United States

Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy, John Wood, Barry Corbin

114 min

1983-06-03

Senior school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a knack for hacking. But he accidentally taps into the Defense Department's war game and also initiates a confrontation with worldwide proportions, while attempting to hack to engage in unreleased video games! With his girl friend (Ally Sheedy) and also a wizardly computer ace (John Wood), David has to race against time to outwit his competitor. . .and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.