WarGames
“Is it a game, or is it real?”
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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2 films
Cast
54 people
Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
Known for
The Lion King
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
Known for
Boardwalk Empire
Tootsie
John Wood
Stephen Falken
Known for
Chocolat
Ladyhawke
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
Known for
Short Circuit
The Breakfast Club
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
Known for
No Country for Old Men
One Tree Hill
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
Also in
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Kent Williams
Cabot
Known for
Time After Time
Dennis Lipscomb
Watson
Known for
Eyes of Fire
Crossroads
Joe Dorsey
Conley
Known for
The Philadelphia Experiment
Roots
Irving Metzman
Richter
Known for
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Crocodile Dundee
Michael Ensign
Beringer's Aide
Known for
Ghostbusters
Solaris
William Bogert
Mr. Lightman
Known for
Small Wonder
The Greatest American Hero
John Badham Director · Walter F. Parkes Writer Lawrence Lasker Writer
Worldwide gross $125M · Budget $12M · United States release June 3, 1983
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$124,600,000
Gross vs. budget
10.4×
Production
Sherwood Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
The Genius
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 19, 1983
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · June 3, 1983
Theatrical
United States · July 23, 1996
Physical
United States
July 24, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
July 7, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
August 4, 1983 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 15, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Brazil
January 9, 1984 · Theatrical
Canada
April 1, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Colombia
April 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 7, 1983 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 8, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
November 4, 1983 · Theatrical
France
December 14, 1983 · Theatrical
February 22, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-release
Germany
October 6, 1983 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
July 8, 1990 · TV
Hong Kong SAR China
December 22, 1983 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 21, 1983 · Theatrical
Israel
December 7, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
October 7, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Milan
October 28, 1983 · Theatrical
Japan
December 24, 1983 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 15, 1983 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 1, 1983 · Premiere · Filmweek Amsterdam
December 15, 1983 · Theatrical
Norway
January 13, 1984 · Theatrical
Peru
March 8, 1984 · Theatrical
Poland
May 5, 2015 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
March 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 11, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Spain
September 5, 1983 · Theatrical · ICAA: 240783
Sweden
December 9, 1983 · Theatrical
April 24, 2002 · Physical · DVD
United Arab Emirates
January 7, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
August 18, 1983 · Theatrical
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