Miracle Mile in 35mm

Miracle Mile in 35mm

Harry (Anthony Edwards) and Julie (Mare Winningham) have a romantic encounter at the La Brea Tar Pits and quickly fall in love. Harry’s bliss is short-lived when he answers a ringing payphone and hears a frantic warning that nuclear missiles are heading toward his location. Distraught by the thought of never seeing Julie again, he does whatever he can to find her while warning others along the way, unsure whether he is sparking citywide panic unnecessarily. Filmed on location along Wilshire Boulevard, inside LA landmark Johnie’s Coffee Shop, and featuring the May Company Building that would become the Academy Museum, Miracle Mile sees the city descend into chaos in the face of impending doom.

DIRECTED BY: Steve De Jarnatt. WRITTEN BY: Steve De Jarnatt. WITH: Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, Mykelti Williamson, Denise Crosby. 1988. 88 min. USA. Color. English. Rated R. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Steve De Jarnatt Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

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