03/06/1983
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 girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Matthew Broderick
as David Lightman
Dabney Coleman
as McKittrick
John Wood
as Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy
as Jennifer
Barry Corbin
as General Beringer
Juanin Clay
as Pat Healy
Kent Williams
as Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb
as Watson
Joe Dorsey
as Conley
Irving Metzman
as Richter
Michael Ensign
as Beringer's Aide
William Bogert
as Mr. Lightman
Susan Davis
as Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan
as Wigan
David Clover
as Stockman
Drew Snyder
as Ayers
John Garber
as Corporal in the Infirmary
Duncan Wilmore
as Major Lem
Billy Ray Sharkey
as Radar Analyst
John Spencer
as Jerry
Michael Madsen
as Steve
James Lemp
as Commander
Gary Bisig
as Deputy
Gary Sexton
as Technician
Jason Bernard
as Captain Knewt
Frankie Hill
as Airman Fields
Jesse D. Goins
as Sergeant
Alan Blumenfeld
as Mr. Liggett
Len Lawson
as Boys Vice Principal
Maury Chaykin
as Jim Sting
Eddie Deezen
as Malvin
Stephen Lee
as Sgt. Schneider
Lucinda Crosby
as Nurse in Infirmary
Stack Pierce
as Airman
Art LaFleur
as Guard
Brad David
as Flight Pilot Leader
Martha Shaw
as Vice Principal's Secretary
Howie Allen
as Boy in Arcade
Michael Adams
as Travis
James Ackerman
as Joshua
Jim Harriott
as Newscaster
Tom Lawrence
as Sgt. Sims
Frances E. Nealy
as Visitor
Charles Akins
as Major Ford
Glenn Standifer
as Major Wenstin
Edward Jahnke
as NORAD Officer
Paul V. Picerni Jr.
as Technician
William H. Macy
as NORAD Officer (uncredited)
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