This Is Not a Test (1962)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.7/10   

Director:

Fredric Gadette

Escritores:

Peter Abenheim (screenplay) &
Betty Laskey (screenplay) ...

Género:

Drama | Ciencia-Ficción

Plot:

A highway patrolman stops motorists on a highway after he hears news reports of a possible nuclear attack.

Plot Keywords:

Highway | Roadblock | Looter | California | Mushroom Cloud

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Accurate portrayal of paranoia in 1962

Reparto

Seamon Glass	...	Deputy Sheriff Dan Colter
Thayer Roberts	...	Jacob Elliot Saunders
Aubrey Martin	...	Juney
Mary Morlas	...	Cheryl Hudson
Michael Greene	...	Joe Baragi (as Mike Green)
Alan Austin	...	Al Weston
Carol Kent	...	Karen Barnes
Norman Winston	...	Sam Barnes
Ron Starr	...	Clint Delany
Don Spruance	...	Peter
James George Jr.	...	Looter
Norman Bishop	...	Looter (as Norm Bishop)
Ralph Manza	...	Looter
Jay Della	...	Looter
William Flaherty	...	Looter

Duración:

USA:73 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

USA:Not Rated

Compañía:

GPA Productions

Citas:

[first lines]
Deputy Sheriff Dan Colter: This is Colter. Give me a time check, please.

Accurate portrayal of paranoia in 1962

I remember seeing this film as a kid on late-night television and have searched for it for years (not remembering the title). Actually, it takes place very near to where I live, but anyway, this is NOT an exploitation film in the usual sense. Certainly a low-budget effort with varying degrees of amateur acting and strong portrayals, you do feel the smothering mood of impending doom for these folks. The casting of Seamon Glass (remember him in DELIVERANCE?) was essential to the reality of this tale since he doesn't seem to be acting at all. A perfect late-night tale of confusion and fear with a perfect ending.

They must have filmed this in four or five days. Who was right in the end? I miss these old black and white low-budget efforts. They formed their own reality when they weren't making fun of serious topics as in this case. Definitely a 7. It's on DVD. Check it out.