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Wargames (1983)
Plot
A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing ?
Keywords: computer, super-computer, military, intelligence, social-commentary, tic-tac-toe, immaturity, teen, nuclear-war, blockbuster
"Wargames (1983)" Actors
- Matthew Broderick
- Dabney Coleman
- John Wood
- Ally Sheedy
- Barry Corbin
- Juanin Clay
- Kent Williams
- Dennis Lipscomb
- Joe Dorsey
- Irving Metzman
- Michael Ensign
- William Bogert
- Susan Davis
- James Tolkan
- David Clover
"Wargames (1983)" Director
Taglines:
The only winning move is not to play.
To David Lightman, "Global Thermonuclear War" will just be one hell of a game. To everybody else, it will be hell waiting to happen.
Is it a game, or is it real?
Quotes:
General Beringer: We've had men in those silos since before any of you guys were watching "Howdy Doody"! Now I myself sleep pretty well knowing those boys are down there.
Mr. Liggett: Now there seems to be a lot of confusion on this next question: asexual reproduction. Could someone tell me please who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex?::David Lightman: Ah-heh. [whispers something to a classmate]::Jennifer: [overhearing, Jennifer starts to laugh]::Mr. Liggett: [turns around and sees Jennifer giggling] Miss Mack! What is so amusing?::Jennifer: I...::[Jennifer breaks up into laughter again and turns to look at David, who puts on a show of mock innocence]::Mr. Liggett: Alright, Lightman. Maybe you could tell us who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex.::David Lightman: Umm... Your wife? [the class erupts into laughter]::Mr. Liggett: [pointing to the door] Get out, Lightman. Get out.
FBI Agent George Wigan: He does fit the profile perfectly. He's intelligent, but an under-achiever; alienated from his parents; has few friends. Classic case for recruitment by the Soviets.::Lyle Watson: Now what does this say about the state of our country, hmm?::[General Beringer rolls his eyes]::Lyle Watson: I mean have you gotten any insight as to why a, a bright boy like this would jeopardize the lives of millions?::FBI Agent George Wigan: No sir. He says he does this sort of thing for fun.::John McKittrick: What?::Arthur Cabot: Dammit, John, I want some answers and I want them *now*!
David Lightman: [typing] People sometimes make mistakes.::Joshua: Yes, they do.
Joshua: Shall we play a game?::David Lightman: Oh!::Jennifer: [giggles] I think it missed him.::David Lightman: Yeah. Weird isn't it?::Jennifer: Yeah.::David Lightman: [typing] Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War?::Joshua: Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?::[Jennifer laughs]::David Lightman: [typing] Later. Let's play Global Thermonuclear War.::Joshua: Fine.
David Lightman: [typing] What is the primary goal?::Joshua: You should know, Professor. You programmed me.::David Lightman: Oh, come on.::David Lightman: [typing] What is the primary goal?::Joshua: To win the game.
McKittrick: See that sign up here - up here. "Defcon." That indicates our current defense condition. It should read "Defcon 5," which means peace. It's still on 4 because of that little stunt you pulled. Actually, if we hadn't caught it in time, it might have gone to Defcon 1. You know what that means, David?::David Lightman: No. What does that mean?::McKittrick: World War Three.
David Lightman: [typing] Is this a game... or is it real?::Joshua: What's the difference?::David Lightman: [muttering] Oh wow.::Joshua: You are a hard man to reach. Could not find you in Seattle and no terminal is in operation at your classified address.::David Lightman: [typing] What classified address?::Joshua: D.O.D. pension files indicate current mailing as: Dr. Robert Hume, a.k.a. Stephen W. Falken, 5 Tall Cedar Road, Goose Island, Oregon 97...
Stephen Falken: Now, children, come on over here. I'm going to tell you a bedtime story. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Once upon a time, there lived a magnificent race of animals that dominated the world through age after age. They ran, they swam, and they fought and they flew, until suddenly, quite recently, they disappeared. Nature just gave up and started again. We weren't even apes then. We were just these smart little rodents hiding in the rocks. And when we go, nature will start over. With the bees, probably. Nature knows when to give up, David.
