Tuesday, February 24, 2015

February 24 - Testament

Today’s movie is a drama with a scene that happens on February 24.  Watch it tonight and enjoy.

TESTAMENT     

The Wetherly family lives in Hamelin, California 90 miles from San Francisco. One day nuclear war breaks out. Tom Wetherly was in San Francisco, leaving his wife Carol, sons Brad and Scottie and daughter Mary Liz at home. On February 24, 19___ [24:15 - 26:50] the Wetherlys adopt an orphan child, Larry, but Henry Abhart, a ham radio operator can’t learn how the war started or what is happening in the outside world. The town escaped blast damage, but not radiation. Eventually both Scottie and Mary Liz die from this. As society breaks down, Carol decides to kill herself and her surviving family, but in the end she can’t bring herself to do so. 

The date is given in the film at 24:26-27

Director - Lynne Littman

Producer - Jonathan Bernstein

Screenplay - John Sacret Young

Awards – Jane Alexander was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar at the 56th Academy
                 Awards

Released - November 4, 1983

Runtime – 1 hour 30 minutes

Starring –

Jane Alexander as CarolWetherly
William Devane as Tom Wetherly
Ross Harris as Brad Wetherly
Roxana Zal as Mary Liz Wetherly
Lukas Haas as Scottie Wetherly
Leon Ames as Henry Abhart
Mako as Mike


Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015



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