"Play for the planet."

2015

1h 46m

5.8(7789 votes)

Action

Comedy

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Overview

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

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81 members

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Adam Sandler

Brenner

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Kevin James

Cooper

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Michelle Monaghan

Violet

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Peter Dinklage

Eddie

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Josh Gad

Ludlow

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Matt Lintz

Matty

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Brian Cox

Admiral Porter

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Denis Akiyama

Professor Iwatani

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Sean Bean

Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)

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Jane Krakowski

First Lady Jane Cooper

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Dan Aykroyd

1982 Championship MC

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Affion Crockett

Sergeant Dylan Cohan

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Lainie Kazan

Mickey Lamonsoff

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Ashley Benson

Lady Lisa

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Tom McCarthy

Michael the Robot

Writing

Tim Herlihy

Defense Secretary

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Jackie Sandler

President's Assistant Jennifer

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Jared Sandler

White House Junior Aide Jared

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William S. Taylor

Navy Secretary

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Rose Rollins

White House Press Secretary

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Tucker Smallwood

CIA Chief

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Serena Williams

Serena Willams

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Martha Stewart

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Allen Covert

Abusive Citizen

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Bill Lake

NY Police Commissioner

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Mark Whelan

Colonel Devereux

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Dan Patrick

White House Reporter #1

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Robert Smigel

White House Reporter #2

Writing

Steve Koren

White House Reporter #3

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Sadie Sandler

Lemonadie Sadie

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Sunny Sandler

Sweet Scout Girl

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Hannah Covert

Arcader Choir Girl

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Abigail Covert

Classroom Scout Girl

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Sienna James

Classroom Scout Girl

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Shea James

Classroom Scout Girl

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Chris Titone

Soccer Player

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Jonathan Loughran

White House Gate Guard

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Toru Iwatani

Electric Dream Factory Repairman

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Anthony Ippolito

13-Year Old Brenner

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Jared Riley

13-Year Old Cooper

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Andrew Bambridge

13-Year Old Eddie

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Jacob Shinder

8-Year Old Ludlow

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Jack Fulton

Little Boy on London Street

Production

Kevin Grady

Samurai Gamer

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Bridget Graham

Cyber Chick

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Jocelyn Hudon

Cyber Chick

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Margaret Killingbeck

Old Woman in London Apartment

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Ron Mustafaa

Indian Teenage Boy

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Meher Pavri

Indian Teenage Girl

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Annika Pergament

News Reporter

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Lamont James

Seal

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James Preston Rogers

Seal

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Bola Olubowale

Seal

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Rob Archer

Seal

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Mark Sparks

Fighter Pilot

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Steve Wiebe

DARPA Scientist

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Sara Haines

TV News Anchor

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Derwin Philips

Secret Service Man

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Michael Boisvert

Secret Service Man

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Colleen Reynolds

Abusive Citizen

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Jimi Shlag

Abusive Citizen

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Emily Jenkins

Abusive Citizen

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Sistah Lois

Sergeant Cohan's Mother

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Andrew McMichael

Arcade Employee

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Gary Douglas

DC Valet

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Eric Trask

Warden

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Susie McLean

Press Person

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Daryl Hall

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John Oates

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Matt Frewer

Max Headroom (voice)

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Billy West

Additional Character Voice (voice)

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Holly Beavon

Additional Character Voice (voice)

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Fiona Shaw

Prime Minister (uncredited)

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Nick Swardson

Pac-Man Victim (uncredited)

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Joshua Holmes

Arcader (uncredited)

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Jean Christophe Loustau

SWAT Team Member (uncredited)

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Dave Reachill

Lab Technician (uncredited)

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Tyler Malazo

Choir Kid (uncredited)

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Carlos Alazraqui

Tattoo (voice)

Acting

Billy West

Q*Bert

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Holly Beavon

Madonna (voice)

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