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Three siblings (O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner) spend 30 years in the family bomb shelter they entered after the JFK assassination.

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Jessica Scott Film Cred Shelf Life spent nearly 30 years — an entire generation — hidden away from the world. Even more relevant now than it was when it was first released, the film offers a morbidly comic vision of the effects of paranoia, bigotry, and isolation. Dec 19, 2022 Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said It's downright weird, dark, funny and absurd, per usual. Sep 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three siblings (O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner) spend 30 years in the family bomb shelter they entered after the JFK assassination.
Director
Paul Bartel
Producer
Anne Kimmel, Bradley Laven
Screenwriter
O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Surround