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Another scary nuclear holocaust movie: Miracle Mile (1988) [1]. Framed as a love story, it's set during a single night in LA as a man accidentally picks up a r
by lobster_johnson 10y ago
Another scary nuclear holocaust movie: Miracle Mile (1988) [1].
Framed as a love story, it's set during a single night in LA as a man accidentally picks up a ringing pay phone and hears what seems to be a soldier who has misdialed his father and calling to warn of an impending missile launch.
It's an incredibly tense film as the man anguishes about whether the phone call was fake or not, and decides to make an attempt to get out of town, but not before getting his girlfriend. It doesn't have the documentary realism of Threads, but the atmosphere of dread is a fantastic, and the structure -- a long "After Hours"-type night of craziness while nuclear holocaust is looming -- is pretty unique.
[1] http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0097889/ http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0097889/
- pmoriarty 10y agoFanstastic movie, and very very 80's. Not nearly as terrifying as Threads, which is by far the most terrifying nuclear holocaust themed movie I've ever seen, but still very much worth watching, especially for fans of "what if?" scenarios, and those who enjoy wondering what people would actually do if they thought nuclear war was really going to happen.
- willismichael 10y agoNo qualifiers necessary, Threads is easily the most terrifying movie I have ever seen.