Movie connections for
WarGames (1983) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Wargames: The Dead Code (2008) (V)

Edited into

Canadian Bacon (1995)
 -  The ICBMs shown prepping for launch in Canadian Bacon are the same missiles shown in the silo in the opening sequence
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
"Surviving Disaster" (2009)
 -  A shot of the NORAD control room is shown when NORAD is mentioned in the airliner hijack, and nuclear attack episodes

Spin off

Wargames (1998) (VG)
 -  Movie licensed game is based on the 80s film

References

"Puppet Playhouse" (1947)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Fail-Safe (1964)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
"Wonder Woman" (1976)
 -  David calls Jennifer 'Wonder Woman'
Star Wars (1977)

Referenced in

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997) (VG)
 -  "Let's play global thermo nuclear war" is said in the game.
Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)
Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998) (VG)
 -  Referenced by a character in the game.
"Suddenly Susan: War Games (#3.6)" (1998)
 -  title reference
"NewsRadio: Freaky Friday (#5.20)" (1999)
 -  Computer asks "Would you like to play a game?"; Matthew types "Thermonuclear war."
American Pie (1999)
Tutti gli uomini del deficiente (1999)
"The Simpsons: HOM'R (#12.9)" (2001)
 -  The title "HOM'R" is a spoof of the mainframe in WarGames, WOPR
Antitrust (2001)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2001) (VG)
 -  Many of the scenes in the game are direct takes on scenes in WarGames
"Scrubs: My Mentor (#1.2)" (2001)
 -  JD says 'Would you like to play a game?' like the computer asks David.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Villains (#6.20)" (2002)
 -  Andrew: "Like WarGames. Remember that decoder Matthew Broderick used?"
In the Realm of the Hackers (2003)
 -  Poster used in film
The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Dabney Coleman Fever (2005)
 -  Fan T-Shirt
"Alias: Out of the Box (#5.5)" (2005)
 -  When they talk about hacking into the Pentagon computers Rachel says this is her second favorite film.
"Jeopardy!: (#22.82)" (2006)
 -  correct response in "Hacker Cinema" category
"Teen Titans: Calling All Titans (#5.11)" (2006)
 -  The Brain quotes Joshua from "Wargames" when he starts his attacks on the Titans by saying, "Would you like to play a game?" His voice is also electronic, like Joshua's.
"Eureka: H.O.U.S.E. Rules (#1.11)" (2006)
 -  S.A.R.A.H's prior AI construct before B.R.A.D was hinted "it was a War Games simulation program" then S.A.R.A.H says "Shall we play a game?"
"How I Met Your Mother: First Time in New York (#2.12)" (2007)
 -  Barney tries to say that his first time having sex was like a scene from this movie.
"Psych: Bounty Hunters! (#2.9)" (2007)
 -  Shawn says, "You don't want this to be a repeat of the time I told you what happened at the end of 'WarGames.'"
Bee Movie (2007)
 -  One bee tells another to "turn your key, sir" so that they may simultaneously activate a machine; an apparent reference to WarGames, also starring Matthew Broderick.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (VG)
 -  Towards the end of the game in a certain room there is a replica of the WOPR supercomputer
"Greek: Gays, Ghosts, and Gamma Rays (#2.4)" (2008)
 -  Joshua Whopper is the fake student that the Kappa Taus make up that only exists in the computer system. This is the name of the supercomputer and its program in the movie WarGames.
Cyprien (2009)
 -  Kiki shows a WarGames DVD to Cyprien
Revenge of the Bimbot Zombie Killers (2010)
 -  The WOPR used in the 1983 feature is featured in Revenge of the Bimbot Zombie Killers

Features

One Million Years B.C. (1966)
The Land That Time Forgot (1975)
 -  Shown by Falken.
Galaga (1981) (VG)
 -  its the game matt broderick is playing in the first of the movie

Featured in

"I Love the '80s" (2002)
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Duplicity/Knowing/I Love You, Man (#1.4)" (2009)
 -  Footage is shown for the skit: The Most Dramatic Typing Scenes

Spoofed in

Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends (1987) (V)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
Eddie Izzard: Glorious (1997) (V)
 -  The quote: "In films, there's always a back door. The guy who made the software, you see? He left a back door, so that he could get back in when he wanted, and look around, and look at all the missiles, and go 'Ooh!' and put one on his head."
"Robot Chicken: Maurice Was Caught (#4.12)" (2009)
 -  Computer hacking and Lord of the Rings don't mix

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