Wired on The 25th Anniversary of WarGames

by Scott Beale on July 28, 2008 · 0 comments

Wargames

The current issue of Wired Magazine has an excellent article by Scott Brown on the 25th Anniversary of the 1983 film “WarGames” and it’s effect on the geek world:

“WarGames: A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars”

The article has interviews with several people involved with the film, including screenwriters Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, as well as commentary from real-world hackers John “Captain Crunch” Draper and Kevin Mitnick.

photo by Todd Hido

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