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WarGames

  • 1983
  • PG
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
103K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
651
474
WarGames (1983)
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.
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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.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.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
  • Writers
    • Lawrence Lasker
    • Walter F. Parkes
    • Walon Green
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Ally Sheedy
    • John Wood
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    103K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    651
    474
    • Director
      • John Badham
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Lasker
      • Walter F. Parkes
      • Walon Green
    • Stars
      • Matthew Broderick
      • Ally Sheedy
      • John Wood
    • 227User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 4 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)
    Barry Corbin and Michael Ensign in WarGames (1983)
    Dabney Coleman, Juanin Clay, and Duncan Wilmore in WarGames (1983)
    Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, and John Wood in WarGames (1983)
    Matthew Broderick and Howie Allen in WarGames (1983)
    Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)
    Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)
    Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)
    Barry Corbin, Joe Dorsey, and Michael Ensign in WarGames (1983)
    Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, Juanin Clay, Jack Clinton, Barry Corbin, Michael Ensign, Irving Metzman, Duncan Wilmore, and John Wood in WarGames (1983)
    Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy in WarGames (1983)
    Dabney Coleman in WarGames (1983)

    Top cast

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    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • David
    Ally Sheedy
    Ally Sheedy
    • Jennifer
    John Wood
    John Wood
    • Falken
    Dabney Coleman
    Dabney Coleman
    • McKittrick
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • General Beringer
    Juanin Clay
    Juanin Clay
    • Pat Healy
    Kent Williams
    Kent Williams
    • Cabot
    Dennis Lipscomb
    Dennis Lipscomb
    • Watson
    Joe Dorsey
    Joe Dorsey
    • Conley
    Irving Metzman
    • Richter
    Michael Ensign
    Michael Ensign
    • Beringer's Aide
    William Bogert
    William Bogert
    • Mr. Lightman
    Susan Davis
    • Mrs. Lightman
    James Tolkan
    James Tolkan
    • Wigan
    David Clover
    • Stockman
    Drew Snyder
    Drew Snyder
    • Ayers
    John Garber
    • Corporal in the Infirmary
    Duncan Wilmore
    • Major Lem
    • Director
      • John Badham
    • Writers
      • Lawrence Lasker
      • Walter F. Parkes
      • Walon Green(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      According 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.
    • Goofs
      When 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.
    • Quotes

      [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?

    • Alternate versions
      In 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.
    • Connections
      Edited into Crosby, Stills & Nash: War Games (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Video 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)

    User reviews227

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    Pleased with the film
    If you want to see a film with the most real style of hacking, forget Swordfish, The Net and all these other films where "hackers" work in graphically superb programs and can hack government server in few seconds. Broderick, working in his text-only mode, using social-engineering and having good abilities handling primitive electric devices is nearest the real world's "hacking", at least in his period.

    As thought that the film sometimes lacks tension, especially in the middle, it has its very strong moments. To be honest, I got most excited on the very beginning, I really loved it.

    The performances are good, but I disliked and didn't believe the performance of the man, who should have played the wooden-head general. It seemed to be too overacted. He himself lowered my rating by one.

    This film might not be so interesting for people, who aren't interested in computers, because, as I mentioned upper, the plot lacks some deeper crisis, but I thing that everyone else will like it, so if you match the upper criterion I can recommend you only one thing: Go and get it!
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    • RebelMe
    • Feb 6, 2006

    FAQ13

    • Does General Barringer have the authority to launch ICBM's?
    • Why did the FBI take David to NORAD from Seattle just to question him?
    • Why does David have an electric typewriter in his room when he can use the computer and printer he has?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • War Games
    • Filming locations
      • Anderson Island, Washington, USA(Goose Island scenes)
    • Production companies
      • United Artists
      • Sherwood Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $79,567,667
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,227,804
      • Jun 5, 1983
    • Gross worldwide
      • $79,567,667
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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