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Trivia from WarGames (1983)
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Theatrical release: June 3, 1983.
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The exteriors were all filmed in western Washington state. The NORAD HQ set was built in the Cascades, and the Oregon airport was really a Boeing field. Goose Island is really Anderson Island in Washington (in the Southern part of the Puget Sound). The last ferry off the island really was at 6:30 in the evening, and visitors were really stuck there if they missed it.
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The NORAD Command center built for the movie was the most expensive set ever constructed at that time, built at the cost of one million dollars. The producers were not allowed into the actual NORAD command center, so they had to imagine its interior.
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WARGAMES was Matthew Broderick's first feature film.
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Although she had appeared in many television movies, WARGAMES was also Ally Sheedy's first feature film.
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In the movie, Broderick's character hacks into his high school computer system and changes his grades. His character performs that same feat in FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF.
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The studio had Galaga and Galaxian machines delivered to Broderick at home, where he practiced for two months to prepare for the arcade scene.
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Director John Badham actually took over the film from Martin Brest. A few of Brest's scenes remain in the final film.
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Kevin Costner turned down the lead role for a part in THE BIG CHILL, which was eventually cut.
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