"threads"

[George]

"THREADS scared the crap out of me. More so then the overly hyped American film that was big then...and whos title runs away from my mind...you know! The one With Jason Robarbs...yeah, that one"

You are thinking of, I think, "Johnny Got His Gun".  I haven't seen "Threads" but Johnny wasn't great.

"JohnL : You make me remebre the flick done "Live news" style. The one with the terrorist with the nuke? And THAT title escapes me too!
Sorry, guys....gettin' old..."

This one was called, I think, "We Interupt This Broadcast".  I think it was set the Carolinas.  That one scared me.

[Eirik]

""JohnL : You make me remebre the flick done "Live news" style. The one with the terrorist with the nuke? And THAT title escapes me too!
Sorry, guys....gettin' old..."

This one was called, I think, "We Interupt This Broadcast". I think it was set the Carolinas. That one scared me."

He may also be thinking of "Countdown to Looking Glass," a possibly made-for-HBO movie that depicted an unfolding nuclear war in the Middle East in the guise of a CNN-like news channel.  I recall flipping to it and briefly thinking it was real until they flashed to an easily-recognizable Scott "John Reeger" Glenn playing a reporter on a US Navy Ship as it got nuked.

[George]

Eirik, you are right.  That is the one I was thinking of as well.

[George]

Eirik,  I was wrong.

The film I was thinking of was "Special Bulletin".  It was very similar but was about an organization that had a nuke in Charleston, SC harbor.  They had demands to release prisoners or something or they would detonate.

At any rate, I need to see both films again.

[Flangepart]

George wrote:

> Eirik,  I was wrong.
>
> The film I was thinking of was "Special Bulletin".  It was very
> similar but was about an organization that had a nuke in
> Charleston, SC harbor.  They had demands to release prisoners
> or something or they would detonate.
>
Ah ha! That sounds like it! Charlston Harbor, yeah, on a tug boat.

[maria paula]

anyway.................... "threads" its a film every polititian should see, even  the cold war has fade out, and if u have the chance, u should  watch it too, if u are lucky though, theres not many copies around and the ones exist are very expensive.
i have this film in my mind since i was probably 10 ,in a funny way, a big fan of this film, probably one of my most  apreciated jewels in my movies collection.
very realistic, even though the low budget, conviceing actors and very depressing and sad,
 "In an urban society, everything connects. Each person’s needs are fed by the skills of many others. Our lives are woven together in a fabric. But the connections that make society strong also make it vulnerable." Opening narration.



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