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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Badham |
| Stars: |
Matthew Broderick |
| Actors: |
Barry Corbin |
| Genre: |
Action/Adventure |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · War · Nuclear Destruction · Teenagers · Essential Cinema · Family (General) · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
027616098771 |
| Release Date: |
1983 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 54min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Canadian; 2-Disc Set; 25th Anniversary Edition; Movie Cash, 1hr 54min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (June 10, 2008)
UPC: 883904139133 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Movie Time, 1hr 54min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (August 13, 1996)
UPC: 027616583536 |
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Professional Reviews
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(05/11/1983, Har.): "...A terrifically exciting story charged by an irresistible idea for today's young audience..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Wouldn't you prefer a good game of chess?"--Joshua, the government computer, in response to David's (Matthew Broderick) request to play Global Thermonuclear War. |
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| Details: |
In director John Badham's WARGAMES, Matthew Broderick stars as David Lightman, a young hacker who accidentally logs on to the Department of Defense's network. Thinking that he's found a cool new computer game manufacturer, David plays checkers, chess, and other more intriguing games like Global Thermonuclear War. Realizing that their system has been tampered with, military operatives arrest him. However, the computer continues to play the "game" of thermonuclear warfare without David and generates the very real threat of World War III. In an attempt to prevent global disaster, David and his girlfriend, Jennifer (Ally Sheedy), search desperately for the scientist who designed the system before the goverment computer initates a full-scale nuclear war. <br> <br> A landmark of 1980s cinema, WARGAMES was keenly tuned into its time. Computers remained a relative mystery in the early 1980s, as they were used primarily by large corporations and government agencies, but not by many individuals at home. The gener... |
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