WarGames (1983)

In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by 3 time superstar return guest and Managing Editor of Fangoria Magazine, Meredith Borders. We discuss Matthew Broderick’s star making performance in the hacker, Cold War thriller, WarGames. We cover the secret, hacker history of the making of WarGames, the relevance of game theory, and how much we still love Ally Sheedy.

Chapters

• Introduction (00:00:00)
• Dune News (00:04:46)
• Roundtable Discussion (00:06:36)
• Outro (01:08:40)

Notes and Links

• Read the WarGames oral history. Much of the behind the scenes details that Meredith brought us comes from investigation and identification of a great Wired magazine article from 2008.
• City Acre Brewing. Meredith is one of the owner/operators of an amazing brewpub in Houston, TX.
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