Red Alert (1977)

[@allisterwatkins]

LOVED IT. A REMINDER OF THE GOOD STUFF WE USED TO SEE ON TV. THANKYOU TIM HARDEN.

[@bobgomez9481]

The brainwashing propaganda....

[@gorflunk]

@@bobgomez9481 The networks would never show something like this today.

[@davidhewson8605]

What a movie. Tension had me climbing the walls. Artificial Intelligence be damned !. Acting superb. Thanks all. Dave

[@sarahbryant8768]

I recognize that big white door!!! Was in loads of movies in the 70s and early 80s.

[@davidfoster8172]

and in armageddon mivie

[@nadnavlis240]

Pretty darn good. I preferred this movie to many Hollywood "blockbusters". It manintained a good level of tension for most of the movie. It's my first time watching it. I don't know how I missed this movie over the years, but I did. Thanks for the upload.

[@itsmezed]

I haven't seen this for over 40 years. Thanks for posting!

[@amethyst9998]

Well, I'm back to watch this yet again. There are certain films I tend to get drawn back to every so often, and this is one of them. So glad it's still here. :)

[@timharden8686]

Thank you for leaving that comment! I was hoping there was an audience to watch this, which is why I posted it. Might have to pop it on my tele tomorrow while working.

[@johnbrandwood6568]

I remember watching this as a kid ... it's so good to see it again. Thanks for uploading!

[@fortworthron]

Wow- for years I could not come up with the name of this movie… I could only come up with vague scenes in the movie. I’m pretty sure I watched this on tv, probably late 70’s. And today it falls onto my KZbin lap! 😊 thanks for posting this!

[@darinmckillop5044]

Great movie I'm 58 and haven't seen this. Thanks

[@MrViewsonix]

RIP M. Emmit Walsh, you were a great character actor.

[@randyspears9827]

Thanks for uploading this movie. I remember seeing it when I was young and wanted to see it again.

[@NotYourKindOfPeople-z6m]

Aaaah, I'm 12 again watching great stuff on the telly! Thanks for that.

[@daveroche6522]

Solid acting, solid production values; solid story PLUS John Walton Sr. being an officious PR1CK - what's not to love? Favourite bit - the despatcher (on the phone) pretending to be the Big Guy. Great film - thank you.

[@MovieMakingMan]

The large chamber in this movie isn’t part of a nuclear facility. It’s building 32 at the Johnson Space Center. It was used to test hardware that would be sent into space. The vacuum chamber could be heated and cooled to extreme temperatures. I used to go to that building all the time. I primarily worked in building 9 which was next to building 32. Peter Fonda was in the movie Future World that was shot mostly at JSC/NASA. He told me when he was acting in scenes his teenaged sons would skateboard in the huge underground drainage system under JSC. The drainage system was made of concrete and was 15 feet x 10 feet. I don’t know how Fonda’s kids were able to find an entrance. A side story: At the end of those drains were huge screens to filter out objects. One time in 1977 the screen became clogged. There must’ve been a lot of hanky panky going on at JSC because the screen was clogged with used condoms. Peter Fonda told me during one of the scenes he went into building 32’s chamber. Because of the chamber’s ability to create very hot and cold temperatures Peter said it snowed inside the chamber. Too bad that wasn’t used in the movie. In building 9 next to building 32 a few of us built the space shuttle Manipulator Development Facility. The MDF was used to control the large robotic arm on the left side of the shuttle payload bay. The arm was designed by Canada. Engineers and astronauts use the arm to move large helium filled balloons in and out of the payload bay. The payload bay is the large area behind the shuttle middeck. Some balloons were as large as the payload bay. They were weighted out so they would be almost ‘weightless’ and motionless. After construction of the MDF there were 5 grappling fixtures tested. Grappling fixtures were used on the end of the arm to grab payloads. Several grappling fixtures were tested. The one with the simplest design was ultimately used. It was designed by Canada. Every once in awhile the grappling fixture would become detached from the helium filled balloons and end up near the ceiling of the building. The building was equivalent to 6 stories tall. When balloons became detached I used to have to use a portable crane to attach a tether to the balloon so it could be pulled down. If you want to read about the chamber in building 32 here’s a link: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Environment_Simulation_Laboratory Oh yeah, there were several other scenes in this movie that were shot at JSC/NASA. One reoccurring scene was of the hallways in JSC office buildings. They all were almost identical and built when JSC was being built in the 1960s.

