A teen hacker accidentally ignites a potential World War III by playing games with a military supercomputer, turning a pastime into a pulse-pounding race against time to outwit a machine trained for apocalypse. Can a winner be declared without real war?
WarGames Trivia
What is the name of the supercomputer in the movie WarGames? (Genius)
#1: HAL 9000
#2: Joshua
#3: Skynet
#4: Deep Thought
What was the initial purpose of the War Operation Plan Response (WOPR) in WarGames? (Genius)
#1: To control nuclear weapons
#2: To simulate potential war scenarios
#3: To manage military logistics
#4: To act as a communication system
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WarGames Fun Facts
The NORAD set in WarGames cost $1 million and was the most expensive single set ever created for a movie at the time.
The film WarGames inspired Ronald Reagan to initiate America's first national policy on cybersecurity.
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