The Day After (1983)

Sit back, relax, and brush up on your Reagan-era politics—today on the Nuclear Movie Club, we’re talking about Nicholas Meyer’s 1983 television movie, The Day After.

On this episode, Scott Strgacich and I discuss if The Day After is defining film of the nuclear film canon, the hopeful yet inconsistent tone of this disaster movie, and The Day After‘s legacy among an entire generation, including its impact on President Ronald Reagan.