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WarGames

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.

Director

John Badham

Year

Genre

thriller, science fiction, drama

Box Office

$79,567,667

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 14 nominations total

Part of Collection

WarGames Collection: WarGames, WarGames: The Dead Code

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David

Matthew Broderick

McKittrick

Falken

Jennifer

General Beringer

Pat Healy

Cabot

Watson

Dennis Lipscomb

Conley

Richter

Beringer's Aide

Mr. Lightman

Mrs. Lightman

Wigan

Stockman

Ayers

Corporal in the Infirmary

Major Lem

Radar Analyst

Billy Ray Sharkey

Jerry

Steve

Commander (as Erik Stern)

Deputy

Technician

Captain Knewt

Airman Fields

Sergeant (as Jesse Goins)

Mr. Liggett

Alan Blumenfeld

Boys Vice Principal

Jim Sting

Malvin

Sgt. Schneider

Nurse in Infirmary

Airman

Guard

Flight Pilot Leader (as Brad David Berwick)

Vice Principal's Secretary

Boy in Arcade

Travis

Joshua

Newscaster

Sgt. Sims

Visitor (as Frances Nealy)

Frances E. Nealy

Major Ford

Major Wenstin

Glenn Standifer

NORAD Officer

Technician

Paul V. Picerni Jr.

Arcade Kid

Tory Christopher

Major at Norad Control Center

High School Student

Katherine Hittelman

NORAD Officer

William H. Macy

Scientist

Ed McDermott II

FBI Agent

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Shall we play a game - WarGames

Shall we play a game

All missiles enabled - WarGames

All missiles enabled

Stand by to copy message - WarGames

Stand by to copy message

We can't ask these men to go back to the president - WarGames

We can't ask these men to go back to the president

Gentlemen we've had men in these silos - WarGames

Gentlemen we've had men in these silos

It all flows into this room and then into what we call the WOPR computer - WarGames

It all flows into this room and then into what we call the...

General Gentlemen - WarGames

General Gentlemen

Gentlemen I'll recommend McKittrick's idea to the president - WarGames

Gentlemen I'll recommend McKittrick's idea to the...

Now there seems to be a lot of confusion on this next question - WarGames

Now there seems to be a lot of confusion on this next...

What a surprise - WarGames

What a surprise

This corn is raw - WarGames

This corn is raw

Connection terminated - WarGames

Connection terminated

Remember you told me to tell you when you were acting rudely and insensitively - WarGames

Remember you told me to tell you when you were acting rudely...

I don't believe that any system is totally secure - WarGames

I don't believe that any system is totally secure

I can't believe it - WarGames

I can't believe it

Have you ever heard of the word tumulus - WarGames

Have you ever heard of the word tumulus

What he did was great - WarGames

What he did was great

He wasn't very old - WarGames

He wasn't very old

Which side do you want - WarGames

Which side do you want

BMEWS has continuous radar tracking on inbounds - WarGames

BMEWS has continuous radar tracking on inbounds

Inbounds presently MIRV ing - WarGames

Inbounds presently MIRV ing

How many times have I said to fasten these lids on tight Look at this - WarGames

How many times have I said to fasten these lids on tight...

Somebody's playing a game with us - WarGames

Somebody's playing a game with us

Are you watching the news - WarGames

Are you watching the news

What is the primary goal - WarGames

What is the primary goal

Why are we at Defcon 4 - WarGames

Why are we at Defcon 4

But it'd help to beef up security around the WOPR - WarGames

But it'd help to beef up security around the WOPR

He's got to be working with somebody else - WarGames

He's got to be working with somebody else

He does fit the profile perfectly

That indicates our current defense condition - WarGames

That indicates our current defense condition

Joshua called me - WarGames

Joshua called me

There's just been a very serious penetration into our WOPR Execution Order file - WarGames

There's just been a very serious penetration into our...

Are you still playing the game - WarGames

Are you still playing the game

Is this a game - WarGames

Do you think you kids own this place - WarGames

Do you think you kids own this place

Punch up number five - WarGames

Punch up number five

People sometimes make mistakes - WarGames

People sometimes make mistakes

We're high school students - WarGames

We're high school students

Listen carefully - WarGames

Listen carefully

I loved it when you nuked Las Vegas - WarGames

I loved it when you nuked Las Vegas

Come on over here - WarGames

Come on over here

To get the computers to learn from mistakes we couldn't afford to make - WarGames

To get the computers to learn from mistakes we couldn't...

I've planned ahead - WarGames

I've planned ahead

You don't care about death 'cause you're already dead - WarGames

You don't care about death 'cause you're...

We're monitoring their bombers that are on alert - WarGames

We're monitoring their bombers that are on alert

What do you say - WarGames

What do you say

Confidence is high - WarGames

Confidence is high

Initiate internal power - WarGames

Initiate internal power

Hold the god damn door - WarGames

Hold the god damn door

What you see on these screens up here is a fantasy - WarGames

What you see on these screens up here is a fantasy

I don't know what you think you can do here - WarGames

I don't know what you think you can do here

We have reason to believe they may not exist - WarGames

We have reason to believe they may not exist

This is Crystal Palace - WarGames

This is Crystal Palace

What are you doing - WarGames

What are you doing

The machine has locked us out - WarGames

The machine has locked us out

I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it'd do any good - WarGames

I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it'd do any...

Come on Learn goddamn it - WarGames

Come on Learn goddamn it

What is it doing - WarGames

What is it doing

Professor Falken - WarGames

Professor Falken

Take us to Defcon 5 - WarGames

Take us to Defcon 5

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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 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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: John Badham

Writer: Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes, Walon Green

Production: N/A

Genre: thriller, science fiction, drama

Year: 1983

MetaScore: 77/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: $79,567,667

Released: 03 Jun 1983

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 14 nominations total

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WarGames Collection: WarGames, WarGames: The Dead Code

Also watch: WarGames: The Dead Code, Warlock, The Last Starfighter, Short Circuit, Knives Out, The Toy, Nine Lives, James White, Forks Over Knives, Rob the Mob, In Enemy Hands