Nuclear War Comedy

As a child who lived through the tail end of the Cold War, I had my share of nuclear war themed nightmares. The scariest part was always that hour I imagined we’d have between finding out a bomb was coming and when it actually arrived. What would you do in that last 60 minutes of your life? As you get older, I think that question becomes easier to answer — you’ve experienced enough things to know what’s left on your list or what you want to be the last thing you ever do. But at 13? You have no idea.

Then the Soviet Union collapsed, everyone got happy, and I survived long enough to make a comedy video about nuclear proliferation.

I guess my generation wasted all that time we spent listening to songs like “99 Red Balloons” and “Forever Young.” Thanks for nothing, Alphaville and Nena.

Here’s the video. Made with Will Hines, starring Pam Murphy.