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About
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.
Theatrical
Jun 3, 1983
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 23, 1996
Box Office
$124.6M
Budget
$12.0M
Return
10.4x
Theaters
4
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Sherwood Productions, United Artists
Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
D
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
J
John Wood
Stephen Falken
A
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
B
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
J
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
K
Kent Williams
Cabot
D
Dennis Lipscomb
Watson
J
Joe Dorsey
Conley
I
Irving Metzman
Richter
M
Michael Ensign
Beringer's Aide
W
William Bogert
Mr. Lightman
S
Susan Davis
Mrs. Lightman
J
James Tolkan
Wigan
D
David Clover
Stockman
D
Drew Snyder
Ayers
J
John Garber
Corporal in the Infirmary
B
Billy Ray Sharkey
Radar Analyst
J
John Spencer
Jerry
Michael Madsen
Steve
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Quotes
See all →The Dilemma of Choosing Peace Over Conflict
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Where the only winning move is NOT TO PLAY. We shall make world peace so you have a decision to make now.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Consequences of a Dangerous Game
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To David Lightman, "Global Thermonuclear War" will just be one hell of a game. To everybody else, it will be hell waiting to happen.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
