WarGames (1983)

Ceremony Year: 1984Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1983

Nominated Talent & Credits

Lawrence Lasker— Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

Walter F. Parkes— Lawrence Lasker, Walter F. Parkes

Synopsis / Overview

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.

Historical Academy Record

WRITING (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) — 56th Academy Awards (1984)

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