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Dominican Rep. WarGames
- Original title
- WarGames (War Games)
- Year
- 1983
- Running time
- 114 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Matthew Broderick
Dabney Coleman
John Wood
Ally Sheedy
Barry Corbin
Juanin Clay- Kent Williams
Dennis Lipscomb- Joe Dorsey
- Irving Metzman
Michael Ensign- William Bogert
- Susan Davis
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery. Thriller. Sci-Fi | Nuclear Holocaust. Computers / Internet. Teen/coming-of-age. Cold War
- Synopsis
- David Lightman is a young hacker, a computer expert capable of bypassing the most advanced security systems and deciphering the most hermetic secret codes. One day he accidentally connects his computer to that of the US Department of Defense, in charge of the nuclear defense system. Thinking that what he has found are new computer games, David plays checkers, chess and other more intriguing games such as Global Thermonuclear War with the supercomputer. Thus, unwittingly, David triggers a dangerous situation that is difficult to control. With the help of his girlfriend and another computer scientist, he will try, in a race against the clock, to avoid World War III.
- Awards
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1983: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Best Cinematography, Sound, Original Screenplay1983: BAFTA Awards: Best Sound. 3 Nominations1983: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Drama Screenplay
- Critics' reviews
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"A soft-sell protest that entertains. It peddles neither the hysterics of Jane Fonda's 'China Syndrome' nor the hopelessness of 'Dr. Strangelove.' It's a war cry for peace that's good to the last byte"
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"Although the script has more than its share of short circuits, director John Badham solders the pieces into a terrifically exciting story charged by an irresistible idea"
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"An entertaining movie that, like a video game once played, tends to disappear from one's memory bank as soon as it's finished"
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"The first half has a sardonic edge to it, but the more seriously the movie takes itself the sillier it gets."
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