Part of Science on Screen 2023
After a chance meeting at La Brea Tar Pits and an unlikely first date, Harry and Julie are on their way to falling head over heels in love. They arrange a second date after Julie has finished her shift at a late night dinner, but Harry oversleeps and leaves Julie out in the cold. After heading to the diner to make things up to her, Harry inadvertently intercepts a phone call that alerts him to an impending nuclear war, setting him off on a manic journey through the city to rescue his newfound love.
“A master class in pacing and escalation, writer/director Steve De Jarnatt crafts in MIRACLE MILE a John Hughes meets George Miller all-timer.” —Ed Travis, Cinapse
“An audacious doomsday thriller with a 20-megaton impact. Deceptively simple and relentlessly gripping, it represents American independent movie-making at its most exciting and accessible for mainstream audiences.” —Joe Leydon, The Moving Picture Show