A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
Director:
Steven Lisberger
Stars:
Jeff Bridges,
Bruce Boxleitner,
David Warner
Video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly captured when Captain Navarre befriends him. Navarre has been hunted by the Bishop's men for ... See full summary »
Director:
Richard Donner
Stars:
Matthew Broderick,
Rutger Hauer,
Michelle Pfeiffer
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>
When the message for the tour group in NORAD is activated, the sound effect that plays is actually used in the video game Galaga (1981). It can also be heard if you listen carefully when David is playing the game in the beginning of the movie. See more »
Goofs
Near the beginning when McKittrick is discussing replacing the men in the silos with the WOPR, his hair changes several times from being nice and neat to mussed and disheveled. See more »
Quotes
Stephen Falken:
Listen carefully. Path. Follow path. Gate. Open gate. Through gate. Close gate. Last ferry 6:37. Run. Run. Run.
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Alternate Versions
In the premiere telecast version of the film, in the scene where the female airmen is counting down to Impact, there is more background music that plays than in the theatrical version and home video releases containing English language versions. However, the extra background music plays in foreign versions of the movie. Also, the extra BGM has not played in subsequent TV airings since that first telecast, as far as I am aware. See more »
The most enjoyable thing about this film is seeing the young Matthew Broderick toying with systems that are archaic by today's standards.
That notwithstanding, the message of the film is more important: we cannot win a nuclear war. No way, no how, nothing can be done to avoid have the survivors envy those that dies immediately.
The film makes a convincing argument and is a thoroughly enjoyable thriller positing what could happen if everything is run by computer. Similar to the idea of Skynet taking over and John Conner battling to regain control.
We are grabbed from the beginning and taken for an emotional ride that makes us think about the consequences of nuclear weapons. For the time, it was an excellent film.
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The most enjoyable thing about this film is seeing the young Matthew Broderick toying with systems that are archaic by today's standards.
That notwithstanding, the message of the film is more important: we cannot win a nuclear war. No way, no how, nothing can be done to avoid have the survivors envy those that dies immediately.
The film makes a convincing argument and is a thoroughly enjoyable thriller positing what could happen if everything is run by computer. Similar to the idea of Skynet taking over and John Conner battling to regain control.
We are grabbed from the beginning and taken for an emotional ride that makes us think about the consequences of nuclear weapons. For the time, it was an excellent film.