# Wargames (1980's movie) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540 "2013-04-23T21:44:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/101 "2013-04-26T15:15:36Z")
Also let me add that when I was a kid I really really really wanted that remote control Pterodactyl. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/102 "2013-04-26T16:57:36Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Given I was like 17 when I saw it my immediate thought was that with the prospect of seeing undies-only clad (or less!!) Ally Sheedy, I’d have learned how to swim right then & there or drown trying!! 😃 Wood floats right? ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/103 "2013-04-26T17:27:00Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Wood floats right? Build a bridge out of 'er! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/104 "2013-04-27T17:39:54Z")
I always liked that Allie Sheedy pronounced trajectory as TRAJECT-tory. If scripted - brilliant, if not, a great mistake left in. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/105 "2013-04-27T17:50:35Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Given I was like 17 when I saw it my immediate thought was that with the prospect of seeing undies-only clad (or less!!) Ally Sheedy, I’d have learned how to swim right then & there or drown trying!! 😃 Nice software. ---
**Author:** ![Declan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/106 "2013-04-27T21:52:57Z")
> [@Aro](#): > > I’ve just finished reading a book on/by Kevin Mitnick ( **Ghost in the Wires** ) where he talks about how rumours were (totally mistakenly) spread that this movie was based on some of his exploits; the most ridiculous (and funny) highlight of this story was once, when being charged in court for hacking, the prosecutor told the judge that Mitnick was so dangerous he could _“whistle into a phone at NORAD and launch a nuclear weapon”_, a clearly erroneous claim that followed him around and plagued him for many years. > > But still, the things he _could_ do in those days proved a fantastic read, so would definitely recommend the book above for a bit of old-skool hacking insight. I picked up the kindle ebook version, when I seen this post. Some of the stuff in the book so far, makes me think we could populate a Kevin Mitnick thread real easily, lol. Declan ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/107 "2013-04-28T02:55:31Z")
> [@Philliam](#): > > I always liked that Allie Sheedy pronounced trajectory as TRAJECT-tory. If scripted - brilliant, if not, a great mistake left in. It was kind of subtle, but my favorite moment comes right after this when Broderick is trying to walk past Sheedy to turn off his computer and she traps him between her legs and just gives the cutest, flirtiest little laugh & smile! Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/108 "2013-04-28T03:32:51Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > It was kind of subtle, but my favorite moment comes right after this when Broderick is trying to walk past Sheedy to turn off his computer and she traps him between her legs and just gives the cutest, flirtiest little laugh & smile! Yum! Teenaged me thought that was NOT so subtle. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/109 "2013-04-28T04:22:20Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Teenaged me thought that was NOT so subtle. 😃 Adult me agrees. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/110 "2013-04-28T04:41:23Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > … > Anyway, I just hope that we would never be/are not so stupid as to put that much control in the hands of any computer. … Yeah? Well we put all that power in the hands of Dabney Coleman, which didn’t turn out so great either. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Drum\_God](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drum_god/32/44_2.png) [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/111 "2013-04-28T04:42:36Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Given I was like 17 when I saw it my immediate thought was that with the prospect of seeing undies-only clad (or less!!) Ally Sheedy, I’d have learned how to swim right then & there or drown trying!! 😃 You and me, both. At home, we had just recently gotten HBO and I discovered, much to my delight, that _some_ PG movies would have a brief flash of nudity. When Ally started to strip out of her clothes for the swim, my heart stopped in anticipation. I have never hated a movie character as much as I hated David at that moment! ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/112 "2013-04-29T00:00:36Z")
Continuing in this vein, the scene after Broderick sees what he did on the evening news and Sheedy calls him to ask if it was them, the beginning of the shot of her suggests she’s in her underwear (bra) but after she moves you see it’s just a spaghetti string top. Forget Demi Moore, Sheedy was always my favorite Brat-Packer! ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/113 "2013-04-29T17:10:15Z")
This thread inspired me to re-watch this movie again. It really does hold up. I don’t know why this struck me as so funny, but right at the beginning when Michael Madsen and his co-hort were going into the silo, there is a sign hanging on the wall to the right of the door saying like “Anyone urinating on this wall will be immediately discharged” ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/114 "2013-04-29T20:33:51Z")
A great film. The only nonwinning move is not to watch. I had no idea this was on Netflix Instant–that’s definitely going on my queue! > [@edwards\_beard](#): > > I don’t know why this struck me as so funny, but right at the beginning when Michael Madsen and his co-hort … Played by the late, wonderful John Spencer, aka Leo from _The West Wing_ and Tommy from _L.A. Law_. I love that he was the one who had the reservations about turning the key, a refusal that IIRC pretty much triggered the changeover to the WOPR. Even in his five-minute scene, he convincingly plays a man tormented by an attempt to do the right thing. Also, to heck with you guys perving on Ally Sheedy: Matthew Broderick was freakin’ _adorable_. Had a major crush on him starting with this film! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/115 "2013-04-30T13:41:36Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Also let me add that when I was a kid I really really really wanted that remote control Pterodactyl. Reading this I thought the last word was going to be Ally Sheedy. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540/116 "2013-04-30T14:59:47Z")
> [@choie](#): > > A great film. The only nonwinning move is not to watch. I had no idea this was on Netflix Instant–that’s definitely going on my queue! I looked recently and Netflix says instant watch expires on May 1, so you guys wanting to watch it may want to get on that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wargames-1980s-movie/656540.md?page=5)