
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 girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
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Matthew Broderick
David Lightman

Dabney Coleman
McKittrick

John Wood
Stephen Falken

Ally Sheedy
Jennifer


Nominated for 3 Oscars

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