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WarGames

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Original title

WarGames (War Games)

Year

1983

Running time

114 min.

Country

United States

Director

John Badham

Screenwriter

Walon Green, Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

Cast

Music

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Cinematography

William A. Fraker

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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.

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Awards: 1983: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Best Cinematography, Sound, Original Screenplay

1983: BAFTA Awards: Best Sound. 3 Nominations

1983: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Drama Screenplay

1984: Hugo Awards: nominated to Best Dramatic Presentation.

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Critics' reviews

"It convinces us that it knows computers, and it makes its knowledge into an amazingly entertaining thriller (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The first half has a sardonic edge to it, but the more seriously the movie takes itself the sillier it gets."

Time Out
"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"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"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"

Variety Staff: Variety
"An entertaining movie that, like a video game once played, tends to disappear from one's memory bank as soon as it's finished"

Vincent Canby: The New York Times

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