Directed by:
John BadhamCinematography:
William A. FrakerComposer:
Arthur B. RubinsteinCast:
Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, James Tolkan, Drew Snyder (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing? (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Matthew Broderick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/671/163671631_c3f051.jpg)
Matthew Broderick
USA
Best movies:
The Lion King (1994)
Glory (1989)
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
![Dabney Coleman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271186_41a411.jpg)
Dabney Coleman
USA
Best movies:
The Towering Inferno (1974)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Tootsie (1982)
![John Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/696/158696098_b27b05.jpg)
![Ally Sheedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/910/160910474_bc0b7c.png)
Ally Sheedy
USA
Best movies:
Short Circuit (1986)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
![Barry Corbin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271676_f0259f.jpg)
Barry Corbin
USA
Best movies:
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
![Juanin Clay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343528_4e80a1.jpg)
Juanin Clay
USA
Best movies:
WarGames (1983)
![Kent Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343532_404765.jpg)
Kent Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
WarGames (1983)
Time After Time (1979)
Dennis Lipscomb
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Crossroads (1986)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
![Joe Dorsey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343576_fe382d.jpg)
Joe Dorsey
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
Norma Rae (1979)
![James Tolkan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/381/158381773_44ba1b.jpg)
James Tolkan
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Drew Snyder
USA
Best movies:
The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV movie)
Commando (1985)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
![Michael Madsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267470_daff34.jpg)
Michael Madsen
USA
Best movies:
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
The Doors (1991)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
![Alan Blumenfeld](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405068_7a7369.jpg)
Alan Blumenfeld
USA
Best movies:
The Ring (2002)
Innerspace (1987)
WarGames (1983)
![John Spencer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275823_036232.jpg)
John Spencer
USA
Best movies:
The Rock (1996)
The Negotiator (1998)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
![Maury Chaykin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433388_a8496d.png)
Maury Chaykin
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Whale Music (1994)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Eddie Deezen
USA
Best movies:
Grease (1978)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
WarGames (1983)
![Stephen Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/728/158728254_904da9.jpg)
Stephen Lee
USA
Best movies:
The Negotiator (1998)
La Bamba (1987)
WarGames (1983)
![Art LaFleur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/377/377070_a4082e.jpg)
Art LaFleur
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Who Will Love My Children? (1983) (TV movie)
The Sandlot (1993)
![Jesse D. Goins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/419/419041_f75db7.jpg)
Jesse D. Goins
Best movies:
RoboCop (1987)
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) (TV movie)
Patriot Games (1992)
![Michael Ensign](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779814_66c116.gif)
Michael Ensign
USA
Best movies:
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Titanic (1997)
The X Files: Biogenesis (1999) (video compilation)