- Drama On The Run Roadtrip Vibes Sci-Fi Thriller
WarGames
High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) 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 (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
- Description
- High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) 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 (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
- Release Date
- 1983-06-03
- Length
- 1h 54m
- Director
- John Badham
- Cast
- Michael Madsen, Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, John Wood, Dabney Coleman, Kent Williams