IMAGES: MIRACLE MILE (movie 1988)

There are two main threads in MIRACLE MILE. The first one is the possibility of nukes wiping out everything. The second is the new relationship between Harry (Anthony Edwards), and Julie (Mare Winningham). So this is NOT your typical romance film.

Harry is a musician, and it took him thirty years to find the woman of his dreams. Unfortunately, it happened during nightmarish conditions.

I can identify with Harry in many ways.

Just for the record, this is one of my favorite eighties flicks.

He hears ringing coming from a phone booth, so Harry answers it. A young man calling from a nuclear missile silo tells him the United States has just launched nukes at the Soviet Union, and the soviet nukes will hit the country in a very short time. Soon chaos spreads everywhere, as people try leaving the city.

The affection between Harry and Julie comes across as genuine, and that's one of the many reasons I like this movie.

How does it all end? I'm NOT going to tell you.