In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter.
Elenco: Jason Robards , John Cullum , JoBeth Williams , Steve Guttenberg , John Lithgow , Bibi Besch , Lori Lethin , Amy Madigan , William Allen Young , Jeff East , Georgann Johnson , Lin McCarthy , Dennis Lipscomb , Calvin Jung , Clayton Day , Alston Ahern , William Allyn , Antonie Becker , Jonathan Estrin , Stephen Furst , Arliss Howard , Rosanna Huffman , Barbara Harris , Vahan Moosekian , George Petrie , Pamela Brown .