Cloak & Dagger

1984
PG
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.

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A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Trivia
The video game which is central to the movie had already been in development as production of the film began (the game then named "Agent X"); when Atari was consulted to provide a game as an element of the movie, they tweaked "Agent X" and renamed it Cloak & Dagger (1983). Dabney Coleman's character was then renamed "Agent X" in the movie. The game saw limited arcade release.

Goofs
When Jack Flack tells Davey to switch the games, he throws him a factory sealed game-box. Yet at the exchange scene when Rice picks it up and looks at it, the game has a sticker on the back indicating the name of store Davey got it from. Considering it was factory sealed that sticker shouldn't have been there.

Quotes
Classified Computer Voice: The following material is for A-4 security clearance personnel only... it is a federal crime to view such material without proper authorization.

Alternate versions
UK versions are cut for a 'PG' rating.

Connections
Features Cloak & Dagger (1983)

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Featured review

9/10

Classic for kids, enjoyable for adults

Short and sweet: I loved this movie as a kid--now I'm an adult and I still love it. Yes, the computers and games are horribly dated. Heck, my computer from two years ago is horribly dated. That doesn't change the fact that this is a solid, exciting movie which is appropriate for most school-age children without being dumb or talking down to them. I know there's nostalgia involved in this, but kids movies have gone downhill since the '80's. We had The NeverEnding Story, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Secret of Nimh, The Goonies, Cloak & Dagger...what do kids today have? See Spot Run. ANYWAY, this is a good movie, your kids will probably like it (if only to see what video games were like in the dark ages) and you'll like it, too.