McKittrick: [McKittrick approaches Falken's group on stairs] I don't know what you think you can do here, Stephen.::Stephen Falken: [suddenly noticing] John! Good to see you. I see the wife still picks your ties.::McKittrick: What is- What has this kid been telling you?::Stephen Falken: [looking at screens] How far's he gone?::McKittrick: Well the President about ready to order a counterstrike. That's what we're recommending he do.::Stephen Falken: It's a bluff, John, call it off.::McKittrick: No, it's not a bluff. It's real.::Stephen Falken: [raising his voice from stairs] Hello, General Beringer! Stephen Falken!::General Beringer: [standing] Mr. Falken you picked a hell of a day for a visit!::Stephen Falken: Uh, uh, General, what you see on these screens up here is a fantasy; a computer-enhanced hallucination. Those blips are not real missiles. They're phantoms.::McKittrick: [McKittrick approaches Beringer] Jack, there's nothing to indicate a simulation at all. Everything is working perfectly!::Stephen Falken: But does it make any sense?::General Beringer: Does what make any sense?::Stephen Falken: [points to the screens] That!::General Beringer: Look, I don't have time for a conversation right now.::Stephen Falken: [Falken speaks as he approaches] General, are you prepared to destroy the enemy?::General Beringer: You betcha!::Stephen Falken: Do you think they know that?::General Beringer: I believe we've made that clear enough.::Stephen Falken: [face to face] Then don't! Tell the President to ride out the attack.::Colonel Joe Conley: Sir, they need a decision.::Stephen Falken: General, do you really believe that the enemy would attack without provocation, using so many missiles, bombers, and subs so that we would have no choice but to totally annihilate them?::Female Airman First Class: [on loudspeaker] One minute and thirty seconds to impact.::Stephen Falken: General, you are listening to a machine! Do the world a favor and don't act like one.::Female Airman First Class: [on loudspeaker] One minute and twenty seconds to impact.
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War Games 1983 Full Movie (Brought To You By Kevin Nicholson)
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WarGames [1983] - Trailer
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- Duration: 2:21
- Published: 26 Sep 2010
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WarGames [1983] Director: John Badham Starring: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Barry Corbin,
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WarGames 1983
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- Duration: 10:00
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My favorite scene in War games
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WarGames (1983) - Arthur B. Rubinstein.wmv
Maybe the most popular score of Arthur B. Rubinstein, WarGames was made in 1983 and the music is very memorable, a classic, the style is a mix of orchestral music combined with synthetizer music, very interesting score.
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WarGames (1983) -- Arcade and Bedroom clip
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- Duration: 8:05
- Published: 16 Sep 2008
- Updated: 17 Jan 2012
- Author: HeyMrWheat
A favourite series of scenes from the film Wargames. Like all movies, it's based in reality but it's very enhanced with extra flavour and sugar, and there's some cheese(cake) added as well. It's a very likable world, and David Lightman is a very likeable character, esp for a 10yo boy such as myself, who would have been the little kid playing Galaga. Notice that Lightman doesn't rip or rag on someone just because he is younger (which is a constant irritant amongst children), he has a humourously insouciant attitude to school and authority, and most importantly he has the affections of a very pretty classmate and doesn't use it as a tool of oppression: NB that she is the one that drives the motor-bike.
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WarGames (1983) - With Lab Rat XL Music (Drexciya): "LR 4" & "LR 5"
WarGames is a 1983 film about a young guy (Broderick) who plays a wargame (simulation?) with a government supercomputer related to a Nuclear Holocaust...it' really a great movie, despite it was filmed 25 years ago. The music is from the album "Mice or Cyborg", and it's supposed to be the last project of Drexciya before Stinson death. Tracks: "Lab Rat 4 and 5". I hope you like it. Please comment!!!
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WarGames trailer
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. 1983. Matthew Broderick.
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Michael Madsen in Wargames
Michael Madsen in movie Wargames.(1983)
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Wargames 1983 - The voice of WOPR
The coolest computer voice in movies! + FINAL SCENE in HD. Curiously it appears that Lightman, McKittrick and Crystal Palace all have same voice synthesizers...
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WarGames (1983) online free full movie part 1/11
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Watch WarGames (1983) Full Movie Free Online
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Wargames 1983, arcade scene - Classic Arcade in Movies 1
Wargames arcade scenes. Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy... This arcade has (left to right): Dig Dug, Galaga, Zaxxon, Sub-Roc 3-D, Gravitar, Tron, Tutankham... Space Duel, Satan's Hollow, Tron, Ms. Pac-Man, Blue Print, Donkey Kong Jr, Pac-Man, Robotron 2084, Asteroids, Centipede, Frenzy, Centipede, Donkey Kong Ms. Pac-Man, Jungle Hunt. :)
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War Games 1983 Part 1
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- Duration: 15:01
- Published: 17 Feb 2012
- Updated: 21 Mar 2012
- Author: SeattleMarksJoint4
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Wargames 1983 Trailer HQ
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- Duration: 2:18
- Published: 06 Aug 2009
- Updated: 15 Feb 2012
- Author: FilmTrailersChannel
In Theaters: 18 August, 1983 A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the US nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing ?
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War Games 1983 Part 2
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- Duration: 15:01
- Published: 17 Feb 2012
- Updated: 20 Mar 2012
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„Edge Of The World" from 'WarGames' (1983) -- Sung by Yvonne Elliman
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(W) (A) (R) Games (1983 Sci-Fi Thriller Matthew Broderick) 2 of 8
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- Updated: 06 Feb 2012
- Author: AllSortsOfStuff101
WARNING: Part 8 contains strobe lighting; please take care when watching it. Thank you! WarGames A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the US nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing?
