Before cybersecurity was a household word, there was WarGames. The filmmakers drew their inspiration from NORAD — the real-life command center buried deep inside Cheyenne Mountain right here in Colorado Springs — and built the rest from there. The result is a tense, clever, and surprisingly funny movie about a rogue supercomputer nearly triggering the end of civilization. Matthew Broderick saves the world. Colorado Springs quietly takes some of the credit.

About the Colorado 150 Film Festival

Colorado turns 150 this year — and we’re marking it with the biggest cinematic celebration the state has ever seen. 150 films. 150 screenings. Historic venues from the mountains to the plains. Watched together, in person, the way movies are meant to be seen.

The CO150 Film Festival is a collection of the best cinema ever made in Colorado, about Colorado, or by Coloradans — past and present. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime celebration. And it’s a genuinely good excuse to get off the couch.

See the statewide list of screenings at Colorado150Film.com