WarGames: The Dead Code
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| WarGames: The Dead Code | |
| Directed by | Stuart Gillard |
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| Produced by | Sara Berrisford Mike Elliott Hudson Hickman Irene Litinsky Craig Roessler |
| Written by | Randall M. Badat Rob Kerchner |
| Starring | Matt Lanter Maxim Roy Amanda Walsh Colm Feore Chuck Shamata |
| Music by | John Van Tongeren |
| Editing by | Robin Russell |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | July 29, 2008 |
| Running time | 95 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | WarGames |
WarGames: The Dead Code is a 2008 sequel to the 1983 thriller film WarGames. It was written by Randall M. Badat and Rob Kerchner and was directed by Stuart Gillard. Production began on November 20, 2006 in Montreal, and the film was released on DVD on July 29, 2008. According to MGM's original press release, the film is budgeted as one in a series of direct-to-DVD sequels.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The movie stars Matt Lanter as a computer whiz named Will Farmer who engages a government super-computer named R.I.P.L.E.Y. in an online terrorist-attack simulation game. Little does he know that the online game he plays is actually part of a sophisticated piece of U.S. government spyware designed to find potential terrorists. Homeland Security, now believing Farmer to be a terrorist, sets out to apprehend him.
In a nod to the original film, the games listed available to play are the same. An example of this is Global Thermonuclear War, which was the game Matthew Broderick's character played.[2] In addition, there is a scene where the main character hacks a public phone to use it for free, another nod to the original movie in which Matthew Broderick's character uses a similar method to use a phone for free.
The conclusion to the movie is similar to the first, with R.I.P.L.E.Y. stating that Global Thermonuclear War is a strange game and the only way to win is not to play at all.
[edit] Cast
- Matt Lanter as Will Farmer
- Amanda Walsh as Annie D'Mateo
- Colm Feore as T. Kenneth Hassert/Voice of Joshua
- Chuck Shamata as Bill Carter
- Maxim Roy as Tina Rashe
- Nicolas Wright as Dennis Nichols
- Gary Reineke as Stephen Falken
- Susan Glover as Gail Farmer
- Trevor Hayes as Agent Aaron Scott
- Claudia Ferri as Agent Bolton
- Vlasta Vrana as Ivan Prokosh
- Ricky Mabe as Newman
- Claudia Black as Voice of Ripley
- Russell Yuen as David Chen
- Robert Higden as Mr. Baron
- John Maclaren as Norman Paget
- John Koensgen as Martin Cavanaugh
- Alberto Delburgo as Sayid Massude
- Lucinda Davis as Joleen Dupree
- Neil Napier as Teacher
- Matthew Raudsepp as Doug Maltz
- Danny Blanco as The Groom
- Alain C. Gauthier as Internet Café Guy
- David Schaap as General Stradler
- Jean-Robert Bourdage as Hot dog Vendor
[edit] References
- ^ "MGM Announces Its Straight-To-DVD Slate!". Movieweb.com. http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/news/64/19164.php.
- ^ Trailer for WarGames: The Dead Code
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