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WarGames (1983) (TV Spot)
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- Duration: 0:27
- Published: 10 Aug 2011
- Updated: 17 Mar 2012
- Author: mondodigitl
Matthew Broderick stars in the much-loved thriller from '83 about one of the screen's first teen hackers almost causing World War III.
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War Games 1983 Part 3
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- Duration: 15:01
- Published: 17 Feb 2012
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WarGames (Trailer 1983)
A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the US nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing ?
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War Games 1983 Part 6
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- Duration: 15:01
- Published: 17 Feb 2012
- Updated: 24 Mar 2012
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War Games 1983 Part 7
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WarGames (1983) - Trailer.flv
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- Duration: 2:19
- Published: 29 May 2010
- Updated: 03 Feb 2012
- Author: whitehatGuru
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
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01 Apr 2012
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Business Wire
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Yahoo Daily News
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Indian Air Force holds wargames in Northeast
01 Mar 2012
Deccan Chronicle
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India plans wargames near Pakistan border
27 Feb 2012
Yahoo Daily News
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India plans wargames near Pak border
27 Feb 2012
The Himalayan
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The Examiner
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09 Feb 2012
Wired News
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| Coordinates | 53°6′3″N14°40′4″N |
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| name | WarGames |
| director | John Badham |
| producer | Leonard Goldberg |
| writer | Lawrence LaskerWalter F. Parkes |
| starring | Matthew BroderickDabney ColemanJohn WoodAlly Sheedy |
| music | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| cinematography | William A. Fraker |
| studio | United Artists |
| distributor | MGM/UA Entertainment Co. |
| released | |
| runtime | 114 minutes |
| country | |
| language | English |
| budget | $12 million |
| gross | $79,567,667 (North America) |
| followed by | ''WarGames: The Dead Code'' }} |
The film follows David Lightman (Broderick), a young hacker who unwittingly accesses WOPR, a United States military supercomputer programmed to predict possible outcomes of nuclear war. Lightman gets WOPR to run a nuclear war simulation, originally believing it to be a computer game. The simulation causes a national nuclear missile scare and nearly starts World War III.
The film was a box office success, costing US$12 million, but grossing $79,567,667 after five months in the United States and Canada. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards. A sequel, ''WarGames: The Dead Code'', was released direct to DVD on July 29, 2008.
Plot
During a secret live fire exercise of a nuclear attack, many United States Air Force Strategic Missile Wing missileers prove unwilling to turn a required key to launch a missile strike. Such refusals convince Federal investigators to recommend Dr. John McKittrick's (Dabney Coleman) idea to automate command of missile silos, without human intervention. Control is given to a NORAD supercomputer, WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), programmed to continuously run military simulations and learn over time.David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) is a bright but unmotivated Seattle high school student who spends his free time hacking into the school computer to change his grades. He invites his friend and classmate Jennifer Mack (Ally Sheedy) to his house to show off his skills and help her with her failing grade. As he demonstrates his techniques, he comes across a mysterious unidentified computer in Sunnyvale, California while dialing every number. Believing it to belong to the video game company Protovision, Lightman manages to get the computer to print a list of games, starting with general strategy games like chess, checkers, backgammon, and poker and then progressing to titles like ''Theaterwide Biotoxic and Chemical Warfare'' and ''Global Thermonuclear War'', but cannot proceed further. Two of his hacker friends explain the concept of a backdoor password and suggest tracking down the "Falken" referenced in ''Falken's Maze'', the first game listed. Lightman discovers that the late Stephen Falken was an early artificial intelligence researcher, and guesses correctly that his dead son's name "Joshua" is the backdoor password he was seeking. (From this point on, all the protagonists refer to the computer as Joshua.)
Unknown to Lightman and Mack, Falken's work culminated in the WOPR computer at Cheyenne Mountain, and Joshua is actually a backdoor into it, Unknown to Lightman, The number of the mysterious computer he came across had been the NORAD supercomputer, WOPR. As they begin a game of ''Global Thermonuclear War'', playing as the Soviet Union, the computer starts a simulation that briefly convinces the military personnel at NORAD that actual Soviet nuclear missiles are inbound. Called away by his parents, Lightman unplugs his computer, causing the screens at NORAD to suddenly go blank. While the officials at NORAD try to determine what happened, Joshua nonetheless continues to simulate the scenario Lightman initiated. It continuously feeds false data such as Soviet bomber incursions and submarines deployments to the humans at NORAD, pushing them into raising the DEFCON level and toward a retaliation that will start World War III.
Lightman learns the true nature of his actions from a news broadcast and tries to cover his tracks, but soon he is arrested by the FBI and taken to NORAD for questioning. He realizes that Joshua is behind the NORAD alerts but fails to convince McKittrick. Before being dragged away to a holding room to await imprisonment, Lightman discovers that Falken is still alive, living at a classified address under a new identity. Through a combination of ingenuity and luck, Lightman escapes and enlists Mack's help in begging Falken (John Wood) to convince his old colleague McKittrick that Joshua is behind the entire scenario. Their hopes are immediately dashed when they find that Falken has become despondent and has no intention of helping them, as he considers nuclear holocaust inevitable. Finally, though, he agrees, and the three race to Cheyenne Mountain before it is locked down for DEFCON 1.
