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WarGames

WarGames

"Is it a game, or is it real?"

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with his friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

Release DateJune 3, 1983
StatusReleased
Original TitleWarGames
Runtime1h 54min
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$124,600,000
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesSherwood ProductionsUnited ArtistsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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WarGames Collection

Includes: WarGames, WarGames: The Dead Code

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