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9 April 2000 (USA)
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Cold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow. | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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(7 articles)
The War Game Review II
(From Alternative Film Guide. 2 November 2009, 6:14 PM, PST)
Dom DeLuise Dead at 75
(From CinemaSpy. 5 May 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 2 November 2009, 6:14 PM, PST)
Dom DeLuise Dead at 75
(From CinemaSpy. 5 May 2009, 3:30 PM, PDT)
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a good remake
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Walter Cronkite | ... | Himself - Host |
 | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | President |
 | Noah Wyle | ... | Buck |
 | Brian Dennehy | ... | Gen. Bogan |
 | Sam Elliott | ... | Congressman Raskob |
 | James Cromwell | ... | Gordon Knapp |
 | John Diehl | ... | Col. Cascio |
 | Hank Azaria | ... | Prof. Groeteschele |
| Norman Lloyd | ... | Defense Secretary Swenson |
 | Bill Smitrovich | ... | Gen. Stark (as William Smitrovich) |
 | Don Cheadle | ... | Lt. Jimmy Pierce |
 | George Clooney | ... | Col. Jack Grady |
 | Harvey Keitel | ... | Brig. Gen. Warren Black |
| Doris Belack | ... | Mrs. Johnson |
 | Grant Heslov | ... | Jimmy |
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86 min
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1.78 : 1 more
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UK:PG |
Iceland:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:G (TV rating) |
Germany:12 |
Netherlands:AL |
Spain:13 |
Finland:K-10
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Broadcast live on 9 April 2000.
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Revealing mistakes: When Buck begins translating, he begins speaking *immediately* upon hearing the Soviet premier speak, betraying the fact that he's just reciting lines in a script. A real translator would need to listen to most of the first sentence before speaking, especially with languages that place the verb at or near the end of the sentence, as most languages other than English do.
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Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son:
Dad! How long is this one gonna be?
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Shouldn't be too late.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Are you sure?
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: I'm positive.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Only fools are positive.
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Are you sure?
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: I'm positive.
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Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Shouldn't be too late.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Are you sure?
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: I'm positive.
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: Only fools are positive.
Col. Jack Grady, Command Pilot Group 6: Are you sure?
Tommy Grady, Col. Grady's Son: I'm positive.
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Featured in The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)
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one of the best TV films I have seen in recent years! However, I must say that I thought the original was a very good film indeed, so I might of been biased. The thing that I liked about the latest remake was that the producers decided that the TV broadcast was going to be just like the original and not brought up to date. This gave the film a claustrophobic feeling to it and made it more real. So many films today are just explosions and S.F.X. that the real stories are left behind. A well made movie, and a joy to see Richard Dreyfuss back to his top form.