The computer stages a massive Soviet first strike with hundreds of missiles, submarines, and bombers. Believing the attack to be genuine, NORAD prepares to retaliate by pressing a "changes locked out" button. Falken, Lightman, and Mack convince the military officials to cancel the second strike and ride out the non-existent attack. Interpreting the lack of U.S. response as an indication of a problem & because the "Changes Locked Out" button was already activated, Joshua starts an attempt to launch a retaliation strike on its own, using a brute force attack to obtain the launch code for the U.S. nuclear missiles. Without humans in the silos as a safeguard, the computer will trigger a mass launch. All attempts to log in and order Joshua to cancel the countdown fail, and all weapons will launch if the computer is disabled. Instead, Falken and Lightman direct the computer to play tic-tac-toe against itself. This results in a long string of draws, forcing the computer to learn the concept of futility. Joshua obtains the missile code but before launching, it cycles through all the nuclear war scenarios it has devised, finding they also all result in stalemates. The computer concludes that nuclear warfare is "a strange game"; having discovered the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction ("WINNER: NONE"), therefore "the only winning move is not to play." Joshua then offers to play "a nice game of chess", and relinquishes control of NORAD and the missiles.
Cast
Production
Development
Development on ''WarGames'' began in 1979, when writers Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker developed an idea for a script called ''The Genius'', about "a dying scientist and the only person in the world who understands him — a rebellious kid who's too smart for his own good." Lasker was inspired by a television special presented by Peter Ustinov on several geniuses including Stephen Hawking. Lasker said "I found the predicament Hawking was in fascinating — that he might one day figure out the unified field theory and not be able to tell anyone, because of his progressive ALS. So there was this idea that he'd need a successor. And who would that be? Maybe this kid, a juvenile delinquent whose problem was that nobody realized he was too smart for his environment." The concept of computers and hacking was not yet present.''The Genius'' began its transformation into ''WarGames'' when Parkes and Lasker met Peter Schwartz from the Stanford Research Institute. "There was a new subculture of extremely bright kids developing into what would become known as hackers," said Schwartz. Schwartz made the connection between youth, computers, gaming, and the military. Parkes and Lasker came up with several different military-themed plotlines prior to the final story. One version of the script had an early version of WOPR. Named Uncle Ollie, or OLI (Omnipresent Laser Interceptor), it was a space-based defensive laser run by an intelligent program. The idea was discarded in preference of WOPR because it was too speculative.
David Lightman was modeled on David Scott Lewis, a hacking enthusiast Parkes and Lasker met. Falken was inspired by Steven Hawking with the appearance of John Lennon, who was interested in the role. General Beringer was based on James V. Hartinger, the then-commander-in-chief of NORAD who Parkes and Lasker met while visiting the base, and who, like Beringer, favored keeping humans in the decision loop.
Filming
Martin Brest was originally hired as director but was fired after 12 days of shooting because of an on-set argument with the producers, and replaced with John Badham. Several of the scenes shot by Brest remained in the final film. Badham said that "[Brest had] taken a somewhat dark approach to the story and the way it was shot. It was like [Broderick and Sheedy] were doing some Nazi undercover thing. So it was my job to make it seem like they were having fun, and that it was exciting." According to Badham, Broderick and Sheedy were "stiff as boards" when they came onto the sound stage, having both Brest's dark vision and the idea that they were going to get fired in their minds. Badham did 12–14 takes of the first shot to loosen the actors up. At one point, Badham decided to have a race with the two actors around the sound stage with the one coming last having to sing a song to the crew. Badham lost and sang "The Happy Wanderer", the silliest song he could think of.
Release
''WarGames'' did well at the North American box office, earning $79,567,667, the fifth-highest of 1983. The film was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. President Reagan, a family friend of Lasker, watched the film and discussed the plot with members of Congress.
Reception
Critical response
The film received positive reviews from critics. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 97% of 27 sampled critics gave the film positive reviews and that it got a rating average of 7.4 out of 10. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, calling it "an amazingly entertaining thriller" and "one of the best films so far this year", with a "wonderful" ending.
Accolades
''WarGames'' was nominated for three Academy Awards — Best Cinematography (William A. Fraker), Sound (Michael J. Kohut, Carlos de Larios, Aaron Rochin, Willie D. Burton), and Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes). The company that provided the large screens used to display the tactical situations seen in the NORAD set employed a new design that was super-bright enabling the displays to be filmed live. (The set was more visually impressive than the actual NORAD facilities at the time.) No post-production work was needed. For this, the company was awarded a Technical Achievement Award by the Academy.
