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Originally Posted by Twilight2000v3MM
I remember seeing a movie in the 80s with a Rock Hudson as the president. I think it was called WWIII or Defcom III (Ill look it up after I post this). It was a Soviet invasion of Alaska by SF unit and a AK NG unit was defending an oil pipeline pumping station... I think. Its been YEARS since Ive seen it but IIRR it was entertaining.
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World War III. I remember back in elementary school we were all hyped about it but our teacher (a VN vet) was disgusted by both our enthusiasm for war and the film in general (the "20 guys in a single Huey" was offputting to him, I seem to recall).
The mini-series was supposed to be a full-blown TV series but after production of the first few episodes, the network execs canceled it, so they reshot some footage, excised some more, and had the show concluding with a full-scale nuclear war commencing (thus ending the world).
On the subject I always really liked the opening sequence of
Damnation Alley and the beginning and end of
WarGames. Chilling stuff.
If you can find a copy, check out the documentary
Missile, by Frederick Wiseman. Of particular interest is this sequence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wynz3FtUBZc
"It's all screwed."