Description
Book Synopsis During the 1980s, popular fear of World War III spurred moviemakers to produce dozens of nuclear threat films. Categories ranged from monster movies to post-apocalyptic adventures to realistic depictions of nuclear war and its immediate aftermath.
Coverage of atomic angst films isn''t new, but this is the first book to solely analyze 1980s nuclear threat movies as a group. Entries range from classics such as The Day After and WarGames to obscurities such as Desert Warrior and Massive Retaliation. Chronological coverage of the 121 films released between 1980 and 1990 includes production details, chapter notes, and critical commentaries.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Cold War Jitters: The '50s vs. the '80s
- Chapter Two. 1980
- Chapter Three. 1981
- Chapter Four. 1982
- Chapter Five. 1983
- Chapter Six. 1984
- Chapter Seven. 1985
- Chapter Eight. 1986
- Chapter Nine. 1987
- Chapter Ten. 1988
- Chapter Eleven. 1989
- Chapter Twelve. 1990
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
