WarGames: The Dead Code (Video 2008)

The United State's Department of Homeland Security is led to believe an American teen hacker playing a terrorist-attack simulator game online is a real terrorist out to destroy the U.S.

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers:

Randall M. Badat (teleplay), Rob Kerchner (story),

Stars:

Matt Lanter, Amanda Walsh, Colm Feore

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Lanter	...	Will Farmer
Amanda Walsh	...	Annie D'Mateo
Colm Feore	...	T. Kenneth Hassert / Joshua
Chuck Shamata	...	Bill Carter
Maxim Roy	...	Tina Rashe
Nicolas Wright	...	Dennis Nichols
Gary Reineke	...	Dr. Stephen Falken
Susan Glover	...	Gail Farmer
Trevor Hayes	...	Agent Aaron Scott
Claudia Ferri	...	Agent Bolton
Vlasta Vrana	...	Ivan Prokosh
Ricky Mabe	...	Newman
Claudia Black	...	R.I.P.L.E.Y. (voice)
Russell Yuen	...	David Chen
Robert Higden	...	Mr. Baron

Storyline

The United State's Department of Homeland Security is led to believe an American teen hacker playing a terrorist-attack simulator game online is a real terrorist out to destroy the U.S.

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Plot Keywords:

gary kasparov | crossword puzzle | winter | warcraft | bomb | 

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Taglines:

Are you ready to play?

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jeux de guerre 2: Code mortel

Filming Locations:

Centennial Regional High School - 880 Hudson Street, Greenfield Park, Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Will and Annie buy hot-dogs from a street vendor in Montreal. Montreal has no street food vendors.

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Quotes

Annie D'Mateo: Sorry. The Internet is water-proof, right?

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Connections

References Stargate SG-1 (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Macadam"
Written & Performed by Youlia Djeddi
Courtesy of MS-Pro

User Reviews

Monday TV movie

Like many others have commented before me here, I have to say that this movie is bad, but not the worst I've seen. There will be no direct references to movie plots or sequences in this comment, because I hate spoilers.

I got a feeling I was watching an episode of a TV show or something, where they had gotten a hold of some extra $$$ to spend on CGI (I've seen worse of those)... All in all, it is quite an insult to the viewer, at least if you have ANY knowledge about computers and/or technology at all. There are just too many of these moments of insults to make me feel comfortable, and I found myself just begging for it all to end - fast - halfway through. In addition, there are countless "easy way out" scenarios, which also is an insult to your intelligence as a thinking human being...

This movie absolutely fades in comparison to the old "Wargames", and I think it's a damn shame they even got to call it a sequel.

Two stars from me, because of one thing and one thing only: the actors' performances aren't half-bad, considering the regurgitated crap of a script they had to work with. Still, they should never have signed on to this movie. Not really a career-move, but I guess we all have bills to pay.

To those of you who gave this movie top score...you have to be on the studio's payroll or something, that's my only explanation.

To all who haven't seen this one: by all means, watch it and make up your own mind. But lower your expectations to the floor (and then some).