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on its 20-year anniversary, and not a moment too soon, the atomic cafe is back to provide us with a much needed release of comic energy. a dark comedy in the truest sense, this timeless classic took the nation by storm when it first debuted in theaters in 1982. the film recounts a defining period of 20th century history and severs as a chilling and often hilarious reminder of cold-war era paranoia in the united states-artfully presented through a collage of newsreel footage, government archives, military training films, and fifties music. profoundly shocking and perversely topical, the atomic cafe craftily captures a panicked nation, offering a fascinating and witty account of life during the atomic age and resulting cold war, when fall-out shelters, duck-and-cover drills, and government propaganda were all a part of our social consciousness. regarded by critics as "a nuclear reefer madness" and likened to stanley kubrick's dr. strangelove, this profoundly shocking and highly amusing film is a stunner, a gripping account of an unforgettable era and an indisputable "must-see" for all americans.
