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Testament

starring: Jane Alexander, Leon Ames, Philip Anglim, Gary Bayer, Kevin Costner

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792197447
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792197445
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 07, 2004
Running Time: 89 minutes
Sales Rank: 50125
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 1983-12



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Description:
In TESTAMENT, an unexpected nuclear strike has occurred and no one knows who did it or why it happened. With her husband away on business, and now unable to be reached, Carol Weatherly must remain strong for the sake of her children. Things take a turn for the worse once food and other supplies become scarce. . The film is directed by Lynn Littman.

Amazon.com:
There seemed to be a particular spike in nuclear-war paranoia in the early 1980s, probably having to do Reagan's finger being on the trigger. Whatever the cause, it resulted in two particularly powerful 1983 films on the subject: the made-for-TV The Day After and Lynne Littman's Testament, which had a theatrical release before playing on PBS's American Playhouse. Starring Jane Alexander (and Kevin Costner in a cameo), the film shows what happens to a suburban family in the Pacific Northwest after a nearby nuclear attack. As it turns out, those killed by the initial blast are the lucky ones; Alexander and her family must suffer through radiation poisoning and sickness, the daily diminution of life this causes, and, for Alexander, the eventual deaths of those around her. Quietly powerful and never overstated. --Marshall Fine



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Underrated
Simply put, I knew of this movie for awhile but never watched it. I saw Threads, The Day After and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Still makes sense
I know this was made in the early 80's, and I was born in the late 70's. The cold war was pretty much ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - She smiled all through the show
I used to work for Lurene Tuttle, an actress in this movie. She played the wife of Leon Ames, who has ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Whoops apocalypse!
I must have radiation poisoning as this pile of over-sentimental schmaltz had me feeling nauseous and ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Pretty good considering it was 1983...
Early in the film, I got the impression that this could've been taken seriously upon it's release but ... Read More

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