Ein junger Mann findet eine Hintertür zu einem militärischen Zentralcomputer, in dem die Realität mit dem Spiel verwechselt wird, das möglicherweise den Dritten Weltkrieg auslöst.Ein junger Mann findet eine Hintertür zu einem militärischen Zentralcomputer, in dem die Realität mit dem Spiel verwechselt wird, das möglicherweise den Dritten Weltkrieg auslöst.Ein junger Mann findet eine Hintertür zu einem militärischen Zentralcomputer, in dem die Realität mit dem Spiel verwechselt wird, das möglicherweise den Dritten Weltkrieg auslöst.
- Für 3 Oscars nominiert
- 4 Gewinne & 14 Nominierungen insgesamt
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesAccording to John Badham, the jeep trying to crash through the gate at NORAD and turning over was an actual accident. The jeep was supposed to continue through the gate. They added the scene of the characters running from the jeep and down the tunnel, and used the botched jeep stunt.
- PatzerWhen WOPR is searching for the launch code, it is shown to be able to lock onto each digit individually. In which case, it would only take 360 tries (one for each letter and digit), to definitely find the entire code.
- Zitate
[after playing out all possible outcomes for Global Thermonuclear War]
Joshua: Greetings, Professor Falken.
Stephen Falken: Hello, Joshua.
Joshua: A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?
- Alternative VersionenIn the International-dubbed prints and the U.S. TV premiere, in the scene where the female airmen is counting down to Impact, there is more background music that plays than in the original version.
- VerbindungenEdited into Crosby, Stills & Nash: War Games (1983)
- SoundtracksVideo Fever
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)
When two missile controllers fail to launch a missile during a test launch due to uncertainty, government bigwig McKittrick (Dabney Coleman) introduces his superiors to WOPR (War Operation Plan Response), a giant super-computer that repeatedly plays games with itself to generate stats and results of possible nuclear war outcomes. The operation is given the go-ahead, and workers find themselves replaced by this metallic super- brain, that will deal with any potential nuclear threat to the US. High school punk David (Matthew Broderick) is a highly intelligent computer- obsessive who uses his hacking skills to change his grades on his high school system. When he learns that a company is releasing new breakthrough games in California, he scans the area for computers in order to hack into their mainframe. He stumbles upon a computer that lists many strange war games, including 'Global Thermonuclear War'. He begins a game, choosing to be Russia, but unbeknownst to him, he is actually playing WOPR who is playing the game for real. Soon David is brought in by the FBI who suspect him of working with the Russians, while the threat of global nuclear destruction lingers as WOPR carries on playing the 'game'.
I viewed this film quite often when I was a child as I owned the VHS, but admittedly the film went over my head somewhat and I found it quite boring. Watching it now, I was shocked to find out this is a very good film, and it makes for a gripping adult thriller, while maintaining that 1980's kids-film-feel. The technical aspects shown on screen are extremely well-researched, and David's hacking activities make for exciting and interesting viewing. It's also fascinating to see the early giant, clunky computers of the 1980's and an early portrayal of the Internet. Overall, this is a highly entertaining thriller that is well acted, scripted and filmed (and even received three Academy Award nominations), and has plenty of those nostalgic qualities for us children of the 80's.
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- 11. Jan. 2012
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsland
- Offizieller Standort
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- WarGames
- Drehorte
- Anderson Island, Washington, USA(Goose Island scenes)
- Produktionsfirmen
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Box Office
- Budget
- 12.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 79.567.667 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 6.227.804 $
- 5. Juni 1983
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 79.567.667 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 54 Minuten
- Farbe
- Sound-Mix
- Seitenverhältnis
- 1.85 : 1