A Science on Screen® Presentation

Including a pre-show presentation: Why Worry? Nukes, Games & AI

"Classic humanist-didactic filmmaking, effectively presented as a thriller."—Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

High school hacker David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) can bypass the most advanced security systems, break the most intricate secret codes and master even the most difficult computer games, but when he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war computer, he initiates a confrontation of global proportions—World War III! Together with his girlfriend (Ally Sheedy) and a wizardly computer genius, David must race against time to outwit his opponent and prevent a nuclear Armageddon in this action filled high-tech adventure.

An initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.