The Day After (1983)

Threads, 1984 British TV movie

British TV Movie ‘Threads’ Made ‘The Day After’ Seem Pleasant

The British nuclear war drama horrified viewers 40 years ago.
image from the 1983 TV movie 'The Day After.' It depicts a boy running toward the camera along a deserted country highway. In the background, looming over the horizon, is a mushroom cloud following a nuclear strike.

Who Else Is Still Traumatized 40 Years After ‘The Day After’?

ABC’s frighteningly realistic film depicted the leadup to, and aftermath of, a nuclear strike on the United States, and it left plenty of people shaken long afterward.