Testament
They never had a chance to see their children grow up. To watch each other grow old. To fix up the house, to take that vacation. Because it only took an instant to shatter their dreams.
1983 | 90m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Lynne Littman |
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| Writer: | Carol Amen, John Sacret Young |
| Staring: |
| It is just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 04, 1983 |
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| Director: | Lynne Littman |
| Writer: | Carol Amen, John Sacret Young |
| Genres: | Science Fiction, Drama |
| Keywords | california, nuclear war, small town, dystopia, disaster, based on short story, woman director |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, American Playhouse, Entertainment Events |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,044,892
Budget: $1,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jane Alexander | Carol Wetherly |
| William Devane | Tom Wetherly |
| Rossie Harris | Brad Wetherly |
| Roxana Zal | Mary Liz Wetherly |
| Lukas Haas | Scottie Wetherly |
| Philip Anglim | Hollis |
| Lilia Skala | Fania |
| Leon Ames | Henry Abhart |
| Lurene Tuttle | Rosemary Abhart |
| Rebecca De Mornay | Cathy Pitkin |
| Kevin Costner | Phil Pitkin |
| Mako | Mike |
| Mico Olmos | Larry |
| Gerry Murillo | Hiroshi |
| J. Brennan Smith | Billdocker |
| Lesley Woods | Lady Mayor |
| Wayne Heffley | Police Chief |
| William G. Schilling | Pharmacist |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lynne Littman | Director |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Carol Amen | Story |
| John Sacret Young | Screenplay |
| Richard Graves | Second Assistant Director |
| Ray Boyle | Gaffer |
| David Nichols | Production Design |
| Linda Pearl | Art Direction |
| Marilyn Poucher | Hairstylist |
| William Hassell | First Assistant Director |
| Suzanne Pettit | Editor |
| Chuck E. Stewart | Special Effects |
| Tonya Wexler | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Bogart | First Assistant Director |
| Jesse Wayne | Stunt Coordinator |
| Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Margery Simkin | Casting |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Waldemar Kalinowski | Set Decoration |
| Ralph S. Singleton | Second Assistant Director |
| Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer |
| Charles Minsky | Additional Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Bernstein | Producer |
| Andrea Asimow | Associate Producer |
| Lynne Littman | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
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