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A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III. Director:John Badham |
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A young computer whiz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing ? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
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The only winning move is not to play. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 June 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
War Games See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$79,568,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Performed by Arthur B. Rubinstein, Cynthia Morrow, Brian Banks and Anthony Marinelli (as The Beepers)
Lyrics by Cynthia Morrow
Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein
Produced by Anthony Marinelli (uncredited)
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After the September 11, 2001 attacks, NORAD's responsibility was expanded to include the interior airspace of North America. See more »Goofs
A completely different computer monitor model is used in the shot immediately following David's line "Protovision, I have you now!". See more »Soundtracks
History Lesson (Long Line Leading To Man)Performed by Arthur B. Rubinstein, Cynthia Morrow, Brian Banks and Anthony Marinelli (as The Beepers)
Lyrics by Cynthia Morrow
Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein
Produced by Anthony Marinelli (uncredited)
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This was an old favorite for many younger baby-boomers, who were teenagers and in their twenties at the dawn of the personal computer age.
This one was a bit more than amusing, though. It opened many eyes to both the potential and the dangers we faced while coming into the computer age. The government had these marvelous machines and the internet by which they communicated for decades before the public was given access from these ancient Commodore 64's, Amigas, and Atari home computers via phone line, back in the late 1970's.
While this work is entertaining, it also bears a valid warning, even today.
Broderick and Ally Sheedy both were 21, playing 17 year olds, competently.
It rates a 7.6/10 from...
the Fiend :.