Newt plays himself responding to the deployment of american troops to saudi arabia after a terrorist bombing of the u. Sep, 2016 a dramatized news broadcast of a hypothetical escalation to nuclear war triggered by a default on latin american debt. It would be another four years before countdown would cross my radar. A fictional confrontation between the united states and the soviet union over the strait of hormuz, the gateway to the persian gulf. Through the looking glass, and what alice found there is a childrens novel by lewis carroll. It was aloft as a back up to the hq sac command post at offutt afb should it be rendered ineffective and inoperablenot just in case of nuclear war. The story is told through a live news report that follows the apocalyptic worldending nuclear exchange between the u. Jul 09, 2014 excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to rachel read and through the looking glass with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Through the looking glass by rachel read is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivs 3. The book is a series of dreamlike fantasy episodes. She dances with abandon and is reborn in the joy of the moment. Countdown to looking glass 1984 the movie database tmdb.
A desktop manager for unix from visix explanation of looking glass. Countdown to looking glass tv movie 1984 countdown to. Looking glass is the code word for the strategic air commands control. Made during the cold war, it is rife with the tension of the period. Dec 29, 2011 docudrama uses fictional reports of a crisis in the middle east, which leads to a nuclear confrontation between the us and the ussr. Feb 02, 2014 countdown to looking glass is a canadian madefortelevision movie that premiered in the united states on hbo on october 14, 1984. With scott glenn, michael murphy, helen shaver, patrick watson. Countdown to looking glass 1984 a tv anchorman, a mideast correspondent scott glenn and a washington newswoman helen shaver follow a superpower showdown in the persian gulf. Yify hd torrent download free movie yify torrents for. Cage, bearded and clad mostly in flannel, is in a compelling but not sleepwalking lowkey mode. Countdown to looking glass 1984 docudrama uses fictional reports of a crisis in the middle east, which leads to a nuclear confrontation between the us and the ussr.
You will definitely see how close to reality this movie may really be someday. Countdown to looking glass is a 1984 canadian alternate history and speculative fiction film starring scott glenn and helen shaver among others, centered around the events that lead up to a nuclear war between the usa and the soviet union, as depicted in a series of evening newscasts that becomes a 24 hour news network. Looking glass is the code word for the strategic air commands control plane which is to be used in the case of nuclear war. Through the looking glass disambiguation wikipedia. Yify hd torrent download free movie yify torrents for 720p. Europe in the looking glass byron, robert, morris cbe, jan on. Through the looking glass or thru the looking glass may also refer to. Alice kingsleigh wasikowska has spent the past few years following in her fathers footsteps and sailing the high seas. Aug 20, 2012 looking glass is the code word for the strategic air commands control plane which is to be used in the case of nuclear war. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial. The fact that the film s most resonant and likable portions are those in which nothing actually happens almost too nicely encapsulates why the looking glass falls sadly flat throughout much of.
As tensions increased in 1983 and 1984, postapocalyptic cinema. Im tired of the home movies done with imax cameras that supposed to be. Countdown was originally aired on hbo in the fall of 1984. Countdown to looking glass tv movie 1984 goofs imdb. My family didnt subscribe to hbo in those days, so i missed it. Apr 09, 2008 i remember countdown to looking glass. Alice through the looking glass on dvd october 18, 2016 starring johnny depp, mia wasikowska, helena bonham carter, sacha baron cohen. The film handles its aging and dementia subplots with admirable subtlety, with the exception of such heavyhanded.
Countdown to looking glass 1984 cast and crew moviefone. The name alice was already in use for a database program. Whatever the answers theyll have to be accomplished quickly as the oil reserves for some of our allies begin to. Countdown to looking glass tv movie 1984 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The artist becomes wracked by horrific visions from a mysterious mirror. Docudrama uses fictional reports of a crisis in the middle east, which leads to a nuclear confrontation between the us and the ussr. Looking glass opens with drivers seat views of roads and credits in red type and a typeface that will look familiar to fans of david lynchs wild at heart and lost highway. A list of films exploring the what if scenarios of nuclear war or a nuclear attack. Countdown to looking glass is a 1984 canadian alternate history and speculative fiction film starring scott glenn and helen shaver among others, centered. Watch alice through the looking glass online stream full. Find the movies showing at theaters near you and buy movie tickets at fandango. Countdown to looking glass is a canadian madefortelevision movie that premiered in the united states on hbo on october 14, 1984 and was also broadcast. Through the looking glass is an 1871 work of childrens literature by lewis carroll, the sequel to alices adventures in wonderland. Looking glass will make you nostalgic for when nic cage. The looking glass literally represents a labor of love for its creators. Download all yts yify movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. In fact, with the cgi spectacle among the less favorable aspects of alice in wonderland, burtons style and cachet may have been what carried the film.
With catharine burgess, jamie gillis, laura nicholson, kristen steen. I guess the whole idea behind this game was to show people the power of the macintoshs graphics capabilities. But countdown to looking glass worked because it fictionalized the events leading up to a nuclear conflict. Award winning film through the looking glass is a psychological horror detailing one mans slide into madness. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an ongoing news broadcast. Countdown to looking glass tv movie 1984 plot summary imdb. The movie presents a fictional confrontation between the united states and the soviet union over the strait of hormuz, the gateway to the persian gulf. Find out information about looking glass short film. Oct 28, 2015 the looking glass literally represents a labor of love for its creators. Marvin candle, explains that the project began in 1970, created by two doctoral candidates from the university of michigan, gerald and karen degroot michael gilday and courtney lavigne, and was funded by.
In 1984, these graphics must have blown people away. Before then, and even for a little while after, looking glass builds promisingly. Neales study is the most complete discussion now available of film genre. You basically watch it like you were watching cnn coverage of a middle east crisis except you get a little bit more omniscience. Countdown to looking glass 1984 cast and crew a tv anchorman, a mideast correspondent scott glenn and a washington newswoman helen shaver follow a superpower showdown in the persian gulf. Apr 24, 20 for the final release, the games name was changed from alice to through the looking glass due to legal reasons. Mention the similarities between the story and todays geopolitical.
Countdown to looking glass 1984 cast and crew a tv anchorman, a mideast correspondent scott glenn and a washington newswoman helen shaver follow a superpower showdown in. Looking glass is the code word for the strategic air command. It was made in 1984 yet i can still remember scenes from it. A dramatized news broadcast of a hypothetical escalation to nuclear war triggered by a default on latin american debt. Presented as an ongoing news broadcast, the movie presents a. Heart, of course, starred cage way back in the day, when his eccentrically expressive behavioral tics seemed perfectly suited to a lynchian world. Glenns acting abilities and physical presence helped him to excel both in action silverado 1985, the challenge 1982 and drama the right stuff 1983, countdown to looking glass 1984, the river 1984 as he alternately played good guys and bad guys. Looking glass short film article about looking glass. Countdown to looking glass tv movie 1984 goofs on imdb. Countdown to looking glass tv movie 1984 full cast.
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