Welcome back to Movies that Make Us. This week we are going back into the archives to talk about one of the classic films of 1983, War Games.High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video games to play. After starting a game of Global Thermonuclear War, lightman accidentally has the supercomputer activate the nation’s nuclear arsenal in response to his simulated threat as the Soviet Union. Once he realizes the danger he’s created, Lightman must work with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) to alert the authorities and stop World War III from happening.Did you miss the video premier of this episode? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and then click the little bell to receive notifications when we add a new video or go live.You can also follow our Facebook page so you can receive notifications for new audio or video of our episodes. We’re still raising money for the American Cancer Society, so please consider donating even $5 as every dollar goes straight to ACS and makes such a difference.As always, thank you for listening, and for now, we won’t see you at the movies… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.