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Original title: Massive Retaliation

1984
1h 30m

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Three families that are best friends head to their secret retreat when WW3 seems to be nearing. The adults arrive at the retreat and must endure the stress to come while the children are sep... Read allThree families that are best friends head to their secret retreat when WW3 seems to be nearing. The adults arrive at the retreat and must endure the stress to come while the children are separated from the adults and have their own troubles along the way. This is a great story in... Read allThree families that are best friends head to their secret retreat when WW3 seems to be nearing. The adults arrive at the retreat and must endure the stress to come while the children are separated from the adults and have their own troubles along the way. This is a great story in the fact that many of these types of movies deal in violence while this one deals in the ... Read all

Director
- Thomas A. Cohen
Writers
- Richard Beban
- Larry Wittnebert
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4.6/10

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Director
- Thomas A. Cohen
Writers
- Richard Beban
- Larry Wittnebert
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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4gulchu

Massive disappointment

Massive disappointment with this one. I was hoping to see a massive retaliation and saw a minor skirmish. I wouldn't waste my time with this one, not your typical 1980s nuclear war flick, or lack of.

1revsolly

Not good at all

When I saw this movie, I couldn't believe that any self-respecting producer would waste the money. The action is silly. The youth of the movie are portrayed as smart-mouth and not worth the saving (an outgrowth of the scriptwriter's own view of children). The cast list tells you all you need to know when you see Peter Donat, Jason Gedrick and Bob Goldthwait all in the same movie.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the portrayal of the survivalists. It is typical of Hollywood's view of people other than those in their own inner circle.

If you must see a nuclear disaster movie, this is not it. You'd be much better off seeing "Miracle Mile" with Anthony Edwards, or "On the Beach".

EyeAskance

Nothing-little WWlll tripe.

A group of survivalists hole-up in a backwoods cabin, braced for an impending nuclear attack. Meanwhile, their children are trying desperately to join them, facing car troubles along the way.

There are plenty of nuclear war films out there...put this one at the bottom of your "see list". This poorly written low-budget film strives for the same subdued bleakness that made TESTAMENT a powerful experience...the result is a dull soap opera of tawdry interpersonal dilemmas with a World War III back-story. With subject matter as serious as this, MASSIVE RETALIATION should be a rough punch in the gut...sadly, it just tickles your ass with a feather.

3.5/10 - not recommended.

5nukeman

Average Movie

Massive Retaliation is your every day, average five-star movie. The beginning starts out great, but then quickly goes downhill. Massive Retaliation is about a group of survivalists that retreat to their camp after the use of tactical nuclear weapons in the Gulf of Oman. Their children were supposed to come up earlier in the day, but when they find the bunk-houses empty panic starts to set in. As urban areas in the U.S. are evacuated tension increases. The movie was made in 1984, but the styles of clothes and music looked like they were left over from the late 70's. If you're really interested in the nuclear topic you should see Massive Retaliation. But, be forewarned, there is only one nuclear event reported on a TV news program. No big nuclear explosions in this one.

2silikonchips

Feels 30 years too late

This is astonishingly bad. The Wikipedia says this is similar to a twilight zone episode, but I think it's like some of the first atomic bomb movies of the early 50s.

But those early movies were made when nukes were new and the ramifications of using them weren't fully thought out.

It may or may not be "so bad it's good" territory, but it might be worth watching to see several familiar faces.

The title of the movie seems rather sophomoric and hardly suggests the content. Pretty likely the studio or distributor or whoever were well aware it's a total turkey and slapped on a name that might generate interest.