[@GreatBowlsAfire]

Fantastic information and imagery! thanks so much for sharing such cool trivia! cheers~ 😎👍

[@Balrog2005]

Thanks a lot, sometimes there is such good comments in KZbin.

[@dipling.pitzler7650]

I instantly asked myself what that structure with the big round bulkhead was actually for as it was nothing you would find in a nuclear plant! I imagine it was big enough to fit the Lunar lander, Service module and other Saturn V parts.

[@MovieMakingMan]

@@dipling.pitzler7650 Yes it is. It’s massive. I liked just walking around it and through the maze of support structures all around it on about 8 floors. It’s very impressive.

[@alfredcerwensky7646]

I liked this for the corn factor. I was involved in some construction at a Goddard facility and others aerospace enitities as well as the nuclear power production industry and containment facilities. I was never on the refueling side of of the outages but I liked the secure and safe feeling with all the redundant procedures...

[@williamblakehall5566]

Thank you so much for this! It's a must-catch for William Devane fans and it captures the atomic power plant jitters growing up in the Seventies. A rare gem.

[@amethyst9998]

William, if you've liked this, then watch Atomic Twister on You Tube. It's about tornadoes which hit a power plant and they have trouble with their cooling system. It's another really good film as well.

[@amethyst9998]

Seen it William, a few times. I have it bookmarked and enjoy watching it every now and again. :) Another good one was The China Syndrome with Jack Lemon and Jane Fonda but, sadly, it isn't available on You Tube. Another one about a power plant in danger.

[@williamblakehall5566]

@@amethyst9998 If you listen to this movie carefully, the phrase "China syndrome" gets used, two years before that became a movie title.

[@markr.devereux3385]

Not a huge fan of DEVAN . I did think his role in RED ALERT was exceptional . I think his early career was pretty good and his peak as far as I'm concerned. I put him in the same category as DENNIS QUAID another actor that does not excite me.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Silkwood got me as a kid, tho that was later.

[@billsmith2696]

Never heard of this before, saw the cast list and thought with all that talent it's had to be worth a watch glad I did GREAT MOVIIE, MANY THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD.

[@joelamont8585]

"Can you help us keep our secret?" "Sure. What exactly is going on?" "That's the secret." Great line.

[@MichaelMoore-no9ly]

You have to love the 70's: Minutes after almost suffocating to death, he tries to light up a cigar. I watched this movie because I like William Devane, was not disappointed.

[@alfredpjr]

Absolutely. I agree.

[@mrcarpenter2008]

Great TV film. The American production system produces some really great films and no mistake. Tense and intelligent and so much better for having no CGI.

[@babaloo42]

Back before video games kids used to get hooked on typewriters.

[@TRUTH-4U-NOW]

I was one of them. Got my dad´s Underwood and started typing BS.

[@godblessamerica7048]

Valve packing glands and bolts should not be painted, but they often are, in my experience working at water and wastewater facilities. The bolts can be tightened to prevent valve stem leaks, which was not done in this case. Since the valve was leaking, they should have tightened the bolts or repacked the packing gland until the leak stopped rather than simply opening and closing the valve again.

[@gbhxu]

Thanks for the upload. Shame they've never released this on DVD.

[@jublywubly]

There are a lot of great movies that have never made it onto DVD. I have a movie called "Control", from the '70s or early '80s. It has a similar feel to this movie, because it's about people who volunteered to enter a fallout shelter as a test to see how people interact when they're in a confined area for a couple of weeks. I've only ever seen the one VHS copy (my copy) and I've never found it on disc or any reference to it online.

[@robertkustos2931]

​@@jublywublyis that the one with Burt Lancaster? There's some on ebay, nearly 7 pounds. I can't find any dvd that's out. I'll keep though, and inform you if I find one.

[@johnf.1969]

@@robertkustos2931 I think that's "Dawn's Early Light" with Lancaster. Great film.

