WarGames
WarGames

Information

Release DateJune 3, 1983
Runtime1h 54m
StatusReleased
Budget$12M
Revenue$125M
ProductionSherwood Productions, United Artists
LanguagesEnglish
7.1
1,989 votes
Popularity5

WarGames

"Is it a game, or is it real?"

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

John Badham
John Badham

Featured Cast

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

David Lightman

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

McKittrick

John Wood

John Wood

Stephen Falken

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Jennifer

Barry Corbin

Barry Corbin

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