On Nov. 20, 1983, ABC-TV aired “The Day After,” a film that depicted the devastating effects of a nuclear exchange near Kansas City.
A documentary by Jeff Daniels called “Television Event” chronicles the many challenges that director Nicholas Meyer and his crew faced while filming the “unthinkable” in and around Lawrence, Kansas, and the Cold War-era skirmishes required to keep it on a network TV schedule.
On Monday, Dec. 4, just over 40 years after the film drew an astonishing 100 million viewers, Daniels, a documentary filmmaker, not the famous actor with the same name, will screen his documentary at Liberty Hall in Lawrence.
A visit to the University of Kansas’ Spencer Research Library uncovers a number of artifacts and memorabilia from the 1982 production, like an elaborate poster, reels of film and still photos. Including scenes from inside Allen Fieldhouse and a “tent city” built along the Kansas River, a movie creation that Wright still marvels at.
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