Nightbreaker
movie
How Close Can You Get To Hell?
Released March 08, 1989
Overview
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?
Cast
Martin Sheen
as
Dr. Alexander Brown - Present
Emilio Estevez
as
Dr. Alexander Brown - Past
Lea Thompson
as
Sally Matthews
Melinda Dillon
as
Paula Brown
Joe Pantoliano
as
Sgt. Jack Russell
Paul Eiding
as
Dr. Roscoe Cummings
Geoffrey Blake
as
Python
James Marshall
as
Barney Immerman
Ricky Dean Logan
as
Private Roberto
Nicholas Pryor
as
Colonel William Devereaux
Michael Laskin
as
Dr. Hatch
Tom Bower
as
Dan Cutter
Crew
Peter Markle
as
Director
Steve Kelso
as
Stunts
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T.S. Cook
as
Writer
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Peter Bernstein
as
Original Music Composer
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T.S. Cook
as
Executive Producer
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Linda Berman
as
Executive Producer
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William R. Greenblatt
as
Producer
Stephen E. Rivkin
as
Editor
Ronald Víctor García
as
Cinematography
Martin Sheen
as
Executive Producer
Tom Morga
as
Stunts