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War Games: Is It a Game, or Is It Real...

War Games: Is It a Game, or Is It Real...

Update: 2025-08-27
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When it came out in the summer of 1983, War Games was seen as a fun, summertime popcorn movie. But was the premise of this film starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy more realistic than we realized?

Welcome to a free preview of the Everything 80s Movie Review Podcast, which you can find at Patreon.com/80s. In this episode, we look back on the movie that was a bit of a surprise hit and went on to become a 1980s classic.

But, at the same time, War Games raised some serious questions--questions that even went all the way to the White House...

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War Games: Is It a Game, or Is It Real...

War Games: Is It a Game, or Is It Real...

Jamie Logie | 1980s Pop Culture and Nostalgia