Overview
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 girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
DirectorJohn Badham
ProducersHarold Schneider, Richard Hashimoto
ScreenplayWalter F. Parkes, Lawrence Lasker
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Details
LanguageEnglish
Production companiesSherwood Productions, United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget12000000
TaglineIs it a game, or is it real?
