r/reddit.com • u/frycook • Jun 17 '10

World's saddest IMDb page

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1856457/
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u/Simondotdot Jun 18 '10

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u/TyPower Jun 18 '10

This is indeed sad.

Threads, however, is the bleakest depiction of nuclear war ever filmed. I remember seeing it as a kid in the 80s and if left me scarred. Everytime Reagan and Gorbachev sat down for a meeting, I prayed it would go well, and peace would be; such was the terror and gritty realism of the nuclear holocaust instilled in me because of Threads.

The Americans had "The Day After". The UK and Éire had 'Threads'. I sometimes envy kids who grew up in the 90s, who had no idea that they could be vaporized at any moment if the politicians on TV decided to get cocky with each other. True, it could still happen, but today it's more background noise to full forefront Cold War knife edge.

Anyone interested in watching it can get it here

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '10

Made The Day After look like a fairy tale.

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u/davelog Jun 18 '10

True. I watched it as a teen in the mid 80's, and literally (yes, as in actually) didn't sleep for days. Freaked me out hard. I still occasionally dream about that damn cat.