larry so he can be buried with it. She cannot find it. The priest begins the funeral anyway. Scottie will be buried in the yard.

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Scotty has radiation poisoning. Rectal bleeding. Carol cleans bloody feecies off of him. He asks for his Bear “Larry.” The towel she uses to dry him is soaked through with blood. she holds him and sings lullabies to him. Then a home movie of Scotty riding a bike plays. Carol is tearing apart the…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Another town meeting, the chief of police breaks down crying. People are burying people everywhere. Mary Elizabeth asks Carol what making love is like. After Carol explains some and then Mary Elizabeth answers “not for me.”…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Brad goes to the man with the radio, he tasks Brad to go home to him to see if folks need help. They can no longer raise Santa Rosa on the radio anymore. At least 1,300 people in town have died. There is trash lining the streets…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Mary Elizabeth has been feeding a cat. Food must be rationed. The priest comes and finds Carol because Scottie is running away. Scottie buries some of his toys and says “there’s not enough food for them anymore.” The young couple leaves town…

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Nuclear War Films @nukefilms.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The father from the young couple carries a large wooden drawer. Trash is everywhere. Carol talks with him. He says she’ll take ”we had a tiny box but it wasn’t big enough” he then talks about the drawer and says “she’ll fit in there”. Carol writes in her journal “what if the baby is the lucky one?”…

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