WarGames

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Poster for the movie "WarGames"
Poster for the movie "WarGames"

WarGames (1983)

PG 114 min - Thriller, Science Fiction - 3 June 1983
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High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Director:  John Badham
Stars:  Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, Irving Metzman, Michael Ensign, William Bogert, Susan Davis, James Tolkan, David Clover, Drew Snyder, John Garber, Duncan Wilmore, Billy Ray Sharkey, John Spencer, Michael Madsen, Erik Stern, Gary Bisig, Gary Sexton, Jason Bernard, Frankie Hill, Jesse D. Goins, Alan Blumenfeld, Len Lawson, Maury Chaykin, Eddie Deezen, Stack Pierce, William H. Macy

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Storyline

High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Collections: John Badham
Tagline: Is it a game, or is it real?
Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction

Details

Official Website:  http://www.mgm.com/title_title.do?title_star=WARGAMES
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  3 June 1983

Box Office

Budget:  $12,000,000
Revenue:  $79,567,667

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Sherwood Productions, United Artists

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 54 min