When asked what their plans for surviving nuclear war were, a FEMA official replied that they were experimenting with putting evacuation instructions in in | |
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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 |
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.
13Music from the footage, conversely, was not edited out | Additionally, leads Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhaal are horribly miscast and have no charisma |
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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 |
ABC brought in other editors, but the network ultimately was not happy with the results they produced.
19In 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 |
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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 |
ABC and local TV affiliates opened with counselors standing by.