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| Actor/Actress | Role |  
| Broderick, Matthew | David Lightman |  
| Coleman, Dabney | Dr. John McKittrick |  
| Sheedy, Ally | Jennifer Katherine Mack |  
| Wood, John | Dr. Stephen Falken |  
| Corbin, Barry | General Jack Beringer |  
| Clay, Juanin | Pat Healy |  
| Williams, Kent | Arthur Cabot |  
| Lipscomb, Dennis | Lyle Watson |  
| Dorsey, Joe | Col. Joe Conley |  
| Metzman, Irving | Paul Richter |  
| Ensign, Michael | Beringer's Aide |  
| Bogert, William | Mr. Lightman |  
| Davis, Susan | Mrs. Lightman |  
| Tolkan, James | Nigan |  
| Clover, David | Stockman |  
| Snyder, Drew | Ayers |  
| Garber, John | Corporal in the Infirmary |  
| Wilmore, Duncan | Major Lem |  
| Sharkey, Billy Ray | Radar Analyst |  
| Spencer, John | Jerry |  
| Madsen, Michael | Steve |  
| Stern, Erik | Commander |  
| Bisig, Gary | Deputy |  
| Sexton, Gary | Technician |  
| Bernard, Jason | Captain Knewt |  
| Hill, Frankie | Airman Fields |  
| Goins, Jesse D. | Sergeant |  
| Blumenfeld, Alan | Mr. Liggett |  
| Lawson, Len | Boys Vice Principal |  
| Chaykin, Maury | Jim Sting |  
| Deezen, Eddie | Malvin |  
| Pierce, Stack | Airman |  
| Macy, William H. | NORAD Officer |  
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| Director | Badham, John |  
| Producer | Hashimoto, Richard; Schneider, Harold |  
| Writer | Lasker, Lawrence; Parkes, Walter F. |  
| Composer | Rubinstein, Arthur B. |  
| Studio | Sherwood Productions; United Artists |  
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| Running Time | 114 |  
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| Color Mode | Color |  
| Plot Summary | 
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 | High School student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent...and prevent a nuclear Armageddon. |  
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| Location | Media_Center |  
| Watched | Yes |  
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