WarGames
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1983
1h 54m
PG
English
Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
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WarGames
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 Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
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Cast
David Lightman
McKittrick
Stephen Falken
Jennifer
General Beringer
Pat Healy
Cabot
Watson
Conley
Richter
Beringer's Aide
Mr. Lightman
Mrs. Lightman
Wigan
Stockman
Ayers
Corporal in the Infirmary
Major Lem
Radar Analyst
Jerry
Steve
Commander
Deputy
Technician
Captain Knewt
Directed By: John Badham
Written By: Walter F. Parkes (Screenplay), Lawrence Lasker (Screenplay)
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bladefd
/10 4 months ago
‘WarGames’ is an 80s classic that delves into ideas that were fairly original for the decade in question. A high-school underachiever and hacker, David (Matthew Broderick), attempts to hack into a game company. In his exploit hunt, he connects to a mysterious system that lists him multiple games More
John Chard
5 years ago
Wanna play Global Thermonuclear War?
It was with much interest to me to revisit this early 80s hacker piece armed with the knowledge of just how the advent of change in the computer world had evolved. With that in mind the film could quite easily be classed as a bit clunky due to the now almost N More
It was with much interest to me to revisit this early 80s hacker piece armed with the knowledge of just how the advent of change in the computer world had evolved. With that in mind the film could quite easily be classed as a bit clunky due to the now almost N More
GenerationofSwine
2 years ago
Ally Sheedy, whatever happened to her. When I was a little kid, I mean REALLY little she was one of the few stars I could name...and then she disappeared save for a couple memorable appearances in Psych. It's a shame.
Anyway, my fiance is a Millennial and I've been trying to introduce her and her More
Anyway, my fiance is a Millennial and I've been trying to introduce her and her More
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