Influence
The movie was notable for coining the term firewall in reference to computer network security. The scenes showing Lightman's computer dialing every number in Sunnyvale led to the term "war dialing", a technique of using a modem to scan a list of telephone numbers to search for unknown computers, and indirectly to the newer term "wardriving".
Video games
A video game named after the film was released for the ColecoVision in 1983. It played similarly to the NORAD side of the "Global Thermonuclear War" game, where the United States had to be defended from a Soviet strike by placing bases and weapons at strategic points. A game called "Computer War," in which the player must track and shoot down ICBMs as well as crack a computer code, was released for the TI-99/4A. A real-time strategy game that was very loosely related to the film was released for the PlayStation and PC called ''WarGames: Defcon 1'' in 1998. The film also inspired the Introversion game ''DEFCON'' (2006).
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed and conducted by Arthur B. Rubinstein. A soundtrack album including songs (recorded for but not used in the film) and dialogue excerpts was released by Polydor.''Side 1'' # "WarGames" – 2:53 # "Video Fever – The Beepers" – 2:49 # "The Game Begins" – 5:46 # "It Could Be War" – 1:59 # "David's Concern" – 2:17 # "NORAD" – 3:13 ''Side 2'' # "Edge of the World" (Yvonne Elliman) – 2:30 # "Confidence Is High" – 4:43 # "History Lesson – The Beepers" – 2:03 # "Launch Detected" – 1:51 # "Winner None" – 3:39 # "Edge of the World (End Title)" – 3:27
Intrada Records issued an expanded release in 2008 with the complete score, without the dialogue.
# "WarGames" – 3:38 # "Video Fever – The Beepers" – 2:22 # "Principal's Office" – 1:49 # "A New Grade" – 2:07 # "The Game Begins" – 2:44 # "History Lesson – The Beepers" – 1:44 # "Home Movie" – 1:26 # "A Game of Chess?" – 3:03 # "Nuclear Alert" – 2:58 # "Walk Thru NORAD" – 2:15 # "David Captured" – 3:53 # "David Searches" – 1:33 # "The Sneak" – 2:20 # "NORAD" – 0:57 # "It Could Be War" – 0:41 # "Confidence Is High" – 1:08 # "Off to See Faulken" – 1:07 # "WOPR" – 2:13 # "Maneuvers" – 1:36 # "Faulken's House" – 1:54 # "Time's Up" – 0:17 # "'I Can't Swim'" – 1:29 # "David's Concern" – 2:21 # "Helicopter Pursuit & Launch Detected" – 2:46 # "Closing the Mountain" – 1:51 # "Who's First?" – 2:06 # "Joshua!" – 2:37 # "It Might Be Real" – 0:58 # "Tic Tac Toe" – 1:32 # "Winner None" – 1:45 # "End Credits" – 3:21 # "Edge of the World" (choral version) – 2:03 # "Winner None" (original version) – 1:46 # "Edge of the World" (Yvonne Elliman) – 1:51
Sequel and possible remake
In November 2006, pre-production began on a sequel, titled ''WarGames: The Dead Code''. It was directed by Stuart Gillard, and starred Matt Lanter as a hacker named Will Farmer facing off with a government supercomputer called RIPLEY. MGM released the sequel directly to DVD on July 29, 2008 along with the 25th Anniversary Edition DVD of ''WarGames''. To promote the sequel, the film returned to selected theaters as a one night-only 25th Anniversary event on July 24, 2008.It was reported in February 2009 that Leonardo DiCaprio is looking to produce a reboot of ''WarGames''.
There is a reboot in the works by MGM Studios. Seth Gordon just signed on to direct, in news released June 24, 2011.
See also
References
External links
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| Coordinates | 53°6′3″N14°40′4″N |
|---|---|
| name | Yvonne Elliman |
| background | solo_singer |
| birth name | Yvonne Marianne Elliman |
| birth date | December 29, 1951 |
| origin | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| genre | Broadway, disco, pop |
| associated acts | Eric Clapton, Bee Gees |
| occupation | Vocalist, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals, Piano |
| years active | 1970–present |
| label | Polydor Records, Umgd Records, Umvd Import, Polygram Records, Taragon Records |
| website | Yvonne Elliman.com }} |
Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer who performed for four years in the first cast of ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a #1 hit with "If I Can't Have You." After a long hiatus in the 80s and 90s, during which time she dedicated herself to her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.
Biography
Early years
Elliman's father was of Irish descent, and her mother shared Japanese and Chinese ancestries. She was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from President Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1970. Her father taught her how to play the piano. She played in the high-school band, and after graduation she moved to London.
London years, ''Jesus Christ Superstar''
Elliman's singing career began in 1969 in London where she performed as a singer at various bars and clubs. At the time she did not like what she was singing and was singing for the money. She was doing drugs and liked the music of the Jefferson Airplane. An unknown, she was discovered by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who asked her to sing Mary Magdalene's part in ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', and later invited her to join the traveling cast, which she did for four years. This performance led to a 1974 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for the film version of "Jesus Christ Superstar". She had her first hit single in 1971 with the ballad "I Don't Know How to Love Him", from ''Jesus Christ Superstar''. The song was her first entry on the U.S. charts, peaking at #28 pop in 1971, although a cover version by Helen Reddy was a bigger hit. In the end, she sang ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' on the 1970 concept album, in the original Broadway cast (1971), and on the 1973 film soundtrack.
