Shelter Skelter story
A survivalist and his friend find themselves cut off in his shelter after a nuclear bomb detonation. Directed by: Martha Coolidge. Story by: Ron Cobb, Ron Cobb and Robin Love.
13 total · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| friendship | major | Two friends hunkered down in a secret basement fallout shelter after a nuclear bomb detonation. |
| nuclear holocaust | major | Harry Dobbs was convinced that a catastrophic nuclear war had taken place. |
| nuclear weapons | major | A nuclear missile detonated accidentally and turned Harry's little town into a wasteland. |
| survivalism | major | Harry Dobbs built a family bomb shelter his basement because he was convinced that a nuclear war was imminent. |
| survivalist stereotype | major | Harry Dobbs built a family bomb shelter his basement because he was convinced that a nuclear war was imminent. |
| father and daughter | minor | Harry's young daughter went off to visit relatives in Kansas City. |
| father and son | minor | Harry's young son went off to visit relatives in Kansas City. |
| fear | minor | Harry chewed out his friend for being afraid to die among other things. |
| husband and wife | minor | Harry's wife left with the kids for a weekend trip to Kansas City. |
| mother and daughter | minor | Sally took her young daughter to visit relatives in Kansas City. |