Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger

Movie (1984)

It's not just a game anymore.

Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playing video games and pretending to be a spy with his imaginary father-figure, Jack Flack - a substitute for his real father, who is struggling with the recent death of Davey's mother. However, fantasy becomes reality for Davey after he witnesses the murder of an FBI agent, who in his dying breath, gives Davey a mysterious video game cartridge called Cloak & Dagger, which in actuality contains top-secret government information. With the help of his younger friend Kim, the tech savvy Morris, and even a little help from his fictional secret agent mentor, Davey must stay one step ahead of pursuers as he tries to survive a real-life game of espionage in the streets of San Antonio, Texas.

Adventure
Action
Family
101 minutes
Released
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Ages 11+

Lots of gunplay, on-camera killings, car chases, and characters placed in dangerous predicaments like being shot at, captured, and threatened with bombs or a knife. Includes a few strong words such as "crap" and "Jesus" as an exclamation.

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Violence & Gore

Lots of gunplay, on-camera killings, car chases, and characters placed in dangerous predicaments like being shot at, captured, and threatened with bombs or a knife.

Profanity

Includes a few strong words such as "crap" and "Jesus" as an exclamation.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

A few peripheral characters are seen smoking.

Frightening Scenes

Non-stop action sequences involving an 11-year-old boy in jeopardy, including being thrown into a car trunk with a dead body, stalked, and threatened.

Other things to know

Heavy tie-in with Atari video games along with mentions of other products like Twinkies, Caravello watches, Southwest, and Minute Maid.

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Positive messages

The plot illustrates how important it is for adults and parents to spend time with and listen to their children.

Role models

Davey is smart, brave, resourceful, honest, loyal, and effective, though he also takes big risks and is left unsupervised by loving but negligent parents.

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