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War Games - Spy Games Of World War II (1983)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Matthew Broderick
John Wood
Ally Sheedy
Movie Details
Director John Badham
Studio Image Ent.
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 208 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Cute but silly, this 1983 cautionary fantasy stars Matthew Broderick as a teenage computer genius who hacks into the Pentagon's defense system and sets World War III into motion. All the fun is in the film's set-up, as Broderick befriends Ally Sheedy and starts the international crisis by pretending while online to be the Soviet Union. After that, it's not hard to predict what's going to happen: government agents swoop in, but the story ends up in the "hands" of machines talking to one another. Thus we're stuck with flashing lights, etc. John Badham (Saturday Night Fever) directs in strict potboiler mode. Kids still like this movie, though. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, theatrical trailer, Dolby sound, director commentary, optional English, French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 54
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 Color
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 027616705624
Chapters 32
Release Date 06/03/2001
Packaging Snap Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Widescreen Closed-captioned Dolby