

Information
Release DateJune 3, 1983
Runtime1h 54m
StatusReleased
Budget$12M
Revenue$125M
ProductionSherwood Productions, United Artists
LanguagesEnglish
7.1
1,989 votesPopularity5
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

Featured Cast

Matthew Broderick
David Lightman

Dabney Coleman
McKittrick

John Wood
Stephen Falken

Ally Sheedy
Jennifer

Barry Corbin
General Beringer