New York and disco
In 1971 Elliman moved to New York City for the Broadway production of ''Jesus Christ, Superstar'', where she met Bill Oakes, who worked with Robert Stigwood. They got married soon after, and she was asked to sing backing vocals on Eric Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1974. She went on tour with Clapton, and afterward got her own recording contract with Stigwood's RSO Records. A first album for the label (her third in all), ''Rising Sun'', produced by Steve Cropper, produced no hit singles, but her next album, ''Love Me'', produced by Freddie Perren, gave her two top-20 hits, "Love Me" (written by Barry and Robin Gibb), and a Barbara Lewis cover, "Hello Stranger." "Hello Stranger" topped the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts for four weeks, and was also a #15 Pop hit in 1977, while "Love Me" was a #14 Pop hit in late 1976/early 1977.In 1977, the Bee Gees were working on ''Saturday Night Fever'' and wrote "How Deep Is Your Love" for her, but Stigwood wanted the Bee Gees to perform it. Instead, she sang "If I Can't Have You." The song was a big hit, rising to #1 in the Billboard Hot 100; it is often hailed as the best singing performance of her career.
Also in 1977, Elliman performed on Eric Clapton's ''Slowhand'' album.
A few minor Top 40 hits followed in 1979, including the title theme song from the film ''Moment by Moment'' and another disco track, "Love Pains," which was a major club success. She appeared in a two-part episode of the television action series ''Hawaii Five-O'' during this period as an aspiring singer, performing the song "I Can't Get You Out of my Mind" with co-star James Darren. The single "Savannah" was also a minor hit, but shortly thereafter she decided to dedicate herself to her growing family of two children.
Return
After a considerable hiatus, Elliman reappeared on the music scene. An album titled ''Simple Needs'', with all songs written by Elliman, was released in 2004 and re-released globally on June 12, 2007. Elliman has continued performing in music festivals, benefits and concerts throughout the country and around the world. She also Performed on A PBS special 70's soul superstars in 2004 and sang her #1 hit If I Can't have you.
Discography
Albums
| !Year | !Album | United States>U.S. Billboard 200 |
| 1972 | ''Yvonne Elliman '' | |
| 1973 | ''Food of Love'' | |
| 1975 | ''Rising Sun'' | |
| 1977 | ''Love Me'' | |
| 1978 | ''Night Flight'' | |
| 1979 | ''Yvonne'' | |
| 1995 | ''The Very Best of Yvonne Elliman'' | |
| 1997 | ''The Best of Yvonne Elliman'' | |
| ''If I Can't Have You'' | ||
| ''Yvonne Elliman'' | ||
| 2001 | ''The Collection'' | |
| ''Simple Needs'' | ||
| ''20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yvonne Elliman'' |
Charted singles
| ! Year | ! Single | ! Chart peaks | ! Year | ! Single | ! Chart peaks | |
| #28 [#30] #47#72 #20 | 1973:#21 | 1977 | "I Can't Get YouOut of My Mind" | #17 | ||
| #92[#95] #100 | 1978 | "If I Can't Have You" | #1[#1] #4 #9#1 #20 #31#6 | |||
| 1975 | "Walk Right In" | #109 | 1978-79 | "Moment By Moment" | #59[-] | |
| 1976 | "Love Me" | #14[#10] #6 #15#11 #9 #16#3 #3 | 1979 | "Love Pains" | #34 [#53] #22 | |
| 1977 | "Hello Stranger" | #15[#14] #26 #13#20 #12 | 1980 | "Your Precious Love"w/Stephen Bishop | #105 |
Soundtracks
Samples
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References
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Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:American female singers Category:American pop singers Category:American dance musicians Category:American film actors Category:American musical theatre actors Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Decca Records artists Category:American people of Japanese descent Category:American people of Chinese descent Category:People from Honolulu, Hawaii Category:American musicians of Irish descent Category:Actors from Hawaii Category:Musicians from Hawaii
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| Coordinates | 53°6′3″N14°40′4″N |
|---|---|
| name | Matthew Broderick |
| birth date | March 21, 1962 |
| birth place | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| occupation | Actor |
| years active | 1979–present |
| spouse | Sarah Jessica Parker (1997–present; 3 children) }} |
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American film and stage actor who, among other roles, played the title character in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'', and Leo Bloom in the film and Broadway productions of ''The Producers''.
