The Atomic Cafe (Collector's Edition) (1982) (DVD)UPC Number: 767685134405
Actors: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan
Directors: Jayne Loader;Kevin Rafferty;Pierce Rafferty
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 2
Studio: DOCURAMA
Release date: November 25, 2008
Run time: 88 minutes
Product Description
On its 20-year anniversary, and not a moment too soon, THE ATOMIC CAF? is back to provide us with a much needed release of comic energy. A dark comedy in the truest sense, this timeless classic took the nation by storm when it first debuted in theaters in 1982. A chilling, provocative, and often hilarious reminder of cold-war era paranoia in the United States, THE ATOMIC CAFE reveals a defining period of 20th century history, artfully presented through a collage of newsreel footage, government archives, military training films, and fifties music. Profoundly shocking and perversely topical, THE ATOMIC CAF? craftily captures a panicked nation, offering a fascinating and witty account of life during the atomic age and resulting cold war, when fall-out shelters, duck-and-cover drills, and government propaganda were all a part of our social consciousness. Regarded by critics as a nuclear REEFER MADNESS and likened to Stanley Kubric's DR. STRANGELOVE, this profoundly shocking and highly amusing film is a stunner, a gripping account of an unforgettable era and an indisputable must-see for all Americans.
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