USA,
1983, 114 min
Directed by:
John BadhamCinematography:
William A. FrakerComposer:
Arthur B. RubinsteinCast:
Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, James Tolkan, Drew Snyder (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A young computer whizz 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? (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1984 - Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1984 - William A. Fraker (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1984 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1984 - Best Sound
- 1984 - Best Production Design
- 1984 - Best Special Visual Effects
The Saturn Awards
- 1984 - John Badham (Best Director)
- 1984 - Best Science Fiction Film
- 1984 - Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes (Best Writing)
- 1984 - Matthew Broderick (Best Actor)
- 1984 - Ally Sheedy (Best Actress)
- 1984 - John Wood (Best Supporting Actor)