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Dead End Kids

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Original title

Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Poweraka

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Dead End Kids

Year

1986

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

JoAnne Akalaitis

Screenwriter

JoAnne Akalaitis

Cast

Documentary

Music

Philip Glass

Cinematography

Judy Irola

Producer

Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland, Mabou Mines

Genre

Documentary | Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Dead End Kids is not a belated entry in Leo Gorcey/Huntz Hall manifest, but instead the film adaptation of Mabou Mines' off-Broadway play. The full title is Dead End Kids: A Story of Nuclear Power, and that is essentially that. Scientific articles, interviews and eyewitness accounts are woven together to trace the history and consequences of nuclear energy. The cast includes David Byrne and Phillip Glass, who also wrote the film's music. Though its visual style cannot be described as cinematic, Dead End Kids is one of the best of the many filmed "readings" on the subject of nuclear power that appeared in the mid-1980s.

Awards: 1987: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Gran Jury Prize

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Dead End Kids

1986

JoAnne Akalaitis