Directed by John Badham
1h 54m
Thriller
| Science Fiction
| Drama
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.
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
Watson
Joe Dorsey
Conley
Lawrence Lasker
Screenplay
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Barry Delaney
Costume Design
Richard Hashimoto
Producer
Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decoration
Tom Rolf
Editor
James J. Murakami
Art Direction
John Badham
Director
Harold Schneider
Producer