WarGames (1983)

WarGames
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Release Date	01 May 1983
Budget	$12,000,000
US Box Office	$80,000,000
Tagline	The only winning move is not to play.
Genre	Drama, Thriller
Country	USA
Filming Locations	7-Eleven Convenience Store - 41440 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Language	English
Sound Mix	70 mm 6-Track, Dolby
Color	Color
Film Type	Feature
Film Class	Teen Movie, Psychological Thriller
Mood	Nail-biters
Themes	Race Against Time, Computer Paranoia, Technology Run Amok, End of the World
Tones	Slick, Talky, Paranoid, Deliberate, Ominous, Rousing, Tense
Tags	Computer Games, Computer Whiz, Computers, Defense [military], Hacker, Missile, Nuclear Weapon, Pentagon, Race Against Time, Teenagers, War

WarGames is a 1983 American thriller/science-fiction film written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes and directed by John Badham. The film stars Matthew Broderick and features Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, and Barry Corbin.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Matthew Broderick

David

Dabney Coleman

McKittrick

John Wood

Falken

Ally Sheedy

Jennifer

Barry Corbin

General Beringer

Juanin Clay

Pat Healy

Kent Williams

Cabot

Dennis Lipscomb

Watson

Joe Dorsey

Conley

Irving Metzman

Richter

Michael Ensign

Beringer's Aide

William Bogert

Mr. Lightman

Susan Davis

Mrs. Lightman

James Tolkan

Nigan

David Clover

Stockman

Drew Snyder

Ayers

John Garber

Corporal in the Infirmary

Duncan Wilmore

Major Lem

Billy Ray Sharkey

Radar Analyst

John Spencer

Jerry

Michael Madsen

Steve

Erik Stern

Commander

Gary Bisig

Deputy

Gary Sexton

Technician

Jason Bernard

Captain Knewt

Frankie Hill

Airman Fields

Jesse D. Goins

Sergeant

Alan Blumenfeld

Mr. Liggett

Len Lawson

Boys Vice Principal

Maury Chaykin

Jim Sting

Eddie Deezen

Malvin

Stephen Lee

Sgt. Schneider

Lucinda Crosby

Nurse in Infirmary

Stack Pierce

Airman

Art LaFleur

Guard

Brad David

Flight Pilot Leader

Martha Shaw

Vice Principal's Secretary

Howie Allen

Boy in Arcade

Michael Adams

Travis

James Ackerman

Joshua

Jim Harriott

Newscaster

Tom Lawrence

Sgt. Sims

Frances E. Nealy

Visitor

Charles Akins

Major Ford

Glenn Standifer

Major Wenstin

Edward Jahnke

NORAD Officer

Paul V. Picerni Jr.

Technician

Director

John Badham

Writer

Lawrence Lasker

Walter F. Parkes

Walon Green

uncredited

Producer

Leonard Goldberg

executive producer

Richard Hashimoto

associate producer

Harold Schneider

producer

Bruce McNall

producer

Original Music

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Cinematographer

William A. Fraker

Editor

Tom Rolf

Casting Director

Wallis Nicita

Production Designer

Angelo P. Graham

Art Director

James J. Murakami

Set Decorator

Jerry Wunderlich

Costume Designer

Barry Francis Delaney

Makeup Department

Michael Germain

makeup artist

Lynda Gurasich

hair stylist

Brenda Todd

makeup artist

Production Manager

Richard Hashimoto

unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Newt Arnold

first assistant director

Robert J. Doherty

second assistant director

Art Department

Gregg H. Bilson

property master

Robert Scaife

construction coordinator

John M. Schenk

assistant property master

Kevin Shanks

tile/floor covering

Daniel Turk

carpenter

Sound Department

Milton C. Burrow

supervising sound effects editor

Willie D. Burton

sound mixer

Carlos Delarios

sound re-recording mixer

Michael J. Kohut

sound re-recording mixer

William L. Manger

supervising sound effects editor

Aaron Rochin

sound re-recording mixer

Craig Harris

voice processing

Philip Rogers

sound recordist