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Atomic City [VHS]

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Here is a much lesser known 50's sci-fi with a little different twist. An atomic researchers son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of the the Father's atomic secrets.

This is a tightly knit atomic sci-fi thriller with great production values and above average acting, even from the kid. The Atomic City actually has a movie feel to it unlike a lot of other 50's sci-fi of this time which which came off more like an episode of a TV show.

The Atomic City was also actually nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay - how many other 50's sci-fi can tout an Academy Award Nomination?

Great pacing, tight direction and some superb location filming in the 'real' Atomic City of Los Alamos, New Mexico make this one worth hunting down. The collectors print in circulation is an above average transfer and makes for a great double feature with the Atomic Man!!

Recommended

A wonderful old fashioned scary face paced science fiction film. Paramount takes such good care of their prints and this video shows it!

I purchased Atomic City [VHS] for my dad's 54th birthday. He'd put it on his Amazon Wish List, and it frankly was one of the nice movie things I could afford. I queued him in on it, he said he'd love to get it, and I ordered. I received it within a week of online purchase, and dad has watched it several times since his birthday. It had a few small wear-and-tear signs of being an older video cassette, but it was in pretty good shape for its age, and had a reasonably set price like so. I've also recently purchased a 15-year-old car off CraigsList, which exhibits like age-related signs of wear-and-tear, but is a great car with only 88,000 original miles and I LOVE it like dad loves the movie. Both have served the purchaser very well.