WarGames
“Is it a game, or is it real?”
1983•PG•1h 54m•7.1•Released
DramaScience FictionThriller
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.
Director
John Badham
Writer
Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes
Budget
$12M
Revenue
$125M
Languages
English
Studio
Sherwood Productions
Cast
Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
John Wood
Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
Kent Williams
Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb
Watson
Joe Dorsey
Conley
Irving Metzman
Richter
Michael Ensign
Beringer's Aide
William Bogert
Mr. Lightman
Susan Davis
Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan
Wigan
David Clover
Stockman
Production
Company
Sherwood Productions
Company
United Artists
Producer
Harold Schneider
Producer
Richard Hashimoto
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