Its NORAD set was the single most expensive set built up that time, costing approximately $1 million, and in five months, it grossed $74 million in the US alone.
Its NORAD set was the single most expensive set built up that time, costing approximately $1 million, and in five months, it grossed $74 million in the US alone. A cautionary tale about mutual assured destruction,* it featured two false premises at its core: one, that there was a single button which could launch thermonuclear war, and two, that a closed loop system could be penetrated by a dial-up modem. It was also one of the first movies to focus on the activities of teenage hackers. FTP, name this 1983 movie starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy.
Its NORAD set was the single most expensive set built up that time, costing approximately $1 million, and in five months, it grossed $74 million in the US alone.
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