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Nightbreaker (1989)

Nightbreaker

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1h 39m

March 8th, 1989

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Synopsis

Dr. Alexander Brown (Martin Sheen) arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, exposed to atomic bomb radiation in the Nevada desert-- will Brown help the man uncover the truth? In 1950's Nevada, Brown (played by Emilio Estevez) is a young psychiatrist and a guest of the U.S. Army, where soldiers were routinely exposed to excessive radiation. The young Brown and a colleague interview soldiers, who show their ignorance and insouciance in the face of this danger. The movie intercuts scenes between the young Alexander Brown and older Alexander Brown, some thirty years after the nuclear tests. Will the decorated psychiatrist finally speak out on the atrocity he witnessed?

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Cast

Martin Sheen
Dr. Alexander Brown - Present
Emilio Estevez
Dr. Alexander Brown - Past
Lea Thompson
Sally Matthews
Melinda Dillon
Paula Brown
Joe Pantoliano
Sgt. Jack Russell
Paul Eiding
Dr. Roscoe Cummings
Geoffrey Blake
Python
James Marshall
Barney Immerman
Lance Slaughter
Bass
Ricky Dean Logan
Private Roberto
Full cast & crew

Directors

Peter Markle
Full cast & crew

Producers

Jeffrey Auerbach
executive producer
Linda Berman
executive producer / supervising producer
T.S. Cook
(co-executive producer)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Howard L. Rosenberg
(story "Atomic Soldiers") (in part)
T.S. Cook
written by
Full cast & crew

Taglines

How Close Can You Get To Hell?

Keywords

deception
1950s
psychiatrist
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 29th, 1991 (France)
February 28th, 1990 (Japan) (video premiere)
March 8th, 1989 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Advance to Ground Zero
Nightbreaker (original title)
Proyecto nuclear (Argentina)
All Alternative Titles

Running Times

99 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

NDR/ARD (in association with)
Sveriges Television (SVT) (in association with)
Alliance Entertainment (in association with)
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Transvídeo (Brazil)
MCA Home Video (Canada)
Alliance Releasing Home Video (Canada)
All Distribution Companies

Special Effects Companies

Cinema Research (titles and opticals)
VCE (visual effects)
Interformat (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

Tobey's Tune (additional music) / additional music
The Caterers Inc. (catering:: las vegas) / (catering: Las Vegas)
Los Angeles Casting Express Inc. (los angeles casting)
All Other Companies

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