Movie
WarGames
Overview
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Details
- Release date
- 1983-06-03
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sherwood Productions, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as David Lightman
- Dabney Coleman as McKittrick
- John Wood as Stephen Falken
- Ally Sheedy as Jennifer
- Barry Corbin as General Beringer
- Juanin Clay as Pat Healy
- Kent Williams as Cabot
- Dennis Lipscomb as Watson
- Joe Dorsey as Conley
- Irving Metzman as Richter
- Michael Ensign as Beringer's Aide
- William Bogert as Mr. Lightman
Crew
- John Badham - Director
- Lawrence Lasker - Writer
- Walter F. Parkes - Writer
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