WarGames

WarGames

1983
1h 54m
7.1

7.1/10

2,127 votes • View on IMDb
Thriller Science Fiction Drama

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

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $12,000,000

Revenue: $124,600,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Sherwood Productions United Artists
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.) computer government hacker video game cold war fbi prosecution norad nuclear threat paranoid political thriller cyber thriller tense hopeful

Quick Facts

Release Date June 3, 1983
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0086567

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

General Beringer

Juanin Clay
Juanin Clay

Pat Healy

Kent Williams
Kent Williams

Cabot

Dennis Lipscomb
Dennis Lipscomb

Watson

Joe Dorsey
Joe Dorsey

Conley

Irving Metzman
Irving Metzman

Richter

Michael Ensign
Michael Ensign

Beringer's Aide

William Bogert
William Bogert

Mr. Lightman

Key Crew

John Badham
Director
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer
Richard Hashimoto
Producer
Harold Schneider
Producer
Lawrence Lasker
Writer
Walter F. Parkes
Writer