WarGames [1983 film]

by John Badham (Director), Walter F. Parkes

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Young electronics wizard David Lightman unwittingly hooks into America's supersecret wargames computer and the world is suddenly threatened with nuclear annihilation.

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Substance: A provocative thesis, and somewhat prescient given the advances in cyber-warfare and computer security "arms races" today (2011). The solution to the runaway computer was trite and unrealistically realized even then.
Style: Well-done in all respects other than noted above, but with the usual elision of any realistic situations that would slow down the story. People change their opinions without motivation; make judgments counter to any rational scenario; and scenes jump from peril to resolution without going through any intermediate steps.
I wanted to like these. I made myself read through the third one because I thought it was a trilogy. It didn’t end with 3. What a waste of time....
David es un experto informático capaz de saltarse los más avanzados sistemas de seguridad y de descifrar los más herméticos códigos secretos. Pero su juego se complica cuando involuntariamente conecta su ordenador al del Departamento de Defensa americano, encargado del sistema de defensa nuclear. Desencadena así una situación de peligro difícilmente controlable. Con la ayuda de su novia y de otro informático genial intentará, en una carrera contrarreloj, evitar la Tercera Guerra Mundial. (FILMAFFINITY)

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Johh Badham is a film and television director and producer whose films have been nominated for five Academy Awards and two Emmy Awards. His books I'll Be in My Trailer and the first edition of John Badham: On Directing are taught in film schools worldwide. He is a Professor of Film Media Arts at Chapman University.
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Canonical title
WarGames [1983 film]
Original title
WarGames
Original publication date
1983-06-03; 1983
People/Characters
David Lightman
Important events
Cold War
Related movies
WarGames (1983 | IMDb)
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This is the 1983 film WarGames, directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick.

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DDC/MDS
791.43Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsPublic performancesMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion pictures
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PN1997Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion picturesPlays, scenarios, etc.

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½ (3.39)
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English, French
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