Massive Retaliation (1984)
- Directed by
- Thomas A. Cohen
- Genre
- drama, war
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of people are forced into a shelter during a nuclear threat. The story explores human behavior and moral dilemmas under extreme pressure.
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What happens
Massive Retaliation is a 1984 American film directed by Thomas A. Cohen. It includes the film debut of Bobcat Goldthwait as quirky redneck antagonist Ernie Rust. The movie has been compared to The Shelter by Rod Serling, which it somewhat resembles in terms of story-line and subject matter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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