I noticed that Anthony Edwards turns 54 today. Happy Birthday, Goose! And Mark Greene! (Remember the good days of ER??). Well, I figured I might as well reblog my review of his little-known film Miracle Mile. I really liked this one & was shocked to get a big response from fellow bloggers who are also fond of this apocalyptic movie from 1988 (that I’d never even heard of before watching it last year). 🙂
Miracle Mile (1988)
Directed by Steve De Jarnatt
Starring:
Anthony Edwards
Mare Winningham
Denise Crosby
Mykelti Williamson
Kurt Fuller
Music by Tangerine Dream
Running time: 87 minutes
Plot Synopsis: (via IMDB)
A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.
My Opinion:
What’s this? An apocalyptic movie from my beloved 1980s with a Tangerine Dream score yet I’d not even HEARD of it let alone ever seen it?! How is this possible?!?! Well, I think UK Netflix is finally getting better as they’re starting to stick some slightly obscure 80s films on there, which is exactly what I want! I’m always on the lookout for lesser known movies from the 80s (and 70s) and Netflix has surprised me twice in the past month with this and then with one I…
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This is an ’80s gem that captured the time and area (I work just down the street from the grill joint location depicted) perfectly. And yes, I remember Mark Greene’s days from ER…where [spoiler alert] the producers and writers tortured the TV character till he was dead! 😉
I remember how much you love this movie. : ) lol – Poor Mark Greene! Very few characters in ER ended up with a happy ending. I think that hospital was bad luck. : )
Haven’t seen this myself. Sounds all right.
It’s an odd one. Hard to recommend to everyone but many who love 80s movies might appreciate it. : )
I got hold of a copy of this sometime after you first posted your review, but I’ve still not got round to watching it. I’m rolling my eyes at myself as I type.
Lol. You’re like me – I have SO many un-watched DVDs. I’ll never get around to them all! ; )