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When asked what their plans for surviving nuclear war were, a FEMA official replied that they were experimenting with putting evacuation instructions in in
The Department of Defense said they would cooperate with ABC if the script made clear that the Soviet Union launched their missiles first—something Meyer and Papazian took pains not to do Meyer persuaded ABC to dedicate the film to the citizens of Lawrence, and also to put a disclaimer at the end of the film, following the credits, letting the viewer know that The Day After downplayed the true effects of nuclear war so they would be able to have a story

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They included a "bird's eye" view of Kansas City at the moment of two nuclear detonations as seen from a airliner on approach to the city's airport, as well as simulated newsreel footage of U.

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Although he recorded just under 30 minutes of music, much of it was edited out of the final cut
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A 1995 double laser disc "director's cut" version Image Entertainment runs 127 minutes, includes commentary by director Nicholas Meyer and is "presented in its 1
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Originally, the film was based more around and in Kansas City, Missouri
Music from the footage, conversely, was not edited out Additionally, leads Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal are horribly miscast and have no charisma
Later, while flying to visit his parents in New York City, Meyer happened to be on the same plane with and asked him to join the cast After climatologist Jack Hall Dennis Quaid is largely ignored by U

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ABC brought in other editors, but the network ultimately was not happy with the results they produced.

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For several months, this group worked on drawing up storyboards and revising the script again and again; then, in early 1982, Butler was forced to leave The Day After because of other contractual commitments
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Meyer figured the more The Day After resembled such a film, the less effective it would be, and preferred to present the facts of nuclear war to viewers
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Samuels suggested several writers and eventually Stoddard commissioned veteran television writer to write the script in 1981
In between casting in Los Angeles, where they relied mostly on unknowns, they would fly to the Kansas City area to interview local actors and scenery Klein takes Denise and her brother Danny, who was blinded by one of the nuclear explosions, to the hospital in Lawrence for treatment
Each of them is concerned about who's ahead, who's stronger Lawrence had some great locations, and the people there were more supportive of the project

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ABC and local TV affiliates opened with counselors standing by.

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Out of the eighty or so speaking parts, only fifteen were cast in Los Angeles
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In subsequent broadcasts, that voice was overdubbed by a stock actor
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There were no commercial breaks after the nuclear attack