WarGames

WarGames

1983
1h 54min

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.

Storyline

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.

    Released
    June 1983
    Runtime
    1h 54min
    Director
    Budget
    $12,000,000
    Revenue
    $124,600,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Sherwood Productions, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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