19 ’80s Movie references in Stranger Things you probably didn't notice

Movie references in Stranger Things
Movie references in Stranger Things

4. War Games (1983)

War Games | Image via Amazon MGM Studios
War Games | Image via Amazon MGM Studios

In a sequence in Stranger Things Season 3 Episode 8, two people flip keys at the same time to unleash nuclear missiles. This scene can be referred to as 1983 War Games. A similar "two-man rule" is used by the Russians to make sure that no one person can open or close the Upside Down by themselves. This significantly raises the stakes, particularly when Joyce turns both keys simultaneously and gets past the Russians' guard. This exciting scene honors the tension and key-turning scene from the original film.

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Edited by Sangeeta Mathew