

2.2K votes
1983
1h 54m
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 friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Directed by John Badham

Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
John Wood
Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
Kent Williams
Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb
WatsonJoe Dorsey
Conley
Irving Metzman
Richter
Michael Ensign
Beringer's Aide
William Bogert
Mr. LightmanSusan Davis
Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan
WiganDavid Clover
Stockman
Drew Snyder
AyersJohn Garber
Corporal in the InfirmaryDuncan Wilmore
Major Lem
Billy Ray Sharkey
Radar Analyst
John Spencer
JerryStatus
Released
Release date
June 3, 1983
Budget
$12M
Revenue
$124.6M
Language
English