Cast and crew credits for countdown to looking glass, 1984, directed by fred barzyk, with scott glenn, patrick watson, murray westgate, at turner classic movies. Countdown to looking glass is a canadian madefortelevision movie that premiered in the united states on hbo on october 14, 1984 and was also broadcast on ctv in canada. With scott glenn, michael murphy, helen shaver, patrick watson. Countdown to looking glass 1984 the movie database tmdb.
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Catharine burgess was a pseudonym for catherine erhardt. The story is told through a live news report that follows the apocalyptic worldending nuclear exchange between the u. Apr 24, 20 for the final release, the games name was changed from alice to through the looking glass due to legal reasons. Through the looking glass or thru the looking glass may also refer to. Countdown to looking glass film countdown to looking glass 14 october 1984. Looking glass is the code word for the strategic air command. Mention the similarities between the story and todays geopolitical. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Looking glass opens with drivers seat views of roads and credits in red type and a typeface that will look familiar to fans of david lynchs wild at heart and lost highway.
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Through the looking glass disambiguation wikipedia. Looking glass is the code word for the strategic air commands control plane which is to be used in the case of nuclear war. Countdown to looking glass tv movie 1984 goofs imdb. It was made in 1984 yet i can still remember scenes from it. In the early stages of his hollywood career, comar held acting roles in films like the thriller visiting hours 1982 with michael ironside. The fact that the film s most resonant and likable portions are those in which nothing actually happens almost too nicely encapsulates why the looking glass falls sadly flat throughout much of.
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