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war games

WARGAMES
TITLE: WarGames
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YEAR: 1983
FILM STUDIO: United Artists / Sherwood Productions
DIRECTOR: John Badham
CAST: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin
TAGLINE: “Is it a game, or is it real?”
GENRE: Adventure / Drama — AFI officially classifies the film as Adventure, Drama. AFI Catalog
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
MUSIC: Arthur B. Rubinstein AFI Catalog
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES:
Original Australian Daybill with a dark photographic layout dominated by the NORAD-style command centre and missile-warning computer screens. Matthew Broderick’s David Lightman appears at a home computer in the centre, visually linking the teenage hacker to the military systems above. The stark orange WarGames title sits across the lower section, while the poster’s “Is it a game, or is it real?” headline immediately establishes the film’s central premise. This Australian Daybill is confirmed by Australian collector references as an original 1983 issue. Movie Posters Australia
COLLECTOR’S NOTES:
WarGames became one of the defining computer-age films of the early 1980s. Matthew Broderick plays teenage hacker David Lightman, who unknowingly accesses a military computer system and nearly triggers nuclear war after beginning what he believes is a computer game. AFI confirms John Badham as director, with Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes as screenwriters. AFI Catalog
For collectors, the poster has strong crossover appeal across early computer culture, hacking history, Cold War cinema, nuclear-war films and 1980s technology memorabilia. Australian collector references describe WarGames as a seminal techno-thriller, making this an especially recognisable piece of early computer-era cinema history. Movie Posters Australia
PROVENANCE:
This original Australian cinema poster is being sold directly by the family of its original collector, a projectionist who screened films during their Australian theatrical release. It is supplied with documented provenance and a Certificate of Authenticity confirming its originality and collection history, providing a direct connection between the poster and its working Australian cinema past.

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war games

WARGAMES
TITLE: WarGames
Click here to find current value

YEAR: 1983
FILM STUDIO: United Artists / Sherwood Productions
DIRECTOR: John Badham
CAST: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin
TAGLINE: “Is it a game, or is it real?”
GENRE: Adventure / Drama — AFI officially classifies the film as Adventure, Drama. AFI Catalog
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
MUSIC: Arthur B. Rubinstein AFI Catalog
POSTER DESIGN FEATURES:
Original Australian Daybill with a dark photographic layout dominated by the NORAD-style command centre and missile-warning computer screens. Matthew Broderick’s David Lightman appears at a home computer in the centre, visually linking the teenage hacker to the military systems above. The stark orange WarGames title sits across the lower section, while the poster’s “Is it a game, or is it real?” headline immediately establishes the film’s central premise. This Australian Daybill is confirmed by Australian collector references as an original 1983 issue. Movie Posters Australia
COLLECTOR’S NOTES:
WarGames became one of the defining computer-age films of the early 1980s. Matthew Broderick plays teenage hacker David Lightman, who unknowingly accesses a military computer system and nearly triggers nuclear war after beginning what he believes is a computer game. AFI confirms John Badham as director, with Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes as screenwriters. AFI Catalog
For collectors, the poster has strong crossover appeal across early computer culture, hacking history, Cold War cinema, nuclear-war films and 1980s technology memorabilia. Australian collector references describe WarGames as a seminal techno-thriller, making this an especially recognisable piece of early computer-era cinema history. Movie Posters Australia
PROVENANCE:
This original Australian cinema poster is being sold directly by the family of its original collector, a projectionist who screened films during their Australian theatrical release. It is supplied with documented provenance and a Certificate of Authenticity confirming its originality and collection history, providing a direct connection between the poster and its working Australian cinema past.