WarGames

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WarGames is a 1983 Cold War-era science fiction thriller film about a teenage hacker who unwittingly accesses a U.S. military supercomputer and nearly triggers global nuclear war.

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instanceOf Cold War film
film
science fiction film
academyAwardNomination Best Cinematography
Best Original Screenplay
Best Sound
characterRole David Lightman is a teenage hacker NERFINISHED
cinematographer William A. Fraker NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Badham NERFINISHED
distributor MGM/UA Entertainment Company NERFINISHED
editor Tom Rolf NERFINISHED
featuresFictionalComputer WOPR NERFINISHED
fictionalComputerFullName War Operation Plan Response NERFINISHED
genre Cold War NERFINISHED
science fiction
techno-thriller
thriller
influenced U.S. policy discussions on computer security
public awareness of computer hacking
mainCharacter David Lightman NERFINISHED
Dr. Stephen Falken NERFINISHED
Jennifer Mack NERFINISHED
John McKittrick NERFINISHED
motionPictureRating PG
musicComposer Arthur B. Rubinstein NERFINISHED
narrativeTheme artificial intelligence
hacking
military technology
nuclear war
notableQuote The only winning move is not to play.
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A teenage hacker unwittingly accesses a U.S. military supercomputer and nearly triggers global nuclear war
portrayedBy Ally Sheedy NERFINISHED
Barry Corbin NERFINISHED
Dabney Coleman NERFINISHED
James Tolkan NERFINISHED
John Wood NERFINISHED
Matthew Broderick NERFINISHED
producer Harold Schneider NERFINISHED
Lawrence Lasker NERFINISHED
Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED
productionCompany United Artists NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1983-06-03
releaseYear 1983
runtime approximately 114 minutes
screenwriter Joshua Brand NERFINISHED
Larry Ferguson NERFINISHED
Lawrence Lasker NERFINISHED
Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED
setInPeriod Cold War NERFINISHED
settingLocation NORAD NERFINISHED
Seattle NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
title WarGames NERFINISHED
writer Lawrence Lasker NERFINISHED
Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED

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Barry Corbin characterIn WarGames
Barry Corbin notableWork WarGames
Cold War cinema notableWork WarGames
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Dabney Coleman notableWork WarGames
Eddie Deezen notableWork WarGames
John Wood notableWork WarGames
Matthew Broderick notableWork WarGames
John Wood portrayedIn WarGames