A deputy sheriff stops motorists on a mountain road after police dispatch reports of a possible nuclear attack.A deputy sheriff stops motorists on a mountain road after police dispatch reports of a possible nuclear attack.A deputy sheriff stops motorists on a mountain road after police dispatch reports of a possible nuclear attack.
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Michael Greene
- Joe Baragi
- (as Mike Green)
Carole Kent
- Karen Barnes
- (as Carol Kent)
Norman Bishop
- Looter
- (as Norm Bishop)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt approximately the 14:00 mark, a character asks aloud if "CONELRAD knows what's going on," then several characters rush over to their cars to tune in their radios. Between 1951-63, CONELRAD (Control of Electromagnetic Radiation) was an emergency broadcast system set up to inform American citizens in the event of an enemy attack during the Cold War. In such an emergency, all US television and FM radio stations were required to stop broadcasting. Upon alert, most AM medium-wave stations would shut down; the stations that stayed on the air would transmit emergency information at either AM 640 or AM 1240--iin fact, most radios manufactured during this time even had special marks printed on their dials at the 640 and 1240 spots). In 1963, CONELRAD was replaced by EBS (Emergency Broadcast System), and in 1997, EBS was replaced by EAS (Emergency Alert System).
- GoofsAfter a red alert is announced on the police radio both June and the deputy continue to refer to a yellow alert.
- Quotes
Cheryl Hudson: Wake up, Joe. I think our luck just ran out.
Joe Baragi: I'm not sleepin', baby. I'm just too much of a coward to keep my eyes open when you're drivin'. Dig?
- Crazy creditsBecause the cast was largely unknown, the opening credits list only the director and crew. No actor names appear.
- ConnectionsEdited into Pale Moonlight Theater: This Is Not a Test (2017)
Featured review
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It may have helped that I stumbled on this by complete accident, but
this is the end of the world on a Coleman Fransis budget and it works
fine.
The story is taut and surprising; I liked the way the horrible
authority figure can never quite be dismissed, he might just save all
there lives. The ironies packed into its 72 minutes are all handled with
a light touch.
The cast seems inexperienced but mostly do just fine. Mike Green
would go on to play the boss in Albert Brook's great meltdown scene in
"Lost In America." Few know about this film, see it if you can. It stands nicely
along side "Miracle Mile." I wonder if history will ever make these
movies obsolete?
this is the end of the world on a Coleman Fransis budget and it works
fine.
The story is taut and surprising; I liked the way the horrible
authority figure can never quite be dismissed, he might just save all
there lives. The ironies packed into its 72 minutes are all handled with
a light touch.
The cast seems inexperienced but mostly do just fine. Mike Green
would go on to play the boss in Albert Brook's great meltdown scene in
"Lost In America." Few know about this film, see it if you can. It stands nicely
along side "Miracle Mile." I wonder if history will ever make these
movies obsolete?
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- rufasff
- Aug 24, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Esto no es un simulacro
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles County, California, USA(roadblock)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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