I loved that final scene when the mushroom cloud rises and the little girl says "it's beautiful."
I really love this movie, I think Jon Voight's portrayal of the stepfather was one of his best performances .
This movie has definitely been underrated.
"I will never let you part, for you are always in my heart" MJ
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I went to see it three or four times when it was in the theaters. I feel that Voight's performance in it is up there with his performance in ' Midnight Cowboy ', or at least very close. The film still holds up very well for me, almost thirty years later.
shareI agree, its one of Voight's best. Everyone excelled in their roles and whoever did the costuming was right on for the period.The scenes were also like looking at a time capsule of the 50's. I grew up in the 50's and even though I was a young child, I rememeber the adults always talking about "The Bomb" wondering if they should put a bomb shelter in their back yards, the "Duck and Cover" exercises in grade school, etc.
I have the DVD and watch it a least once a year, I'm never bored by it and each time I watch it, I find some little thing I missed in previous viewings.
I will never let you part, for you are always in my heart: MJ
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