WarGames
1983 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 115,572 VOTES · DIR. John Badham
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 girlfriend and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,186 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:13 Replacement team's here, sir.
00:05:19 Nine...
00:10:53 since before any of you were watching Howdy Doody.
00:14:34 - You wanna take this over? I gotta go. - Sure!
00:18:50 I'm gonna show you. I'll show you how you do it.
00:24:16 Thanks.
00:28:04 - All right. Smoking or nonsmoking? - Nonsmoking.
00:32:26 Yeah?
00:36:57 This is really sad. Did you know the child and his mother were killed in a car crash?
00:41:04 Estimated impact: 1 1 minutes. Target area: Western United States.
00:44:23 Take us off full alert.
00:47:21 Greetings, Professor Falken.
00:52:23 It looks like we've got a high-school prank on our hands.
00:55:08 - He must have been pretty amazing. - He's a brilliant man. A little flaky.
00:58:11 I think the kid's working with somebody on the outside.
01:03:57 - Sign in here? - Yeah, get us all.
01:11:17 - Why? What's going on? - I'll tell you all about it later.
01:15:51 Now, listen carefully.
01:19:48 Exactly. There's no way to win.
01:23:32 No. OK, Wonder Woman? I can't swim.
01:28:40 The gate's closed!
01:32:23 Initial impact in the 43rd Bomb Wing at Loring
01:36:11 I tried that! Don't you think I would have tried that?
01:39:38 - Come on, kid. Let's go. - No. Try again.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,186
Dialogue density10.4 lines / min
First line00:01:13
Final line01:39:38
Production Record
DirectorJohn Badham
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$124,600,000
IMDb votes115,572