EPISODE · Jul 3, 2023 · 23 MIN
WarGames (1983)
from OETA Movie Club Podcast · host OETA Movie Club
This week on the OETA Movie Club Podcast we discuss WarGames (1983). High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video games. After starting a game of Global Thermonuclear War, Lightman leads the supercomputer to activate the nation's nuclear arsenal in response to his simulated threat as the Soviet Union.Support the showOETA - Home
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This week on the OETA Movie Club Podcast we discuss WarGames (1983). High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video games. After starting a game of Global Thermonuclear War, Lightman leads the supercomputer to activate the nation's nuclear arsenal in response to his simulated threat as the Soviet Union. Support the show OETA - Home
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