The movie adaptation premiered on the network in 1982, and starred 26-year-old Tom Hanks as a gamer whose obsession prevents him from being able to tell what is real and what is fantasy.
ðə mˈuːvi ˌædæptˈeɪʃən pɹəmˈɪɹd ɔnðə nˈɛtwɜːk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ænd stˈɑːɹd twˈɛnti sˈɪksjˈɪɹˈoʊld tˈɑːm hˈæŋks æz ɐ ɡˈeɪmɚ hˌuːz əbsˈɛʃən pɹɪvˈɛnts hˌɪm fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ ˈeɪbəl tə tˈɛl wʌt ɪz ɹˈiːəl ænd wʌt ɪz fˈæntəsi.