WarGames Director: John Badham Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy
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Features
Feature-length audio commentary by director John Bodham and writers Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes; New Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack; Trivia and production notes; Original theatrical trailer
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Scene Selections
0. Scene Selections
1. Om Mani Padme Boom! [6:36]
2. Main Title/NORAD [3:05]
3. The Deployment Debate [2:39]
4. Meet WOPR/War Games [1:53]
5. David/"Your Wife?" [3:27]
6. Penciling In New Grades [5:00]
7. Replacing The Key Men [:47]
8. Perusing Protovision [2:40]
9. Tickets To Paris/Games [4:55]
10. "Definitely Military" [4:43]
11. Thermonuclear War [5:47]
12. Missile Warning [3:02]
13. Parental Interruptus [1:59]
14. In The News/"Screwed!" [3:11]
15. Computer Callbacks [1:18]
16. Nabbed By Feds [2:21]
17. DefCon 4/Seattle Spy [2:39]
18. Meeting McKittrick [3:28]
19. DefCon 3/Robert Hume [3:40]
20. Playback Is Swell [5:12]
21. Escape/Phoney Change [7:04]
22. Goose Island, Oregon [3:49]
23. DefCon 2/Ghost Planes [1:57]
24. A Game Of Futility [5:06]
25. "I Can't Swim!"/Copter [3:40]
26. DefCon 1/Almost Doorjam [3:23]
27. Incoming Warheads [5:26]
28. Lock Out Change [3:03]
29. "He Got One" [2:05]
30. Tic Tac Toe [2:19]
31. Strobing Strategies [3:13]
32. End Credits [2:57]
Editorial Reviews
Once more, a wise-guy teenager tries to prove he's smarter than any adult-and nearly destroys the whole world in the process-in WarGames. Computer-game aficionado Matthew Broderick inadverently taps into a hush-hush Pentagon computer, then proceeds to inaugurate his favorite game, "Global Thermonuclear War." What we know, but Broderick doesn't, is that the Pentagon, hoping to eliminate the chancy "human element" in the event of an actual war, has given its computer total, irreversable control over the launching of nuclear weaponry. Broderick and government official Dabney Coleman race against time to reverse the computer's resolve to send bombers to Russia. WarGames scored a hit, especially with teenage filmgoers. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 11 and UP
What to watch out for
- Drugs:
A reference to smoking marijuana.
- Messages
- Sex:
Necking.
- Violence:
Not an issue.
- Language:
The curses are mostly mild, including "bull---."
- Consumerism:
Not an issue.
What Parents Need to Know
About WarGames
Parents need to know that this film deals with mature topics such as nuclear war and nuclear holocaust, but also has as its main character a computer hacker who breaks the law without remorse.
Families Can Talk About
Families can talk about Cold War history. Also, while the movie is dated, it might be provide a way to talk about the current war, and to ask your kids about their own fears.
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