He has won two Tony Awards, one in 1983 for his featured role in the play ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' and one in 1995 for his leading role in the musical ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. He was also nominated for the Tony Award, Best Actor in a Musical, for ''The Producers'' but lost to his co-star Nathan Lane. To date, Broderick is the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Early life
Broderick was born in New York City, the son of Patricia (née Biow), a playwright, actress, and painter; and James Joseph Broderick, an actor. Broderick's mother was Jewish and his father was a Catholic of Irish descent. Broderick attended grade school at the City & Country School (a progressive K–8 school in Manhattan) and attended high school at Walden School (a defunct private school in Manhattan with a strong drama program). After the death of his mother, her paintings were exhibited at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York.
Career
Broderick's first major acting role came in an HB Studio workshop production of playwright Horton Foote's ''On Valentine's Day'', playing opposite his father, who was a friend of Foote's. This was followed by a supporting role as Harvey Fierstein's adopted son in the Off-Broadway production of Fierstein's ''Torch Song Trilogy''; then, a good review by ''New York Times'' theater critic Mel Gussow brought him to the attention of Broadway. Broderick commented on the effects of that review in a 2004 ''60 Minutes II'' interview:
He followed that with the role of Eugene Morris Jerome in the Neil Simon ''Eugene Trilogy'' including the plays, ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' and ''Biloxi Blues''. His first film role was also written by Neil Simon. Broderick debuted in ''Max Dugan Returns'' (1983). His first big hit film was ''WarGames'', a summer hit in 1983 he played the main role of David Lightman, a Seattle teen hacker. This was followed by the role of Philippe Gaston in ''Ladyhawke'', in 1985.
Broderick then got the role as the charming, clever slacker in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. At age 23, Broderick played a high-school student who, with his girlfriend and best friend, plays hooky and explores Chicago. The film remains a 1980s comedy favorite today and is one of Broderick's best-known roles (particularly with teenage audiences). Also in 1987, he played an air force troop pilot Jimmy Garrett in ''Project X''. In 1988 Broderick played Harvey Fierstein's gay lover, Alan, in the screen adaptation of ''Torch Song Trilogy''. In the 1989 film ''Glory'', he received good reviews for his portrayal of the American Civil War officer Robert Gould Shaw.
In the 1990s, Broderick took on the role as the adult lion, Simba, in the successful animated film, ''The Lion King'', and also voiced Tack the Cobbler in Miramax's controversial version of ''The Thief and the Cobbler'' which had originally been intended as a silent role. He won recognition for two dark-comedy roles. The first was that of a bachelor in ''The Cable Guy'' with Jim Carrey. The second was that of a high-school teacher in Alexander Payne's ''Election'' with Reese Witherspoon.
Broderick returned to Broadway as a musical star in the 1990s, most notably with his Tony Award–winning performance in ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' and his Tony Award–nominated performance in the Mel Brooks' stage version of ''The Producers'' in 2001. He continued to make feature films, including the 2005 adaptation of ''The Producers''. Broderick played the role of Leopold “Leo” Bloom, an accountant who co-produces a musical designed to fail, but which turns out to be successful.
Broderick reunited with his co-star from ''The Lion King'' and ''The Producers'', Nathan Lane, in ''The Odd Couple'', which opened on Broadway in October 2005. He appeared on Broadway as a college professor in ''The Philanthropist'', running April 10 through June 28, 2009.
In October 2010, Broderick was featured in the US version of the BBC programme ''Who Do You Think You Are?''.
He will return to the Broadway stage in Spring 2012 to star in the musical ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'', directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.
Awards
He has won two Tony Awards, one in 1983 for his featured role in the play ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' and one in 1995 for his leading role in the musical ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying''. He was also nominated for the Tony Award, Best Actor in a Musical, for ''The Producers'' but lost to Lane. To date, Matthew Broderick is the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
Personal life
Relationships and family
Broderick met actress Jennifer Grey on the set of ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' and in 1986 was briefly engaged to her.Broderick met actress Sarah Jessica Parker through her brother and the couple married on May 19, 1997 in a civil ceremony in a historic deconsecrated synagogue on the Lower East Side. Although Broderick considers himself culturally Jewish, the ceremony was performed by his sister, Janet Broderick Kraft, an Episcopal priest.
Parker and Broderick have a son, James Wilke Broderick, born on October 28, 2002. On April 28, 2009, it was confirmed that Broderick and Parker were expecting twin girls through surrogacy. Broderick and Parker's surrogate delivered their twin daughters, Marion Loretta Elwell (5 pounds, 11 ounces) and Tabitha Hodge (6 pounds), on June 22, 2009.
Although they live in New York City, they spend a considerable amount of time at their holiday home near Kilcar, a village in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, where Broderick spent his summers as a child. They also have a house in The Hamptons.
Car accident
On August 5, 1987, Broderick was in Northern Ireland, vacationing with Jennifer Grey, when he veered their rented BMW into the wrong lane on a country road in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and smashed head-on into a car driven by Anna Gallagher, 30. She and her mother, Margaret Doherty, 63, were killed.Broderick spent four weeks in a Belfast hospital with a fractured leg and ribs, collapsed lung and concussion. Grey suffered severe whiplash.
