WarGames (1983)

Regista:

John Badham

Writers:

Lawrence Lasker (written by) &
Walter F. Parkes (written by)

Data di uscita:

3 giugno 1983 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Thriller

Slogan:

Is it a game, or is it real?

Plot:

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

Plot Keywords:

Government | Whopper | Anti War | Backdoor | Seattle

Premi:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Ahead of it's time

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Aug. 3

11:30 AM

AMC

Cast

Matthew Broderick	...	David Lightman
Dabney Coleman	...	Dr. John McKittrick
John Wood	...	Dr. Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy	...	Jennifer Katherine Mack
Barry Corbin	...	General Jack Beringer
Juanin Clay	...	Pat Healy
Kent Williams	...	Arthur Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb	...	Lyle Watson
Joe Dorsey	...	Colonel Joe Conley
Irving Metzman	...	Paul Richter
Michael Ensign	...	Beringer's Aide
William Bogert	...	Mr. Lightman
Susan Davis	...	Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan	...	FBI Agent Nigan
David Clover	...	Stockman

Alias:

War Games (USA) (alternative spelling)
Wargames - giochi di guerra (Italy) [it]

Durata:

114 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Divieti:

Iceland:L | New Zealand:PG | South Korea:All | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:12 (1984) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Luoghi delle riprese:

7-Eleven Convenience Store - 41440 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Curiosità:

The film inspired the computer game "DEFCON: EVERYBODY DIES"

Errori:

Factual errors: When the General asks for two F16's to be scrambled out of Galena, the two planes are clearly F15's.

Citazioni:

McKittrick: See that sign up here - up here. "Defcon." That indicates our current defense condition. It should read "Defcon 5," which means peace. It's still on 4 because of that little stunt you pulled. Actually, if we hadn't caught it in time, it might have gone to Defcon 1. You know what that means, David?
David Lightman: No. What does that mean?
McKittrick: World War Three.

Movie Connections:

Citato in Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1997) (VG)

Colonna sonora:

Video Fever

Ahead of it's time

Wargames was a movie that was way ahead of its time. No one was making films about hacking into computer systems. The only computers used in movies were on space ships. No home computer has ever really been brought to the big screen. Wargames broke from the normal studio sci fi norm of either Earth being visited by aliens (E.T) or battles of Good and Evil in space (Star Wars, Star Trek). With the raise in hacker crime rate now, and seeing how Dependant we've become on computers, Wargames was a movie with it the eye on the future. Imaginative story, great cast (who, despite other reviews, do not phone it in) Wargames is a true gem, as it was recently listed by AFI as one of the top 100 sci fi movies of all time. Broderick was perfect as a slacker teen, and Ally Sheedy turns in one of her best performance, making the most of an under developed character. Dabney Coleman showed why he was one of the busiest actors in the 1980's (though he always better cast as a villain), and Barry Corbin could play almost anything convincingly. while the special effects may be dated by todays standard, Wargames helped shape the way people think and speak. Backdoors, hacking, were not common terms like they are today. Without a doubt, much in agreement with AFI, Wargames remains one of the most important films ever made.