Panic in Year Zero! story

movie: Panic in Year Zero (1962) · 1962-07-05

A Baldwin family leaves Los Angeles on camping trip just in time to miss the city getting hit by an atomic bomb.

13 total · 7 major · 6 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
father and son major Harry Baldwin and Rick Baldwin.
killing to survive major The Baldwin family members were put in situations where they needed to kill to survive.
leadership major Harry Baldwin took control and did all he could to lead his family to safety amidst the anarchy of a post atomic horror scenario.
mass hysteria major There was panic and social breakdown in the aftermath of Los Angeles being hit by an atomic bomb.
nuclear holocaust major There was an atomic war which led to a post-apocalyptic state of affairs in Los Angeles.
post-apocalyptic dystopia major The Baldwin family was faced with having to survive when society broke down in the aftermath of a nuclear war.
surviving in a wasteland major The Baldwin family was faced with having to survive when society broke down in the aftermath of a nuclear war.
brother and sister minor Rick Baldwin and Karen Baldwin.
coping with having been raped minor Karen Baldwin was raped in the forest by two men.
father and daughter minor Harry Baldwin and Karen Baldwin.