WarGames

Synopsis

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.

Director

John Badham

Written by

Lawrence Lasker

Music

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Studio

Sherwood Productions

Released

3 June 1983

Genres

Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller