Your Favorite Cold War Movie
 

Red Dawn was on last night, and I have to admit - that movie is one of my guilty pleasures. sure, i know it is cheesy, but being a child of the 70's and 80's it made sense. i remember sitting in school learning how the Russians had nukes that could hit a specific window in a specific building. i remember my teacher coming back with photos of the divided Germany.

People who were younger than about 10 years old in 1990 cannot even fathom the weight that the cold war had on previous generations. Unfortunately, for them - that means they don't understand the wholesome goodness of a group of teenagers whipping shit out of the commies.

what are your favorite Cold War movies?

Failsafe

and of course, Dr. Strangelove.

I may have some others to report later.

The Day After with Steve Guttenberg and John Lithgow. I haven't seen this movie in years...gotta find a copy!

Likewise wolf, Dr. Strangelove
"Gentlemen! You can't fight in here this is the War Room!!"
"A commie, in here!? Mr. President, he'll see everything! He'll see the big board!!"

Fail-Safe

End of thread.

The Day the Earth Stood Still...

Spies Like Us

"Soulfinger!"

Hunt For Red October, and all of the early James Bond films. Firefox. Spies Like Us.

Any of the stuff featuring the foreboding, monolithic East with its snow and dim lighting and big black weapons of war with the red star on them vs. the scrappy, morally superior, witty West, where every country got along because we had to keep the Soviets from nuking us all. Plus, we had spies. Spies are cool. And the aircraft! We used to discuss fighter planes like kids today trade...what, Pokemon?

Ahh the halcyon days before the "America is to blame for everything" crowd's balls dropped, and the media started paying attention to them.

I just had a flashback. A jetfighter computer game called "Falcon" had just come out, and one of the three maps you could fight over was the Persian Gulf. I remember thinking, "Why the hell would we have a war here? Who gives a shit about these people? Do they even have planes newer than MiG-21s?"

Are you serious?

I think I remember hearing at the time that Paul McCartney was aware of the movie "Spies Like Us," and liked the story so much, he asked if he could write the song for it. If true, it amazes me that he liked the story. I can't remember the plot at all. I only remember one scene, at the end, when missles are being launched, one guy (Chevy Chase?) and the other guy, (was it Dan Akroyd?) went into pup tents with Soviet chicks so they could have sex one last time before the end of the world. Then they somehow hacked the missles so they wouldn't end the world.

that movie was hilarious. not Dr Strangelove hilarious, but definitely Dan Akroyd hilarious.

I'll have to rent it from the dollar video store to see it again.

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Red Dawn
Firefox
Hunt for Red October

I played the crap out of falcon gold series. another one was top gun.

DING DING we have a winner!

but honourable mentions go to The Day After (I live in Lawrence, afterall); and The Manchurian Candidate (original Frankie baby version).