Broderick told authorities he had no recollection of the crash and did not know why he was in the wrong lane. "I don't remember the day. I don't remember even getting up in the morning. I don't remember making my bed. What I first remember is waking up in the hospital, with a very strange feeling going on in my leg," he said at the time.
Broderick was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and faced a prison term of up to five years. He was later convicted of the lesser charge of careless driving and fined $175. The victims' family called the case "a travesty of justice."
Broderick agreed to meet with the family of the two women in the spring of 2003 so that the family could gain some sense of closure about the accident.
Credits
| Film | |||
| ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| ''Max Dugan Returns'' | Michael McPhee | Debut role | |
| ''WarGames'' | David Lightman | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor | |
| Brother | |||
| Harold "Hally" | |||
| ''Ladyhawke'' | Philippe Gaston, "The Mouse" | ||
| ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' | Ferris Bueller | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | |
| ''On Valentine's Day'' | Brother | ||
| 1987 | James "Jimmy" Garrett | ||
| ''She's Having a Baby'' | cameo "Ferris Bueller" | ||
| Eugene Morris Jerome | |||
| Alan Simon | |||
| Adam McMullen | |||
| Colonel Robert Gould Shaw | |||
| 1990 | Clark Kellogg / The Narrator | ||
| 1992 | William "Bill" Campbell | ||
| ''The Night We Never Met'' | Samuel "Sam" Lester | ||
| ''A Life in the Theater'' | John | Made-for-television film | |
| ''The Lion King'' | Simba the Lion (adult) | (voice only) | |
| ''Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle'' | Charles MacArthur | ||
| William "Will" Lightbody | |||
| 1995 | Tack the Cobbler / The Narrator | (voice only) | |
| ''The Cable Guy'' | Steven M. Kovacs | Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (against Jim Carrey) | |
| Richard Feynman | |||
| Sam | |||
| ''Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery'' | Sgt. John Ordway | (TV Special/voice only) | |
| Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos | |||
| ''The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' | Simba the Lion | (voice only) | |
| ''Walking to the Waterline'' | Michael Woods | ||
| James "Jim" McAllister | Nominated — Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor | ||
| Inspector Gadget / Robo-Gadget / Jonathan "John" Brown | |||
| 2000 | ''You Can Count on Me'' | Brian Everett | |
| Professor Harold Hill | Made-for-television film | ||
| ''Good Boy!'' | Canid 3942 the Dog ("Hubble") | ||
| ''The Lion King 1½'' | Simba the Lion (teenager and adult) | ||
| ''Marie and Bruce'' | Bruce | ||
| Walter Kresby | |||
| ''The Last Shot'' | Steven Schats | ||
| Roger Beekman | |||
| 2006 | Steven "Steve" Finch | ||
| ''Then She Found Me'' | Benjamin "Ben" Green | ||
| ''Bee Movie'' | Adam Flayman | (voice only) | |
| ''Diminished Capacity'' | Cooper Kennedy | ||
| ''Finding Amanda'' | Taylor Peters Mendon | ||
| Despereaux | (voice only) | ||
| Benjamin "Ben" Singer | |||
| ''Beach Lane'' | Mike Brennan | television film | |
| ''Easy A'' | Ferris Bueller | Video Footage, uncredited. | |
| Andrew "Andy" Van Tassel | Completed | ||
| ''Tower Heist'' | Jack "Chase" Fitzhugh | Filming | |
| Davis Baton | |||
| Hans Christian Andersen | |||
{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Stage |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1981 | ''Torch Song Trilogy'' | | |- | 1983 | ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' | | |- | 1985 | ''Biloxi Blues'' | | |- | 1995 | ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' | | revival |- | 1999 | ''Night Must Fall'' | | revival |- | 2000 | ''Taller Than a Dwarf'' | | |- |2001–2002, 2003 | ''The Producers'' | | |- | 2002 | ''Short Talks on the Universe'' | | |- | 2004 | ''The Foreigner'' | | |- | 2005 | ''The Odd Couple'' | | revival |- | rowspan=2| 2009 | ''The Philanthropist'' | | revival |- | ''The Starry Messenger'' | | |- | 2012 | ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'' | | {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- |1981 |''Lou Grant'' | | Episode: "Generations" |- |rowspan=2|1985 |''Faerie Tale Theatre'' | | Episode: "Cinderella" |- |''Master Harold...and the Boys'' | | |- |1993 |''A Life in the Theater (1993)'' | | |- |1995 | ''Frasier'' | | Episode: "She's the Boss" |- |1997 |''Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery'' | | |- |2003 | ''The Music Man (2003)'' | | |- | 2008 | ''30 Rock'' | | Episode: "Cooter" |- | 2009 | ''Cyberchase'' | | Episode: "Father's Day" |- | rowspan=3 |2010 |''Who Do You Think You Are?'' | | |- |''Louie'' | | Episode: "Heckler/Cop Movie" |- |''Beach Lane'' | |
References
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