DVD 114 mins IMDB
PG (Parental Guidance)
Wargames
MGM/UA (1983)
In Collection
#693

Seen It:
Yes
Drama, Adventure, Thriller, Action
USA  /  English

Matthew Broderick David Lightman
Dabney Coleman Dr. John McKittrick
Ally Sheedy Jennifer Katherine Mack
John Wood Dr. Stephen Falken
Barry Corbin General Jack Beringer
Juanin Clay Pat Healy
Kent Williams Arthur Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb Lyle Watson
Joe Dorsey Colonel Joe Conley
Irving Metzman Paul Richter
Michael Ensign Beringer's Aide
William Bogert Mr. Lightman
Susan Davis Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan FBI Agent Nigan
Drew Snyder Ayers

Director John Badham
Producer Leonard Goldberg; Richard Hashimoto
Writer Walter F. Parkes; Walon Green
Cinematography William A. Fraker
Musician Arthur B. Rubinstein

A teen-aged high school student (Matthew Broderick) inadvertently nearly starts a nuclear war with the USSR. The young man, a computer geek with a tendency for trouble, breaks into a government computer in order to find new and exciting games to play. What he does not know is that he has hacked into a top secret war planning system, and the intrusion alerts the authorities of his actions. After being chased by the military he sets out to find a reclusive scientist (John Wood) who created a computer that plays games in order to predict future wars. The boy, his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy), and the creator of the computer must convince the military of the real reasons behind the apparent soviet hostilities.

Edition Details
Distributor MGM Home Entertainment
Edition Special Edition
Barcode 027616705624
Region Region 1
Release Date 1/25/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; Dutch; French; German; Spanish; Italian; Portuguese; Swedish; Norwegian; Danish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Stereo [German]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Feature-Length Audio Commentary: Director John Badham Writer Lawrence Lasker Writer Walter F. parkes Trivia and Production Notes Original Theatrical Trailer