Ally Sheedy credited as playing...
Jennifer
- Stephen Falken: The whole point was to find a way to practice nuclear war without destroying ourselves. To get the computers to learn from mistakes we couldn't afford to make. Except, I never could get Joshua to learn the most important lesson.
- David Lightman: What's that?
- Stephen Falken: Futility. That there's a time when you should just give up.
- Jennifer: What kind of a lesson is that?
- Stephen Falken: Did you ever play tic-tac-toe?
- Jennifer: Yeah, of course.
- Stephen Falken: But you don't anymore.
- Jennifer: No.
- Stephen Falken: Why?
- Jennifer: Because it's a boring game. It's always a tie.
- Stephen Falken: Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless! But back at the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war. That there can be "acceptable losses."
- Joshua: Shall we play a game?
- David Lightman: Oh!
- Jennifer: [giggles] I think it missed him.
- David Lightman: Yeah. Weird isn't it?
- Jennifer: Yeah.
- David Lightman: [typing] Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War?
- Joshua: Wouldn't you prefer a good game of chess?
- [Jennifer laughs]
- David Lightman: [typing] Later. Let's play Global Thermonuclear War.
- Joshua: Fine.
- Jennifer: He wasn't very old.
- David Lightman: No, he was pretty old. He was 41.
- Jennifer: Oh yeah? Oh, that's old.
- Mr. Liggett: Now there seems to be a lot of confusion on this next question: asexual reproduction. Could someone tell me please who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex?
- David Lightman: Ah-heh.
- [whispers something to a classmate]
- Jennifer: [overhearing, Jennifer starts to laugh]
- Mr. Liggett: [turns around and sees Jennifer giggling] Miss Mack! What is so amusing?
- Jennifer: I...
- [Jennifer breaks up into laughter again and turns to look at David, who puts on a show of mock innocence]
- Mr. Liggett: Alright, Lightman. Maybe you could tell us who first suggested the idea of reproduction without sex.
- David Lightman: Umm... Your wife?
- [the class erupts into laughter]
- Mr. Liggett: [pointing to the door] Get out, Lightman. Get out.
- [They are in NORAD, watching the computer WOPR playing Tic-Tac-Toe and Global Thermonuclear War at the same time]
- Jennifer: What is it doing?
- David Lightman: It's learning.
- Stephen Falken: Are either of you paleontologists? I'm in desperate need of a paleontologist.
- Jennifer: No, we're high school students.
- Stephen Falken: Pity.
- Jennifer: [on the phone] David, are you watching the news?
- David Lightman: Jennifer, yeah, I'm watching.
- Jennifer: David, is that us on TV? Did we do that?
- David Lightman: It. could be. Oh, Jesus, Jennifer, what am I gonna do? They're going to come get me. I'm really screwed! I am screwed!
- Mr. Lightman: Have you ever heard of the word "tumulus?"
- Jennifer: Tumulous? No, I haven't. Sorry.
- Mr. Lightman: Neither have I.
- Stephen Falken: I've planned ahead. We're just three miles from a primary target. A millisecond of brilliant light and we're vaporized. Much more fortunate than millions who wander sightless through the smoldering aftermath. We'll be spared the horror of survival.
- Jennifer: I'm only 17 years old. I'm not ready to die yet.
- [David and Jennifer attempt to find a way to get off Professor Falken's island to prevent NORAD from launching a nuclear attack]
- David Lightman: I think I saw one...
- [runs ahead for a moment and stops]
- David Lightman: What kind of an asshole lives on an island and he doesn't even have a boat?
- Jennifer: Maybe we can swim for it. How far do you think it is?
- David Lightman: No. It's uh, two, three miles at least. Maybe more.
- Jennifer: Well, what do you say? Let's go for it!
- David Lightman: No.
- Jennifer: [starts to remove her shoe] Come on!
- David Lightman: No!
- [pause]
- David Lightman: I can't swim.
- Jennifer: You can't swim?
- David Lightman: No, I can't, okay? Wonder Woman, I can't swim!
- Jennifer: Well, what kind of an asshole grows up in Seattle and doesn't even know how to swim?
- David Lightman: I never got around to it, okay? I always thought there was gonna be plenty of time!
- Jennifer: Sorry.
- David Lightman: I wish I didn't know about any of this! I wish I was like everybody else in the world, and tomorrow it would just be over. There wouldn't be any time to be sorry... about anything.
- David Lightman: [sits on a large piece of driftwood] Oh, Jesus! I really wanted to learn how to swim! I swear to God I did.
- Mr. Lightman: [Sounds of garbage bins falling in the back-yard] How many times have I told you to put these lids on tightly, would you look at this mess!
- David Lightman: I come down in a minute, alright, Dad?
- Mr. Lightman: NOW! You come down now!
- Mrs. Lightman: Honey, you just do as your father tells you! We're gonna barbecue tonight, you wanna invite your little friend?
- Jennifer: [looking embarrased] Please...
- Mrs. Lightman: David?
- Jennifer: [David is leaving his room but is caught by Jennifer's legs] Little friend?
- [giggles]