The Atomic Cafe

Knitting together unintentionally hilarious U.S. government films on how to prepare for a nuclear bomb, this cheeky meditation on Armageddon was named to the National Film Registry in 2011 and remains a masterpiece.

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“A comic horror film. Everyone should visit The Atomic Cafe.” – J. Hoberman, Village Voice

“An artfully assembled collage of official insanity.” – David Ansen, Newsweek

“A chilling memory of life in the first years under the mushroom umbrella.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"Nuclear holocausts were never so darkly funny as in The Atomic Cafe (1982), a compilation of hilariously scrunchy archival footage.”
– CBS

“Never feels too distant, despite the years, perhaps because both careless stewardship of the bomb and surreal official propaganda seem to be making a comeback.” – Michael Agresta, Texas Observer

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