WarGames (1983)

WarGames (1983) – 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 Department of Defense’s war computer and initiates a confrontation of global proportions. Together with a friend (Ally Sheedy), and a wizardly computer genius (John Wood), David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.

John Rieffel (Professor of Computer Science, Union College) will introduce the WarGames screening and answer questions afterward. Kristina Striegnitz (Associate Professor of Computer Science, Union College) will moderate this Q&A.

Rated PG. 114 minutes plus introduction and Q&A.