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WarGames [videorecording] / United Artists ; produced in association with Sherwood Productions ; produced by Harold Schneider ; written by Lawrence Lasker & Walter F. Parkes ; directed by John Badham.

War games (other title)
Schneider, Harold, (film producer.). Badham, John, 1939- (film director.). Lasker, Lawrence, (screenwriter.). Parkes, Walter F., (screenwriter.). Broderick, Matthew, 1962- (actor.). Coleman, Dabney, 1932- (actor.). Wood, John, 1930-2011 (actor.). Sheedy, Ally, (actor.). Corbin, Barry, 1940- (actor.). Fraker, William A., 1923-2010 (cinematographer.). Rolf, Tom, (editor of moving image work.). Rubinstein, Arthur B., (composer (expression)). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). Sherwood Productions. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin. (Cast).

Summary:

Young computer genius David Lightman breaks into the Defense Department's war computer, but what he thinks is a game just may start World War III.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: 25th anniversary edition, widescreen.
  • Publisher: [Santa Monica, CA] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2008]
  • Distributor: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Widescreen version.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1983.
Special features: Loading WarGames documentary; Attack of the Hackers featurette; Inside NORAD: Cold War fortress featurette; Tic Tac Toe: a true story featurette; interactive superpower weapons briefing gallery; sneak peek at WarGames : The Dead Code; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, William A. Fraker ; editor, Tom Rolf ; music, Arthur B. Rubinstein.
Participant or Performer Note:
Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
In English (5.1 Dolby surround or Dolby surround), Spanish or French (mono.) with optional subtitles in Spanish or Spanish.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Genre:
Science fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Clemmons Branch DVD ACTION RATING PG (Text) 2112502252518 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Gunn Memorial Public Library DVD WAR 751 (Text) 34621704773582 Adult Video Available -
Lee County Main Library DVD WARGAMES #4497 (Text) 33262003260486 Adult Video Available -
Watauga County Public Library J-DVD WAR (Text) 50502011300203 Juvenile Video Available -
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