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Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . just as foretold by this flick that MGM (aka, "the Voice of America's Fat Cats") distributed decades ago. "Harry Baldwin" is a prototypical U.S. Fat Cat when he begins his murderous crime spree (featuring most of the other major felonies) during PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO! As Harry progresses from armed robbery to assault and battery, continuing with blockade running, he teaches his two teen kids that MGM people should behave as if they're rulers of an Empire of One. Other folks exist only to be robbed if they have stuff you want, or murdered if they're in your way. Harry drives this point home by torching a busy interstate highway evacuation route, burning countless families to death in their cars, simply because the chicken Harry wishes to cross the road. Harry seems to have a thing about roadside mayhem, as he's soon instructing his son about bridge demolition. It's not long until Harry graduates to gunning down youths one by one, rather than simply burning anonymous families alive in their vehicles. The Trouble With Harry is that he seems to have no future. Harry tends to be in a constant state of PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO! However, Harry's spiritual brother ran for U.S. President in 2016, and WON! Now we're all being entertained by seeing the whole USA being run as if it were an Empire for One!

O2D I've never heard of Ray Milland but I will never watch another one of his movies. This atrocity starts with a family leaving to go camping at 4 am and they don't even try to make it look dark. They soon find out a nuclear bomb has destroyed Los Angeles and now they must fight to survive. Milland drones on about things that don't make sense, when he's not lying. At one point they can't pull out on to a road because there is a non-stop line of traffic.He dumps a bucket of gasoline on the road and throws a book of lit matches at it like a girl. The ensuing inferno instantly ignites another car, pay no attention to the liquid on the car. It just gets worse and worse and you hope everyone dies.Then it ends,WITHOUT an ending. Not only is the daughters rape scene the best part of the movie but by the time it happens, you'll be happy she gets raped. I would say watch it just to see how stupid it is.I gave it 2 stars because you can't give 1/2 stars,I'd like to give it 1 1/2.

Richie-67-485852 Nice little gem here on what it would be like to have to handle family safety and security in case civilization failed. The movie is believable and holds up even though it was made in the 50"s. The survival themes don't change and it does get realistic to see how far a civilized person will go when faced with tough choices. This movie takes you there. I got some stomach wrench meaning tension during some scenes where you might find yourself rooting and taking sides. The question of what would you do just ropes the viewer in and the movie itself takes us there when the two main players disagree on main issues. I couldn't help but think that I would become a little more ruthless than portrayed but then again, everyone handles emergency differently. Check yourself out while watching. It is important to note that food, shelter and clothing become extremely important in a crisis with money and certain material items becoming near worthless until order is restored. This is a good reminder of that subject. There is rape, killing and theft plus more handled very well allowing the viewer to know what happened instead of seeing it. That's the way it was back then in the movies. Today, they go all out leaving this viewer in a tight spot. I don't like to see in your face certain subjects for the thrill factor. I am more supportive in this as long as what takes place is critical to the story-line and to keep in credible but with class not crass. Enjoy Ray Milland and his supporting actors who do the job fairly well. Good movie to snack with and of course have a tasty drink on standby. Sandwich works too. Enjoy and don't "panic"....

wes-connors Hard-nosed family man Ray Milland (as Harry Baldwin) and his sympathetic wife Jean Hagen (as Ann) get the camper ready for a vacation from their suburban Los Angeles home. Dutiful and muscular son Frankie Avalon (as Rick) is going along, as is pretty blonde daughter Mary Mitchel (as Karen). The family of four are out of the city when they hear a rumble and see a flash of light. It's not an earthquake… It's not thunder and lightning… It's… THE A-BOMB! Getting out of the car, they see the mushroom cloud form over Los Angeles, which has been destroyed in a nuclear attack. Other annihilated cities include New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, London, Paris and Rome. There is no radiation sickness for Mr. Milland, his family and others because, "They come from the hills." Certainly, the wind must have been helping. The survivors learn government officials have declared it the "Year Zero" for all remaining...This ludicrous story makes you wonder if America is worth saving. Almost immediately after the attack, US survivors become selfish and uncivilized hoodlums. They loot, kill and rape at the drop of a hat. Our "heroic" leading man, Milland is hardly better than the worst murderer – witness, for example, his deadly highway stunt. Incredibly, Milland ends the day by thanking God for his success. It must be said that during real disasters, Americans do not act as they do in this film. It's possible some are good people, but the movie highlights everyone's worst behavior. A jazzed-up soundtrack makes you wonder if filmmakers expect you to take this as fun. Milland also directed. An attempt to give his character a moral core fails, and the other family members are characterized poorly. They are joined by Joan Freeman (as Marilyn Hayes), a sex-slave they free. Introduced in her underwear, she later arouses interest in Mr. Avalon.*** Panic in Year Zero! (7/5/62) Ray Milland ~ Ray Milland, Frankie Avalon, Jean Hagen, Mary Mitchel