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Synopsis: A young computer whiz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing ?
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director(s): John Badham
Production: MGM
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
PG
Year:
1983
114 min
6,574 Views


Tic-tac-toe.

You're in. Order it to disarm the missiles.

No! No.

Five numbers. It's got half the code.

One.

- Put X in the centre square.

- I know.

- Six up.

- There's no way you can win.

I know that. It doesn't. It hasn't learned.

- Is there any way to make it play itself?

- Yes. Number of players zero.

Seven!

Come on. Learn, goddamn it.

Eight.

It must be caught in a loop. It's taking

power from the rest of the system.

Nine numbers.

Ten! It's got the code. It's going to launch.

Colonel Conley, call SAC.

Get me a launch status report.

Major Davis, get me the president.

How you doin', Colonel?

Land lines out of the mountain are dead.

I'm trying satellites.

- What's it doing?

- It's learning.

Greetings, ProfessorFalken.

Hello, Joshua.

Strange game.

The only winning move is not to play.

How about a nice game ofchess?

Colonel Conley, take us to DEFCON 5.

Yes, sir.

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Lawrence Lasker

Lawrence C. Lasker (born October 7, 1949) is an American screenwriter and producer who entered American film in 1983 as writer of the movie WarGames. Lasker was born in Los Angeles County, California. He is the son of actress Jane Greer and producer Edward Lasker. His paternal grandfather was businessman Albert Lasker and his paternal step-grandmother was actress Doris Kenyon. He graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1967 and attended Yale University, as did his father. more…

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