WarGames

WarGames

114 mins | Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction | June 3, 1983

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.

WarGames

114 mins | Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction | June 3, 1983

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers United Artists, Sherwood Productions
Original title WarGames
Directors Robert J. Doherty, Newt Arnold, John Badham, Harold Michelson
Writers Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

Cast

Dabney Coleman

as McKittrick

John Wood

as Falken

Ally Sheedy

as Jennifer

Barry Corbin

as General Beringer

Juanin Clay

as Pat Healy

Kent Williams

as Cabot

Dennis Lipscomb

as Watson

Joe Dorsey

as Conley

Irving Metzman

as Richter

Michael Ensign

as Beringer's Aide

William Bogert

as Mr. Lightman

Susan Davis

as Mrs. Lightman

James Tolkan

as Wigan

David Clover

as Stockman

Drew Snyder

as Ayers

John Garber

as Corporal in the Infirmary

Duncan Wilmore

as Major Lem

Billy Ray Sharkey

as Radar Analyst

John Spencer

as Jerry

Michael Madsen

as Steve

James Lemp

as Commander

Gary Bisig

as Deputy

Gary Sexton

as Technician

Jason Bernard

as Captain Knewt

Frankie Hill

as Airman Fields

Jesse D. Goins

as Sergeant

Alan Blumenfeld

as Mr. Liggett

Len Lawson

as Boys Vice Principal

Maury Chaykin

as Jim Sting

Eddie Deezen

as Malvin

Stephen Lee

as Sgt. Schneider

Lucinda Crosby

as Nurse in Infirmary

Stack Pierce

as Airman

Art LaFleur

as Guard

Brad David

as Flight Pilot Leader

Martha Shaw

as Vice Principal's Secretary

Howie Allen

as Boy in Arcade

Michael Adams

as Travis

James Ackerman

as Joshua

Jim Harriott

as Newscaster

Tom Lawrence

as Sgt. Sims

Frances E. Nealy

as Visitor

Charles Akins

as Major Ford

Glenn Standifer

as Major Wenstin

Edward Jahnke

as NORAD Officer

Paul V. Picerni Jr.

as Technician

William H. Macy

as NORAD Officer (uncredited)