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[i]"The Fever of '57" tells the gripping story of America's reaction to the Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik in October 1957. According to Hoffman, America's initial reaction of wonder and awe quickly turned to fear and widespread panic as the people were told by political and military leaders that the same rocket that carried Sputnik to space could also be used as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capable of delivering nuclear weapons to American soil. "I uncovered a story that has never been told and got unprecedented access to people who told me parts of the story that allowed me to put the whole thing together. It shocked me, and I hope it shocks audiences as well," said Hoffman. Notably, "The Fever of '57" was made by only three people: Hoffman, editor John Vincent Barrett and 24-year-old, first-time producer Eric Reid. They uncovered never-before-seen films and recently declassified government documents that proved crucial in capturing the feelings of the day and telling the story. Such facts included: [list][*]An April 1958 Gallup poll showed that more than 60 percent of Americans believed that nuclear war was imminent and that half the nation's population would be killed. [*]Throughout 1958, a hydrogen bomb was exploded every three days in the atmosphere by the United States or Soviet Russia. [*]In mid-1958, the Soviet military was placed on Full Alert status (its highest level of military readiness) for a 10-month period.[/list][/i]
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