Advance to Ground Zero
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Advance to Ground Zero

1989 · ★ 7.1 · Dir. Peter Markle

How Close Can You Get To Hell?

Dr. Alexander Brown (Martin Sheen) 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 (played by Emilio Estevez) 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?

Released
1989-03-08
Runtime
99 min
Language
EN
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Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
Dr. Alexander Brown - Present
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez
Dr. Alexander Brown - Past
Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson
Sally Matthews
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
Paula Brown
Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano
Sgt. Jack Russell
Paul Eiding
Paul Eiding
Dr. Roscoe Cummings
Geoffrey Blake
Geoffrey Blake
Python
James Marshall
James Marshall
Barney Immerman
Ricky Dean Logan
Ricky Dean Logan
Private Roberto
Nicholas Pryor
Nicholas Pryor
Colonel William Devereaux
Michael Laskin
Michael Laskin
Dr. Hatch
Tom Bower
Tom Bower
Dan Cutter
Alan Toy
Alan Toy
Dr. Rosenberg
Frank Beddor
Major Frank Brady

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