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Shelf Life (1993) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1993 · 81 mins · English
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- Starring
- Paul Bartel, O-Lan Jones, Shelby Lindley, Jim Turner, Andrea Stein, Justin Houchin
After thirty years confined to a fallout shelter, three adults who grew up together fill the endless time by reenacting classic television episodes and recreating a tongue‑in‑cheek version of 1960s domestic life, turning their confinement into a bittersweet, improvisational comedy of survival and nostalgia.
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