[@amethyst9998]

I've not started to watch this yet, but it is so good to find it. I've watched it a few times before so I will guarantee to anyone who hasn't seen it, that it's a brilliant film. Thank you, Tim Harden. Edit: I made this comment a month ago, but something has occurred to me. When Brolin said that there was no radiation and called for Commander Stone to flood with oxygen, he froze, but the other guy took over and said "we're flooding." So, if the containment building was flooded with oxygen, why did they still need breathing apparatus? Just an observation.

[@stephendevore3902]

Because the director said so🤪 Got a match? 🙄🙄🤯

[@flownaway2856]

Remember Stone said it would take an hour to make only the the vapor lock life-supporting. Brolin was trying to buy Ives time, but it ultimately didn't work. He dies shortly after the oxygen mask is taken away and both Brolin and Wyche need them because they're not yet pumping oxygen into the rest of the containment building.

[@timharden8686]

You're very welcome! It's great reading people's feedback that they've been looking for this for years. I'm so glad I was able to post this.

[@ALBERTRANDALL-p9x]

My hat is off to you Tim.😊​@@timharden8686

[@AudieHolland]

Only this movie once on TV. But it made a profound impact on me. Human beings, designated as light blips on monitor. Then one by one, as their futile calls for help are registered on the printer, the little blips fade out one by one.

[@dinnerwithfranklin]

Brilliant film. Loved it and Thank You!

[@RichardSpeights]

This movie was based upon the book, Paradigm Red by Herold King of Shreveport, LA.

[@shadovanish7435]

In realty, I'm quite sure radiation detectors would have been independent of a "main computer's" control, & reported radiation readings directly to the control room (rather than indirectly, through the "main computer), thus avoiding the possibility of computer error in reporting a radiation leak.

[@glenncox9128]

Yes, but obviously this movie never even heard of reality.

[@Brigadelokcom]

Thanks, I was looking for it for years !

[@lucar01inos16]

Very good film. Simple, credible, good plot, fine acting

[@chadnevels246]

You gotta love the shots of "Poteus Control" which were really the MOCR2 (Houston Mission Control) the 3rd floor of building 30 at JSC (Nasa's Johnson Space Center). Funny how they blurred the background of several of the shots showing the walls to blur out the actual mission plaques that still hang in that room to this day.

[@josephhuston7590]

Love the paper thin metal garage containment door.

[@carolinehaythornthwaite2965]

A lovely old movie, you can still hear the vinyl crackling.

[@pedrovision6987]

Never seen this movie...thank you for the upload! (I remember when the world looked like this...I remember well.)

[@robertamoyaw8812]

Laziness, I always knew was bad for us , but now I know Laziness is our Doom

[@tracywilliams7929]

I waited years for this to come to KZbin. It shows so much of Michael Crichton s influence. Now I hope that "Pursuit" comes to KZbin. It starred Ben Gazzara as a government agent in a battle of wits with a mass murderer played by EG Marshall.He wants to kill San Diego with stolen nerve gas. Some say the novel, "Binary" was Crichton finest characterization. Also his debut as a director.

[@Quiksilversurf311]

“Pursuit” has a very nice US Blu-ray release done by Kino Lorber. I have it and the transfer is very nicely done.

[@CharleyHale]

Also THANK YOU so much for posting this!!

[@harmmaus8213]

One of the best Films ever. Thank you!

[@sailordude2094]

I never heard of this one, thanks for posting it! Devane was also in a pretty good WW3 film, about the survivors and aftermath, called Testament. My favorite film he was in is the grindhouse film Rolling Thunder.

[@rashton5730]

This is the reactor that powers Walton's Mountain 😅

[@lynch6642]

And Adrienne barbeau's boobs

[@dinnerwithfranklin]

😂😂😂😂

[@blankstares4355]

Goodnite Johnboy

[@evasaunders756]

​@@blankstares4355 😂😂😂

[@David-h1f4r]

👋👋👋👋👋😂😂

[@pathdaly]

Better than I expected. I've never been a fan of Devane, but I thought he was O.K. in this. Always loved Barbeau though and wish we'd seen more of her. Interesting to see Sidelow, as the only other thing I can recall seeing him in was Texas Chainsaw Massacre; and I thought Waite gave a better than usual performance too.

