Q 01/05

Who stars as teenage hacker David Lightman in the 1983 film WarGames?

A) C. Thomas Howell

B) Anthony Michael Hall

C) Matthew Broderick

D) Michael J. Fox

Answer · why

C) Matthew Broderick

The character was modelled on David Scott Lewis, a real hacking enthusiast the writers had met.

Q 02/05

Who directed WarGames after the first director was fired three weeks into production?

A) John Badham

B) Robert Zemeckis

C) Joe Dante

D) Martin Brest

Answer · why

A) John Badham

He said the two young leads arrived "stiff as boards" and made them race him around the sound stage; he lost and had to sing "The Happy Wanderer" to t...

Q 03/05

Which director, later of Beverly Hills Cop, was fired from WarGames early in shooting?

A) Walter Hill

B) Martin Brest

C) Richard Donner

D) John Landis

Answer · why

B) Martin Brest

He had spent a year and a half on the film; several of the scenes he shot remain in the finished picture.

Q 04/05

Who portrays Jennifer Mack, David's classmate, in WarGames?

A) Phoebe Cates

B) Molly Ringwald

C) Lea Thompson

D) Ally Sheedy

Answer · why

D) Ally Sheedy

It was released two years before The Breakfast Club made her a full Brat Pack member.

Q 05/05

Who portrays NORAD systems chief Dr. John McKittrick?

A) Barry Corbin

B) James Tolkan

C) Dabney Coleman

D) John Wood

Answer · why

C) Dabney Coleman

McKittrick is the man who argues that missile launches should be automated after too many crews refuse to turn their keys.