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Kaius  ·  3633 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Richard Feynman Interview on the Pleasure of Finding Things Out

It's been a while since I watched Wargames but Falkens character was almost certainly based somewhat on Oppenheimer. I think there are parallels between the Falkens belief that war was inevitable and Oppenheimers difficulty in dealing with his treatment after the bombs were dropped. Falken didnt "fit" with Feynman in terms of personality at all.





kleinbl00  ·  3633 days ago  ·  link  ·  

General Beringer was almost certainly Curtiss LeMay.

McKittrick was probably Robert McNamara.

Ally Sheedy was Vannevar Bush.

Kaius  ·  3633 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I read Oppenheimers biography "American Prometheus" (well worth picking up if you havent already read it) and I would have thought that Beringer could have been based on Leslie Groves. I cant remember the film well enough to tell though.

kleinbl00  ·  3633 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I refuse to discuss this further until you acknowledge how hilarious the idea of Ally Sheedy being Vannevar Bush is.

Kaius  ·  3633 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hah I completely missed that. I need to read more about Bush, interesting chap...