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I liked this movie, the 4am nightcrawlers added a touch of color
and disbelief, and while for most of the film you don't know if
what he overheard in the wrong phone call was real or not, it
was an effective, sad movie, depicting a tragically thwarted love.

How did this film fly under the radar?
Possibly the single most horrifying movie I've ever seen...and I wish it would be put out on DVD! After my initial shock, I showed it to friends who later said "why did you show me that film? I hate you!"
Miracle Mile starts off mildly enough in the guise of a developing dysfunctional romance flick. Anthony Edwards and Mare Winningham are wonderful and genuine in their modern (late 80s) roles. Before mid-way, though, a single mis-dialed phone call sets the exhausting, terrifying pace for the rest of the film, which is pretty much real-time after that. Your pulse, at this point, will be running at top speed to the last frame.
What goes on? Without giving too much away, Edwards' character is acting on something that, within a couple of hours, will affect everyone in the world.
On first watch, lots of the action doesn't seem to make sense, but on a second viewing, it falls perfectly together like a tight puzzle. And if not for Edwards' everyman-in-an-extraordinary-situation performance, the film would look silly and fall completely apart, but he absolutely shines. The soundtrack by Tangerine Dream is spot-on, too.
If you like happy endings, or have a weak heart, turn and run far, far away from "Miracle Mile". But if you want to see the "human experience" put into motion, have your morals challenged and have something to think about for the rest of your life, see it.

I need a miracle!
When I first rented this movie in the early 1990s I wanted to buy it, but it was out-of-print on VHS. I figured I would never be able to purchase it, but the world of DVD has changed that. Thankfully, its release on DVD is a very welcome addition to my cinematic library.

Anthony Edwards, best known for his portrayal of Goose in TOP GUN, plays an everyday guy. Mare Winningham plays and everyday girl. The two fall in love & look like they're well on their way to living happily ever after when their Romantic interlude is interrupted by a nuclear war.

There is nothing more heartbreaking than a terminally ill person who has only weeks or months to live. Situations like that bring out the best in all of us. We treat that person like royalty as we know they will not have a tomorrow; every moment counts.

However, in a grotesque world where EVERYONE is terminally ill, with only hours or perhaps minutes to live, things don't work like that. Instead what you end up with is anarchy & absolute mayhem. It is this snapshot of the death throes of a civilization that forms the centerpiece of this movie's plot.

The film has some very nice symbolism. I particularly liked the obvious parallel between the end of mankind and the demise of the dinosaurs. The scene of the two being trapped in the helicopter is a nice touch as well as it brings out the clausterphobic terror of a nuclear war. Quite simply, there IS no place to run to, and there is no escape.

At the beginning of the film, inside a museum of Natural History, there is a voiceover on a presentation of the history of the universe. A 15-20 billion year old universe, a 4 & 1/2 year old planet, sundry lifeforms that have taken millions of years to evolve. The film is noteworthy for how it makes one realize that nearly every species on earth could be wiped on in a matter of days.

While the Cold War is now over & terrorism is the new threat that has emerged to cause us all anxiety, this movie remains a classic. I cannot help but think that the human race is not "out of the woods" as far as a nuclear arms race goes. Someday there will likely be a country that will stockpile enough nukes to take the place of Russia as a nuclear weapons rival. If / when that happens, MIRACLE MILE will have more relevance to our day-to-day lives than ever.