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

I don’t watch Devane for his acting. 😉

[@declanoleary1]

Enjoyed this, just the right amount of tension.

[@randyhuard5959]

I love this movie. Believing a computer over a man who is actually there, witnessing it first hand. Hmmm.

[@amethyst9998]

Unfortunately, this is now the way of the world. Computers are very sensitive, but they're also insensitive and can only react to what they've been programmed to do, and not "think" logically. The human will always be the master - we hope - and we must never allow machines to dominate us! I'm 72 years old now and was brought up in a pre-computerised era, but I am afraid of what can, or will, happen 50 or 100 years from now when I'm long gone, and I am truly grateful that I won't be around to see it. Life was so much simpler, and happier, in the 60s before widespread computerisation. We didn't need it then, but we can't do without it now, because most people are reliant on the internet and, to be honest, I find that somewhat depressing and sad.

[@RobertLocksley385]

What's completely mental is that there are people who consider the Russians' automated nuclear response a danger to the human race, but these are also people who install computers to manage the road traffic of entire major conurbations. The first instance has led (despite decades of fear) to peace, whereas the second has led to hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of deaths worldwide. I've not seen the failure of the unknown first system, but I've seen the consequences of the failure of the second thousands of times in fifty years, and yet people continue to put their faith in that known deadly and unfaithful system. What a world we live in.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I'm with ya lady! And you're older than me.

[@BlackOperations530]

@@amethyst9998 I agree with everything you said, especially when you mentioned, that life was simpler and happier in the 60s before widespread computerization.

[@amethyst9998]

@@BlackOperations530 Hi. I'm back to watch this again and, what I said a year ago, is something I still believe in. However, I now think a greater threat is AI. Why do we need artificial intelligence that can't feel emotion, love, human understanding? Is it not now a possibility that, if they do learn how to "speak" to each other, and therefore acquire a language of their own which humans can't decipher, will they at some point decide that humans are no longer of any use? I know the younger generation might scoff at this, but over the centuries and the way we've evolved, we ourselves have become too quick to accept change because we're told "it's for the best." Obviously, I have a computer, but that's the only thing I have; not even a mobile (cell) phone. Thankfully, I have no children/grandchildren to be concerned for, but I am concerned about the consequences of AI becoming a new life-form which has been created, and over which we may not have any way of controlling it. Only time will tell. Humans are already killing off many species of sea creatures and, why? Because, by 2050, just 26 short years from now, there will be more plastic in the seas than fish. Sorry to have gone off the subject, but it might be worth thinking about for future generations. :o)

[@blankstares4355]

seems like any movie with William DeVane is winner.

[@patwaters3486]

This was the same alert alarm sounded on the movie, "A Fistful of Yen". Perhaps this movie needed a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. One that has forged its spirit in the tradition of our ancestors. You have my gratetitude.

[@darlenehoover6577]

I remember watching this with my mom and dad.

[@ericanthonyvillar6285]

Great film!

[@JordanVT08]

Music💯 Plot💯 Character development💯 Costumes💯 Cinematography💯 Overall: 5/7

[@hootinouts]

I remember seeing this back in the mid-1980's.

[@DalePotter-v7c]

Great cast! Adrian i still love you 🌹from back in the day 👍😘😎🇺🇸

[@fcruz43215]

At 54, I miss these kinds of movies. It was enjoyable.

[@MrkBO8]

Our generation has only ever known change

[@gorflunk]

"Look at that, a machine searching for a bomb." That line has stuck with me since I first saw this in 1977.

[@cdorman11]

"Family Plot" was another good William Devane vehicle.

[@alecwilliams7111]

An oldie, but goodie. Particularly good writing. Modern viewing should have kids everywhere asking: "Mommie, is that a typewriter?"

[@ALBERTRANDALL-p9x]

And mommy saying, what the hell is a typewriter?

[@richardgordon4673]

Awesome it deals with the perils of AI in 1977.

[@richardgordon4673]

A very astute observation, you must be good looking!

[@Tim_Russert]

Only nine years after "2001"

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

I'm guessing this is Proteus III. His successor would come out in 1978 and chat up poor Mrs. Harris. Also, the scene between Adrienne Barbeau and Michael Brandon was used for _Chernobyl._

[@Tim_Russert]

I _thought_ that name sounded familiar. Thanks for the tipoff.

