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Arcade

"The Game Wants to Play With You."

1993

1h 25m

4.7(49 votes)

Fantasy

Horror

Thriller

Science Fiction

Overview

Alex Manning and her friends decide to visit the local video arcade known as "Dante's Inferno" where a new virtual reality arcade game called "Arcade" is being test marketed by a computer company CEO. However, it soon becomes clear that the teenagers who lose are being imprisoned inside the virtual reality world by the central villain "Arcade" and takes over their minds.

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Full Moon Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Megan Ward

Megan Ward

Alex Manning

Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley

Nick

John de Lancie

John de Lancie

Difford

Seth Green

Seth Green

Stilts

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Alex's Mom

A. J. Langer

A. J. Langer

Laurie

Bryan Dattilo

Bryan Dattilo

Greg

Brandon Rane

Benz

B.J. Barie

B.J. Barie

DeLoache

Humberto Ortiz

Humberto Ortiz

Boy

Creative team

Directed by: Albert Pyun
Written by: David S. Goyer
Charles Band
Produced by: Cathy Gesualdo

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