WarGames (1983)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

John Badham

Escritores:

Lawrence Lasker (written by) &
Walter F. Parkes (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

3 junio 1983 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

The only winning move is not to play.

Plot:

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Military | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Backdoor | Computer Genius

Premios:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 11 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Nuggets of Truth

Reparto

Matthew Broderick	...	David
Dabney Coleman	...	McKittrick
John Wood	...	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	...	Nigan
David Clover	...	Stockman

También conocida como:

War Games (USA) (alternative spelling)
Juegos de guerra (Spain) [es]

Duración:

114 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:Todo | New Zealand:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:12 (1984) | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

7-Eleven Convenience Store - 41440 Big Bear Boulevard, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

According to John Badham, the scene of the jeep trying to crash through the gate at NORAD and turning over was an actual accident. The jeep was supposed to continue through the gate. They added the scene of the characters running from the jeep and down the tunnel and used the botched jeep stunt.

Errores:

Continuidad: When David is communicating with WOPR, the words appear on the screen before he types them.

Citas:

[first lines]
Guard Gainsburg: [into phone] Replacement team's here, sir.
Guard Gainsburg: [pause] Right.
Guard Gainsburg: [hangs up, buzzes in team] Come on through. Twenty minutes and we were gonna start looking for you guys.
Steve Phelps: Yeah. It's really something out there.
Guard Gainsburg: You look a mess, sir.
Jerry Lawson: Yeah? Your turn's next, Gainsburg.

Conexiones de Película:

Apariciones The Land That Time Forgot (1975)

Banda de Sonido:

Video Fever

Nuggets of Truth

WarGames remains the definitive "hacker" movie, surpassing the raunch of Swordfish and the idio-parody of AntiTrust. Historically-speaking, there are two movies that have shaped public opinion about computers: 2001 and WarGames. With 2001, there is the question of "What happens when an automated computer system makes decisions on its own?" In today's world of automatic Windows updates and random error messages for no reason, it seems very prophetic. WarGames poses the question of "Who uses the computer and what do they do?" The consequences, as one can easily guess, are enormous. Even when hardware ages, the ethics remain.

WarGames isn't perfect. There are plenty of logic problems in the script, but it still presents its topic with a naive fascination. What the writers don't know, they pretend they do. Matthew Broederick is, once again, the nerdy teen with social problems (Ferris Bueller had a different problem, though). Aside from Glory, he won't be able to shake that image even now in his 40s.

I saw this movie when I was eight and had to admit that if someone didn't understand the 80s "Red paranoia", then the whole movie was a misfire. I will admit, it fascinated me with computers and military hardware, changing my life forever in a subtle fashion.

Overall, an interesting movie that becomes more real every year. In today's world of identity theft, cyber-terrorism, MicroSoft, and broadband, some elements are undoubtedly lost on someone who can't remember or understand the Cold War. 3.5 out of 5 stars