[@lizardprotector]

48:30 "Hey mom, there's the Simpsons." My brain and no one else's: "Is this movie where they got the name for the cartoon family?"

[@macwyll]

Hey! That one dude stole Dorothy Hamill's haircut!!!

[@Emulous79]

19:46 Adrienne's barbells

[@tommissouri4871]

When the caller told him he'd pick him up in 10 minutes, I'd have replied "Give me 20 minutes."

[@Emulous79]

@@tommissouri4871 I forgot I even posted that comment. Must be desperate to think of blurry boobs.

[@Tim_Russert]

"We'll keep this between us." Foreshadowing

[@cubdukat]

Hard to believe that David Foster produced these guys...

[@sim-sam]

Like a lot of you, I saw this as a kid and back then (together with that other movie with Douglas) I got the profund impression, that humans and nuclear energy won't go along very long very well. Looking at it now, there is so much more: Human failure, power, incompetence, fear, equality ... computerization (to a certain degree automatisation or "digitaliziation") are the problem, together with human error.. well won't go along very long very well... and, it's only a movie with dramatization. But live can be as drama as that movie... ;)

[@flownaway2856]

I remember my dad watching this on VHS when I was a kid. This is my first time seeing it as an adult, and as an internet native. People back then were already concerned about what could happen when you computerize entire systems and put too much faith in computers. Granted, an extreme example with a nuclear plant. I see it happen every day on far less lethal and much more individual levels. We didn't learn.

[@Cracktaculus]

It's even worse, nuclear power plants are safe as milk but the flip-side of tech in everyone's hands is Orwellian programming and surveillance, big tech turning humans into cattle-like resources.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Oh, don't worry, the twentysomethings designing the AIs to run everything would NEVER screw up.

[@RobertoGGo.Ewankosila.]

Well good to knows but it already happening in Japan,in the year 2011.an eatherguick damaged the plant.but they secured it in a proper ways.😅😅

[@rpthfndr501]

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[@MovieMakingMan]

Read my post in this thread about the large chamber in this movie. It was a huge chamber used for testing space hardware. It could create a vacuum and extreme temperatures found in space

[@Baskerville22]

They can't make a film like this without painting a military man, a politician or scientist as a madman.

[@dinnerwithfranklin]

Art imitating life.

[@Baskerville22]

@@dinnerwithfranklin Propaganda isn't "art"

[@dinnerwithfranklin]

@@Baskerville22 Not always but art is often propaganda. And propaganda is not always inaccurate.

[@ALBERTRANDALL-p9x]

You forgot religious fanatics.

[@markr.devereux3385]

This movie freaked me out. The suspense was awesome. Quite an ending.

[@glenncox9128]

Those ridiculous machines that expert engineers make - the only time they keep running is when they’re broken and nobody can find an OFF switch!

[@sharegreats2157]

Super suspenseful!

[@ntal5859]

Great movie, they just can't make them like this anymore.

[@robertamoyaw8812]

He's gotta feed that information to his Computer 😂

[@thomasschierer9326]

excellent💯

[@Arnold-l1k]

Considering how Reliant we are on the computer systems that we have now this scenario is even scarier then it was when this film was shot., and just imagine AI added to the mix

[@amethyst9998]

Yes. AI will become mankind's greatest fear. It will take over computers entirely and make demands of people with threats if not complied with. Alan Turing had no idea that his "idea" would evolve into something much more dangerous than he could ever have anticipated. He thought he was creating a tool that could be used for education, which it is if used properly, but not for the purposes it used for now, like social media (none of which I've ever joined, I might add). What was new science back in the 1930s is old hat now but, as time goes by, it will continue to evolve. Even the eminent Stephen Hawking said that if AI continues to develop, it will be the end of mankind as we know it. Get your kids off gaming machines folks. Stay away from social media because everything you say and write (like here now) is being monitored, including your emails, what you buy online, and whatever else you use your computer or mobile phone for.

