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.
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Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $124,600,000
ROI: +938.3%
Verdict: Hit
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> John Badham (Director) > William A. Fraker (Director of Photography) > Robert J. Doherty (Assistant Director) > Newt Arnold (First Assistant Director) > Martin Brest (Co-Director)
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> Lawrence Lasker (Writer) > Walter F. Parkes (Writer)
