A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit the city within 70 minutes.A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit the city within 70 minutes.A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit the city within 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
- TriviaSome three decades after making this movie together, after both of them had been divorced from other spouses, Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham actually started dating in their private lives. They were married in 2021.
- GoofsOn the phone booth call, Chip told Harry the code to nuclear war. He said the code was "Thor Arthur 66ZZD." In the diner when Landa asked Harry to repeat the conversation, he said the code was, "Thor Arthur 66"DD"Z".
- 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
A story that begins like a romantic comedy and goes somewhere else. A disjointed plot, producing emotional confusion in those simple souls who go to the movies to have a piece of candy handed to them. It took courage to do this, and the result is an artistic success of the highest calibre.
The box-office story was probably not so good, but shame on those critics who helped send this movie to oblivion. Someday the Internet or something is going to bring back those few movies that stirred our emotions instead of putting them to sleep. There is no personified villain here. Time is the enemy, and The Bomb. How does it make you feel to be tricked? Maybe you deserve it. After all those countless, harmless, villains who've walked across your screen to fall like rags, here's a movie to shake you up instead. Oh never mind, just go back to sleep.
The box-office story was probably not so good, but shame on those critics who helped send this movie to oblivion. Someday the Internet or something is going to bring back those few movies that stirred our emotions instead of putting them to sleep. There is no personified villain here. Time is the enemy, and The Bomb. How does it make you feel to be tricked? Maybe you deserve it. After all those countless, harmless, villains who've walked across your screen to fall like rags, here's a movie to shake you up instead. Oh never mind, just go back to sleep.
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Details
- 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
- $1,145,578
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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