The Atomic Cafe
This darkly funny and eerily relevant 1982 cult classic about how to stop worrying and love the bomb is pieced together from government-produced educational and training... Read more
The Atomic Cafe
Directed by Kevin Rafferty and Jayne Loader and Pierce Rafferty
The Atomic Cafe
Armageddon has never been so darkly funny as in The Atomic Cafe. This 1982 cult classic juxtaposes Cold War history, propaganda, music and culture, seamlessly crafted from government-produced educational and training films, newsreels and advertisements. Taken together, these sources cheerily instruct the public on how to live in the Atomic Age, how to survive a nuclear attack (!) ... and how to fight and win a nuclear war. As a U.S. Army training film advises, "Viewed from a safe distance, the atomic bomb is one of the most beautiful sights ever seen by man." Returning to theaters in a sparkling 4K digital restoration created by IndieCollect, The Atomic Cafe is an absurdist blast from the past that would be downright laughable if it weren’t so eerily relevant to our fake news present.
Reviews
“A stunner, a movie that has one howling with laughter, horror and disbelief. Deserves national attention."
“A comic horror film. Everyone should visit The Atomic Cafe.”
“An artfully assembled collage of official insanity.”
“A chilling memory of life in the first years under the mushroom umbrella.”
"Nuclear holocausts were never so darkly funny as in The Atomic Cafe (1982), a compilation of hilariously scrunchy archival footage.”
“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.”
Awards
National Film Registry – U.S. Library of Congress
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| Venue | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Film Center | Portland | OR | 1537588800September 22, 2018 |
| Austin Film Society | Austin | TX | 15371568009/17, 9/19 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit | MI | 1536292800September 7 - September 9, 2018 |
| Pacific Film Archive | Berkeley | CA | 15358608009/2, 9/14 |
| Parkway Theatre | Baltimore | MD | 15350832008/24-25, 8/29 |
| Art Theatre | Champaign | IL | 1534824000August 21, 2018 |
| Laemmle Claremont 5 | Claremont | CA | 1533960000August 11 - August 12, 2018 |
| Laemmle Playhouse 7 | Pasadena | CA | 1533960000August 11 - August 12, 2018 |
| Laemmle Monica Film Center | Los Angeles | CA | 1533873600August 10 - August 16, 2018 |
| Roxie Theater | San Francisco | CA | 1533873600August 10 - August 16, 2018 |
| Film Forum | New York | NY | 1533096000August 1 - August 14, 2018 |
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