Dr. Stephen Falken I loved it when you nuked Las Vegas. Suitably biblical ending for the place, don't you think?
Played by John Wood 
WarGames (1983) · 40 quotes
WarGames (1983) · 40 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in WarGames (1983): in 10 of its 40 quotes
Most scenes with: Jennifer (3)
Now, children, come on over here. I'm going to tell you a bedtime story. Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Once upon a time, there lived a magnificent race of animals that dominated the world through age after age. They ran, they swam, and they fought and they flew, until suddenly, quite recently, they disappeared. Nature just gave up and started again. We weren't even apes then. We were just these smart little rodents hiding in the rocks. And when we go, nature will start again. With the bees, probably. Nature knows when to give up, David.
More lines from Dr. Stephen Falken
5 quotes Dr. Stephen Falken Dr. Stephen Falken John! Good to see you. I see the wife still picks your ties.
Dr. Stephen Falken What you see on these screens up here is a fantasy; a computer enhanced hallucination!
Dr. Stephen Falken General, you are listening to a machine. Do the world a favor and don't act like one.
Dr. Stephen Falken …It will be a millisecond of brilliant light, then we will be vaporized
Scenes with Dr. Stephen Falken
4 scenes Stephen Falken Are either of you paleontologists? I'm in desperate need of a paleontologist.
No, we're high school students.
Stephen Falken Pity.
Stephen Falken Except, that I never could get Joshua to learn the most important lesson.
What's that?
Stephen Falken Futility. That there's a time when you should just give up.
What kind of a lesson is that?
Stephen Falken Did you ever play tic-tac-toe?
Yeah, of course.
Stephen Falken But you don't anymore.
No.
Stephen Falken Why?
Because it's a boring game. It's always a tie.
Stephen Falken Exactly. There's no way to win. The game itself is pointless! But back in the war room, they believe you can win a nuclear war.
Greetings, Professor Falken.
Stephen Falken Hello, Joshua.
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?
Stephen Falken I've planned ahead. We're just three miles from a primary target. A millisecond of brilliant light and we're vaporized. Much more fortunate than millions who wander sightless through the smoldering aftermath. We'll be spared the horror of survival.
I'm only 17 years old. I'm not ready to die yet.
