WarGames
1983
Movie Information
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.
Release Date
June 3, 1983
Director
John Badham
Runtime
1h 54m
Cast
Matthew BroderickDabney ColemanJohn WoodAlly SheedyBarry CorbinJuanin ClayKent WilliamsDennis LipscombJoe DorseyIrving Metzman
Production
Sherwood ProductionsUnited Artists
Genres
ThrillerScience FictionDrama