Film

Nightbreaker

1989 · 1h 39m · Drama · TV Movie

How Close Can You Get To Hell?

IMDb

6.3

Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, exposed to atomic bomb radiation in the Nevada desert-- will Brown help the man uncover the truth? In 1950's Nevada, Brown is a young psychiatrist and a guest of the U.S. Army, where soldiers were routinely exposed to excessive radiation. The young Brown and a colleague interview soldiers, who show their ignorance and insouciance in the face of this danger. The movie intercuts scenes between the young Alexander Brown and older Alexander Brown, some thirty years after the nuclear tests. Will the decorated psychiatrist finally speak out on the atrocity he witnessed?

Martin Sheen

Dr. Alexander Brown - Present

Emilio Estevez

Dr. Alexander Brown - Past

Lea Thompson

Sally Matthews

Melinda Dillon

Paula Brown

Joe Pantoliano

Sgt. Jack Russell

Paul Eiding

Dr. Roscoe Cummings

Geoffrey Blake

Python

James Marshall

Barney Immerman

Ricky Dean Logan

Private Roberto

Nicholas Pryor

Colonel William Devereaux

Michael Laskin

Dr. Hatch

Tom Bower

Dan Cutter

Alan Toy

Dr. Rosenberg

Frank Beddor

Major Frank Brady

• Peter MarkleDirector
• T.S. CookWriter · Executive Producer
• William R. GreenblattProducer
• Martin SheenExecutive Producer
• Linda BermanExecutive Producer
• Peter BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
• Stephen E. RivkinEditor

Release date

March 8, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie