The story
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 friend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Matthew BroderickDavid Lightman
Dabney ColemanMcKittrick
John WoodStephen Falken
Ally SheedyJennifer
Barry CorbinGeneral Beringer
Juanin ClayPat Healy
Kent WilliamsCabot
Dennis LipscombWatson
Joe DorseyConley
Irving MetzmanRichter
Michael EnsignBeringer's Aide
William BogertMr. LightmanExplore the crew
- Producer
- Harold Schneider
- Director of Photography
- William A. Fraker
- Producer
- Richard Hashimoto
- Original Music Composer
- Arthur B. Rubinstein
- Director
- John Badham
- Editor
- Tom Rolf
- Writer
- Lawrence Lasker
- Writer
- Walter F. Parkes