[@adrinathegreat3095]

Old William devane could eat an apple through a letterbox.. Look at those teeth

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

I expect I’d enjoy this movie much more if I had any understanding of how nuclear power plants worked. For example, what’s the crane for? 1:26:00

[@timharden8686]

The movie wasn't actually filmed at a real nuclear power plant. It was filmed at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Many films used that location. The crane is just a part of the facility and they decided to use it as a plot device for the movie.

[@socialmeaslesinpartnership1252]

I'm obviously sick. It's a great film that I've never seen before and all I could look at was her 1970s bazonkas.

[@XNY556-Apple]

Huge wonderful jugs

[@evanhernandez1820]

So apparently Michael Brandon, who acted in this movie, narrated the adventures of a blue locomotive and his friends in 2004 but stopped in 2012.... NOSTALIGA FOR THE AMERICANS!

[@Ubique2927]

How many warnings and alarms need to be ignored and how many orders need to be questioned before someone gets shot?

[@shinnstoneer7]

It's a warm, comfortable feeling seeing sliced, white sandwich bread hasn't changed in 50 years.

[@Patty-w5s]

Time for a hot tub and dinner, here on a rather cool rainy evening in Hawaii.I almost had to put on socks!!! Db...

[@adamcheong4742]

Without eating, a person cannt think clearly.

[@bubbajones6907]

I like these old movies but it's difficult to watch if you're not scared of nuclear power.

[@angloaust1575]

Title of a novel which doctor Strangelove was based on!

[@tracywilliams7929]

This movie aired just before 3 Mile Island, didn't it?

[@chriss-nf1bd]

Let's wait and do the dishes. Argue with child over fashion. But first argue with husband because he told her to go east... While knowing there is an emergency.

[@ardhendubiswas5157]

A great movie. Love and dedication towards the job and the country. Hat's off.

[@securityrobot]

Looks like NASA’s Chamber A of the Space Environment Simulation Laboratory at building 32, once again being used as a film location.

[@MovieMakingMan]

It was. This chamber was used in many movies and it’s now it’s nationally registered. I used to work in building 32 along with many other NASA buildings. See my other post in this thread.

[@briankistner4331]

This guy Stone. "We go by the book" on EVERY damn thing. There comes a time you throw that book out the window and wing it. Go by your Gibbs gut.

[@paulmichniewicz9776]

REALLY GREAT MOVIE OF THE TIME

[@kathytomlin3968]

Excellent movie,must watch!!

[@AlfredCerwensky]

These films kept me worried about working in nukes, which l later overcame ...

[@beryllium1932]

John-boy tell Sumner to come in here!

[@AFrank-k4x]

Ich suche dieses Filmjuwel mit Deutscher Sprache schon seit Jahren. Kann vielleicht jemand helfen ob es den Film zu kaufen gibt mit Deutscher Tonspur. Vielen Dank an alle Filmliebhaber.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Are you telling me KZbin in Germany doesn't have German dubs or captions?

[@AFrank-k4x]

@@rogerscottcathey I would like to see the film dubbed in German and not with German subtitles and English

[@djsatane]

this deserves proper remake

[@dmitriisokolov9627]

Oh my... I thought "Red Alert" meant something like "Soviet threat", vodka, Mishka, balalayka, T-54 tanks on Broadway and so on

[@ashcoops6962]

Ah yes - nothing like a good radiation-preventing mop!

[@michaelrich6334]

Appreciate wow....over 40 years

[@martyconroy3786]

For a made for TV movie, its pretty good.

[@marcbrasse747]

Also happened to us last week when our homes heater went on the Fritz.

[@AlfredCerwensky]

AI...beep...AI...beep... it's appearing near you soon(sooner than you think)😮

[@allandavis8201]

If Ives was able to survive in the containment zone for hours after the atmosphere was contaminated then why couldn’t anyone else?, I didn’t have a oxygen mask or tank so either Ives was an alien who could breathe in it or the contamination was not as deadly as was suggested, and why didn’t they switch on the environmental pumps were back online?.

[@neilclark2245]

he got into the vapour lock and sealed himself in so he had breathable air, for a while at least

[@davem9208]

A great film for the day, but it wasn't until the phrase "ID Ives" was used that I realized I'd seen this before. I thought that was from The Andromeda Strain.

[@loco29456]

what a prophetic film ! 11 Years later, was Chernobyl …

[@stevenhall9349]

Pretty good movie