“Is it a game, or is it real?”
WarGames (1983)
“Is it a game, or is it real?”
Director: John Badham Writer: Lawrence Lasker
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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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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...
Who stars in WarGames?
Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, directed by John Badham.