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WarGames (1983)

Is it a game, or is it real?

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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.

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Cast

  • Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick David Lightman
  • Dabney Coleman Dabney Coleman McKittrick
  • John Wood John Wood Stephen Falken
  • Ally Sheedy Ally Sheedy Jennifer
  • 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 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

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