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Ladybug, Ladybug

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The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack. They are unaware that it has gone off by mistake, and separate the children into groups -- one of which is headed by the anxious Mrs. Andrews (Nancy Marchand) -- to take them home. Harriet (Alice Playten) invites her classmates into her family's bomb shelter, but tragedy strikes when she won't allow one of her classmates to enter.
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Bosley Crowther New York Times 05/09/2005
2.5/5
These are respectable intentions, but, unfortunately, the film is too slight in dramatic structure and too prosaic, really, to carry much punch. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/16/2017
B-
Strange thought provoking arty drama about the fear of a nuclear war in an elementary school and the misguided use of civil defense alarm boxes. Go to Full Review TV Guide 10/30/2007
2.5/4
This terrifying account of life under the fear of nuclear war successfully illustrates the harm undue panic and thoughtlessness can provoke. Go to Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 01/14/2004
4/5
Um triste retrato da parania que dominou o mundo (especialmente os EUA) durante a Guerra Fria - e que, nos ltimos anos, vem ganhando uma lamentvel sobrevida. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ronnie M May 9 Just Brilliant writing and directing. See more 07/25/2021 As someone who went to school in the '50s and did "duck and cover" exercises I can understand the sense of dread the teachers and students felt. The final seen of the boy looking up at the jets and not knowing whether they were missiles or enemy planes, and having no place to hide: harrowing. See more michael e 01/27/2020 A timeless classic of our basest fears and childhood concerns. Very well done! See more 12/28/2015 interesting only because of how it captures the paranoia of the Cold War. See more 01/16/2012 Having waited with my childrens wearing gas masks for Saddam Hussein's WMD missles on 91, I found this movie moving. See more Read all reviews
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Frank Perry

Director

Jane Connell

Mrs. Maxton

William Daniels

Mr. Calkins

Alice Playten

Harriet

James Frawley

Truck Driver

Richard Hamilton

JoAnn's Father
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Synopsis The teachers and students of a countryside elementary school are thrown into a panic when an air raid siren goes off, warning them of a imminent nuclear attack. They are unaware that it has gone off by mistake, and separate the children into groups -- one of which is headed by the anxious Mrs. Andrews (Nancy Marchand) -- to take them home. Harriet (Alice Playten) invites her classmates into her family's bomb shelter, but tragedy strikes when she won't allow one of her classmates to enter.
Director
Frank Perry
Producer
Frank Perry
Screenwriter
Eleanor Perry
Production Co
Frank Perry Films Inc.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 24m
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