Shelter Skelter story

tz1985e2x09b · 1987-05-21

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

ThemeLevelMotivation
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.