Released:
1983-06-03

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Badham

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Matthew Broderick
  as
  David Lightman
• 
  Dabney Coleman
  as
  McKittrick
• 
  John Wood
  as
  Stephen Falken
• 
  Ally Sheedy
  as
  Jennifer
• 
  Barry Corbin
  as
  General Beringer