Threads [1984]

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Primary Contributor : Karen Meagher
Primary Contributor : Reece Dinsdale

Product Details

Director : Mick Jackson
Actor : Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly, Rita May, Nicholas Lane
Format : PAL
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5014503407124
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 2000-07-10
Running Time : 112minutes
Studio : Meridian Entertainment

ASIN : B00004U3VW

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

Hideously plausible when first broadcast in 1984, this BBC TV docu-drama now seems like a terrifying might-have-been, although a great deal of what it says about the probable aftermath of a nuclear attack remains horribly pertinent. Scripted by Barry Hines (author of the novel on which Ken Loach's Kes was based) and directed by Mick Jackson (who later went to Hollywood with The Bodyguard and Volcano), at the time Threads seemed like a response to the American TV movie The Day After although it stands nobly on its own. Showing the after-effects of World War III on the United Kingdom by concentrating on two Sheffield families linked by an unplanned pregnancy, it illustrates the scientific, political, medical and social consequences of the severing of the many vital connective "threads" that support a Western society. Grim in a particularly 1980s way, this is a compulsive if uncomfortable watch and accomplishes a great deal without the distraction of spectacle, picking through all the melted milk bottles and firing squad traffic wardens to find the human horror at the heart of it all. --Kim Newman

Customer Reviews

Best Horror Film of All Time? (2008-09-16)

There will be a re-release of this film in 2009, digitally remastered with extras including behind the scenes photo stills contributed by film crew and members of the public who played extras, also a 'How they Blew Up the old Sheffiled City Council Headquaters featurete!Other news - the film and the story is to be re-booted with a biological weapon storyline replacing the Nuclear one, due for limited cinema release in 2010. The new film will also be shot in South Yorkshire in a realtime 24hour style format. Well, is was only a question of time wasn't it?The team who brought us 'The Last Train' are involved and private pre-release press that I found on a certain website states that it will be more scary than the original! We'll see!

NOTHING can prepare you for this film (2008-08-31)

I read all the reviews with the idea of softening the impact of this film, as I am one of those of nervous disposition, but I needn't have bothered. I have watched bloodfest films before now, Freddie Kruger etc. That was nasty, but not real. What makes Threads so horrific is that it could be real, and it nearly was in the 80s. The thing that stood out for me was the sound of the siren. I heard it for days after.When I watched the strike I reacted physically; I felt faint, I shook, I felt sick. But I am glad I watched it. Word of warning - DONT watch it at night, dont watch it if you suffer from OCD or depression, and yes, read the reviews, because it wont shield you from the horror of the film, but you will feel that you are not alone in your feelings of sheer fear and horror when you do watch it.

Possibly the bleakest vision of mankind's future (2008-07-01)

Just a couple of points to add to the the other excellent reviews...1. The special effects department used photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors as the basis for their reconstructions but they had to tone it down for television. Radiation burns look worse in real life.2. There used to be a book available that predicted casualty figures based on most likely attack patterns. Liverpool was demmed to be the best place to live in the event of nuclear war because its inhabitants had only a 0.04% chance of serious injury. This was because they had a 99.96% chance of immediate death.

SCARY STUFF (2008-06-05)

Even though this film is over 20 years old, the realisation of a total nuclear bomb strike on Great Britain and the effects of the aftermath are extremely realistic and scary. I watched this film with my Mum when it first came out and I was terrified. I recently purchased this DVD when it came out. I didn't think it would still scare me but it does. Much more realistic than the tamed down American version ''The Day After''. Set in Sheffield it keys the events leading up to the attack and around the lives of 2 families and a bunch of Council workers and how they all deal with events before and after the attack. Not for the faint hearted.

The best TV film ever! (2008-05-23)

I've just watched Threads, it is so realistic and incredibly disturbing, showing the effects of the blast, radiation sickness and something which I forgot would happen- crop failure! With its buildup to war in Iran this film is incredibly relevant today despite being made in 1987. I advise anyone looking for an excellent buy, get Threads, its watchable and distrubing in equal measure.

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