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WarGames

Summary: A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

Release Date: June 03, 1983

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Director: John Badham

Writers: Lawrence Lasker

, Walter F. Parkes

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: PG

Production: United Artists, Sherwood Productions

Distributor: CBS/Fox, MGM Home Entertainment, MGM/UA Home Entertainment, TBS Superstation, TNT, Warner Home Video, Guardian Television Network (GTN), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 12,000,000

Domestic: $ 79,567,667

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1980s 20th century 7 eleven store abuse of power acoustic coupler aerobics air force airplane airport airport terminal american flag anger announcement answering a telephone anti war arcade video game armageddon arrest artificial intelligence artificial intelligence sci fi asking someone to leave authentication automated defense automobile averted eyes backdoor bald man barbed wire baton bed bedroom biology biology class biology course biology teacher black man black telephone black woman blockbuster boat bolt book bookshelf boredom borrowing money boy boyfriend girlfriend relationship break in briefcase button bypassing security cactus car cassette cassette tape celebration changing a grade changing grade cheating chess cigar smoking cigarette cigarette smoking classmate classroom closed door coat code cold war communication computer computer cracker computer genius computer hacker computer hacking computer monitor computer password computer readout computer server computer server room computer simulation computer system computer wiz congratulations convenience store corkboard corner store corridor countdown crash through a fence crashing through a gate crawling crew cult film cyber thriller danger dart debate decoding defcon defcon 1 defcon 2 defcon 3 defcon 5 desk detained dinosaur model disobedience disobeying orders disturbance dog drinking water driving through a gate educational elevator embrace escape existentialism exit sign f grade fail deadly function failing a test failing grade failing in school failure faked death false accusation of espionage father not home father son relationship fbi fear feet on a desk ferry ferry boat fictional war fireplace first part flashing light floppy drive footage forest game gate general ghost in the machine girl wears a tanktop giving someone a ride glass door global thermonuclear war government guessing someone's password hack hacker hacking handcuffs headmaster headphones helicopter helmet high school high schooler high tech house hovering helicopter hugging human element human error human versus computer indoor plant infirmary insignia instructor intelligence island isolation jeep jeep cj 5 jeep motor vehicle jet jogging key keyboards kiss kiss on the lips kiss on the mouth kissing kissing on the beach late for class launch launch code leg warmers library lights out listening in listing living alone lock out locked door log cabin login looking at oneself in a mirror loudspeaker lumber machine learning magazine maker making a pass male police officer male protagonist man wears a suit and tie man wears eyeglasses map of usa medical supplies mess message messy room microfiche microphone military military general mirror missile missile defense system missing school mistaken identity misunderstanding mixed caps in title modem mom not home mother son relationship motor bike motorcycle mustached man mutually assured destruction naivete naivety name tag necking nerd network new identity newscaster newspaper clip nihilism no smoking sign norad not listening not paying attention in class notepad nuclear attack nuclear launch key nuclear threat nuclear war nuclear weapons nurse obituary office one word title overconfidence overhearing overweight man pan american airlines pan american airways panic paranoia parent son relationship parents paris france password pay phone pencil phreaking pilot pipe playback pointing a gun at someone police police interview police officer portrait power booster president of the united states principal problem procedure program programmer projector propeller aeroplane psychotronic film pteranodon public transit public transport public transportation race against time radar radio controlled model red light red telephone reference to pan american airlines reference to wonder woman remote control report card research ringing telephone rocket rolling one's eyes rotary rural area schoolmate scientist scooter seattle washington secretary security guard shaft shelf shock signature signing in an office silo simulation sirens smoking man social commentary social engineering soldier soviet union speaker spotlight staff steam storm stuck student super computer supercomputer surprise surprise ending suspense suv tape recorder target teacher technical techno thriller technology technology gone amok teen adventure teen bedroom teen drama teenage boy teenage girl telephone telephone booth telephone call telephone number tense tension thermonuclear war tic tac toe timeframe 1980s timeframe 20th century title directed by male title directed by man title written by male tour group trespassing trophy truck tunnel tv news u.s. air force u.s. army u.s. car u.s. department of defense u.s. military u.s. nuclear forces unauthorized entry under arrest underground unintended consequence united states air force united states of america ussr vault door video arcade video gamer visible breath walking at night wall of tv screens war game war games war machine warning sign way to escape west coast of the united states white gloves woman asks man to leave woman jogging woman wears a uniform woods world war three yo yo

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