Wargames is a movie novelization written by David Bischoff in 1983 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by John Badham in 1983. The movie features Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, and others.
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Storyline
During a surprise drill of a nuclear attack, many United States Air Force Strategic Missile Wing controllers prove unwilling to turn the key required to launch a missile strike. David Lightman, a bright but unmotivated Seattle high school student and hacker, uses his IMSAI 8080 computer to access the school district’s computer system and change his grades.
Movie vs Book
Year
1983
Minutes
114
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1983
Pages
222
Book Rate
7.60
S: Goodreads
Book
Wargames
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