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.
Cast
Matthew Broderick
David Lightman
Dabney Coleman
McKittrick
John Wood
Stephen Falken
Ally Sheedy
Jennifer
Barry Corbin
General Beringer
Juanin Clay
Pat Healy
Kent Williams
Cabot
Dennis Lipscomb
Watson
Joe Dorsey
Conley
Irving Metzman
Richter
Michael Ensign
Beringer's Aide
William Bogert
Mr. Lightman
Susan Davis
Mrs. Lightman
James Tolkan
Wigan
David Clover
Stockman
Drew Snyder
Ayers
John Garber
Corporal in the Infirmary
Duncan Wilmore
Major Lem
Billy Ray Sharkey
Radar Analyst
John Spencer
Jerry
Michael Madsen
Steve
James Lemp
Commander
Gary Bisig
Deputy
Gary Sexton
Technician
Jason Bernard
Captain Knewt
Frankie Hill
Airman Fields
Jesse D. Goins
Sergeant
Alan Blumenfeld
Mr. Liggett
Len Lawson
Boys Vice Principal
Maury Chaykin
Jim Sting
Eddie Deezen
Malvin
Stephen Lee
Sgt. Schneider
Lucinda Crosby
Nurse in Infirmary
Stack Pierce
Airman
Art LaFleur
Guard
Brad David
Flight Pilot Leader
Martha Shaw
Vice Principal's Secretary
Howie Allen
Boy in Arcade
Michael Adams
Travis
James Ackerman
Joshua
Jim Harriott
Newscaster
Tom Lawrence
Sgt. Sims
Frances E. Nealy
Visitor
Charles Akins
Major Ford
Glenn Standifer
Major Wenstin
Edward Jahnke
NORAD Officer
Paul V. Picerni Jr.
Technician
William H. Macy
NORAD Officer (uncredited)
Crew
John Badham
Director
Martin Brest
Co-Director
Walter F. Parkes
Screenplay
Lawrence Lasker
Screenplay
Tom Rolf
Editor
Liz Randol
Assistant Editor
William A. Fraker
Director of Photography
Ray Martin
Color Timer
Newt Arnold
First Assistant Director
Robert J. Doherty
Assistant Director
Joy Anzarouth
Production Coordinator
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer
Harold Schneider
Producer
Richard Hashimoto
Producer
Angelo P. Graham
Production Design
Steve Yaconelli
Camera Operator
David E. Diano
Assistant Camera
Wallis Nicita
Casting
Ray Summers
Wardrobe Supervisor
Barry Delaney
Costume Design
Lynda Gurasich
Hairstylist
Brenda Todd
Makeup Artist
Michael Germain
Makeup Artist
Michael J. Kohut
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carlos Delarios
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Aaron Rochin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
William L. Manger
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Milton C. Burrow
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Doug Pentek
Chief Lighting Technician
Gerald Boatright
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Michael L. Fink
Visual Effects Supervisor
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Original Music Composer
Joe Tuley
Music Editor
John Garber
Dialogue Coach
Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decoration
Robert Scaife
Construction Coordinator
Ralph Nelson Jr.
Still Photographer
Robert Eggenweiler
Location Manager
Robert C. Decker
Location Manager
Al Jones
Stunts
Tom Elliott
Stunts
Marguerite Happy
Stunts, Stunt Double
Rick Avery
Stunts
Michael Adams
Stunt Coordinator
Gregg H. Bilson
Property Master
John M. Schenk
Assistant Property Master
Harold Michelson
Continuity
Gary R. Dodd
Key Grip
Lyla Foggia
Unit Publicist
James J. Murakami
Art Direction
Mark Hoder
Orchestrator
