WarGames
WarGames (1983)
“Is it a game, or is it real?”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
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.
Complete Cast & Crew Directory
Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick
as David Lightman
Dabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman
as McKittrick
John Wood
John Wood
as Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy
Ally Sheedy
as Jennifer
Barry Corbin
Barry Corbin
as General Beringer
Juanin Clay
Juanin Clay
as Pat Healy
Kent Williams
Kent Williams
as Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb
Dennis Lipscomb
as Watson
Joe Dorsey
Joe Dorsey
as Conley
Irving Metzman
Irving Metzman
as Richter
Michael Ensign
Michael Ensign
as Beringer's Aide
William Bogert
William Bogert
as Mr. LightmanCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 114 min |
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The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.