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03/06/1983 Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller 1h 54m
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Is it a game, or is it real?

Overview

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.

  1. John Badham

    Director

  2. Lawrence Lasker

    Writer

  3. Walter F. Parkes

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Matthew Broderick

    David Lightman

  2. Dabney Coleman

    McKittrick

  3. John Wood

    Stephen Falken

  4. Ally Sheedy

    Jennifer

  5. Barry Corbin

    General Beringer

  6. Juanin Clay

    Pat Healy

  7. Kent Williams

    Cabot

  8. Dennis Lipscomb

    Watson

  9. Joe Dorsey

    Conley

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-04-26
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 Neanderthal toys, games and computers used in the movie, but casting aside the nostalgia feelings I had with it, it still hits the spot as both a poignant piece of interest, and a damn good thriller as well.

Matthew Broderick is David Lightman, a young computer gamer geek who is something of a whi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$124,600,000.00

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