Was anyone else sitting in front of the TV when this dreck aired? In retrospect, it’s kind of interesting as an example of what the adult world saw as a generation of game-addled, reality-phobic daydreamers (the underrated Cloak and Dagger came out later the same year), with the dreamer redeeming himself in a Cold War caper. Too bad it’s unwatchable.
Here are a couple of painful reminders (watch for Jason Bateman in the first clip):
Erm, wow. I couldn’t make it all the way through either clip. It’s amazing how terrible all of those TV movies were back in the day.