WarGames
1983/06/03 (US) | Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
Is it a game, or is it real?
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.
John Badham
Director
Lawrence Lasker
Screenplay
Walter F. Parkes
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
John Wood
Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
No Image
Kent Williams
Cabot
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Budget
$ 12,000,000
Revenue
$ 124,600,000
Status
Released
Production Company
- Sherwood Productions
- United Artists
Crews
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer
Richard Hashimoto
Producer
Harold Schneider
Producer
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Original Music Composer
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography