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 Date | June 3, 1983 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | WarGames | |
Runtime | 1h 54min | |
Budget | $12,000,000 | |
Revenue | $124,600,000 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Sherwood ProductionsUnited ArtistsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer |