Michael Beers The Day After Interview

Michael Beers The Day After Interview

Day After (Motion Picture)

Lawrence (Kan.) -- History

Nuclear war

Nuclear weapons

Kansas Public Radio (Lawrence, Kan.)

Segments from an interview with Michael Beers conducted by Kaye McIntyre of Kansas Public Radio for a KPR special commemorating the thirty-year anniversary of the 1983 broadcast of The Day After, a made-for-TV movie depicting the aftermath of nuclear war, which was set and filmed primarily in Lawrence, Kansas. The KPR special aired on November 12, 2013. The interview was conducted at the Watkins Museum of History on June 28, 2012. Beers had a small speaking role in the film as a soldier handing out supplies. He describes having difficulty remembering his lines, riding on a bus with star Steve Gutenberg, and trying to break into acting afterward.

Beers, Michael

McIntyre, Kaye

"The Day After": Thirty Years Later (KPR Presents)

Watkins Museum of History (Lawrence, Kan.)

Published with the permission of Michael Beers. This work is the intellectual property of the Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, Kansas. The public may freely copy, modify, and share this Item for noncommercial purposes if they include the original source information. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

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To listen to the Kansas Public Radio special that includes this interview, go to https://kansaspublicradio.org/show/programs-kpr-presents/2013-11-12/kpr-news-day-after-thirty-years-later

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Lawrence (Kan.)

1983

2012-06-28

McIntyre, Kaye

Beers, Michael

Lawrence (Kan.)

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