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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| WarGames (1983 film) | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Cold War film
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film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Cinematography
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Best Original Screenplay ⓘ Best Sound ⓘ |
| characterRole | David Lightman is a teenage hacker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | William A. Fraker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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science fiction ⓘ techno-thriller ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. policy discussions on computer security
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public awareness of computer hacking ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
David Lightman
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Dr. Stephen Falken NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Mack NERFINISHED ⓘ John McKittrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Arthur B. Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
artificial intelligence
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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
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Barry Corbin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dabney Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ James Tolkan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Broderick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Harold Schneider
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Lawrence Lasker NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-06-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 114 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Joshua Brand
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Larry Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Lasker NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
NORAD
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Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | WarGames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Lawrence Lasker
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Walter F. Parkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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WarGames (1983 film)