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Overview

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Director:
Iain Softley
Writer (WGA):
Rafael Moreu (written by)
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Release Date:
15 September 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
their only crime was curiosity more
Plot:
A young boy is arrested by the US Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday... more | add synopsis
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(12 articles)
Blendcast: Three Men And A Racist Robot
 (From Cinema Blend. 30 June 2009, 9:45 PM, PDT)

Hackers Director to Helm Bond 23?
 (From Worst Previews. 3 April 2009, 4:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Out-of-Date, Tech Mistakes, but WHAT A CAST! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jonny Lee Miller ... Dade Murphy / 'Crash Override' / 'Zero Cool'

Angelina Jolie ... Kate Libby / 'Acid Burn'

Jesse Bradford ... Joey Pardella

Matthew Lillard ... Emmanuel Goldstein / 'Cereal Killer'
Laurence Mason ... Paul Cook / 'Lord Nikon'
Renoly Santiago ... Ramon Sanchez / 'Phantom Phreak'
Fisher Stevens ... Eugene Belford / 'The Plague' / Mr. Babbage

Alberta Watson ... Lauren Murphy
Darren Lee ... Razor

Peter Y. Kim ... Blade
Ethan Browne ... Curtis

Lorraine Bracco ... Margo
Wendell Pierce ... S.S. Agent Richard Gill

Michael Gaston ... S.S. Agent Bob

Marc Anthony ... S.S. Agent Ray
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and brief strong language.
Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS-Stereo | DTS
Company:
United Artists more

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Trivia:
The computer they break into is a fictional mainframe computer called a "Gibson" - a homage to cyberpunk author William Gibson. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Dade gets tricked into going to see the 'Pool' on the roof of the school, right after he walks out of the door, he turns back to the door and turns the door handle completely. In the next shot, he can barely wiggle it because it's locked. more
Quotes:
Curtis: If it isn't Leopard Boy and the Decepticons. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Core (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Original Bedroom Rockers more

FAQ

The Carl Cox song "Phoebus Apollo" is on the original Hackers soundtrack. Where is it in the movie?
Is there an alternate version or director's cut of Hackers?
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53 out of 85 people found the following comment useful:-
Out-of-Date, Tech Mistakes, but WHAT A CAST!, 18 November 2003
Author: Ben Burgraff (cariart) from Las Vegas, Nevada

The problem with any movie that focuses on technology, particularly computers, is that it will become dated nearly immediately. This isn't a new problem for filmmakers; great films of the past, from DESK SET to COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT, from DEMON SEED to TRON and THE LAST STARFIGHTER have all featured 'cutting-edge' technology that seems quaint, by today's standards. Even 'Hal', from the timeless classic 2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY, is a huge monstrosity that could be miniaturized to a fraction of it's size, today. So when a film's whole theme involves computers, like THE NET, or HACKERS, you can't take the technology end too seriously, even if much of it is bogus, as is the case of Iain Softley's paean to teen-aged computer freaks. Hackers are, of course, not romantic, adventurous daredevils who are trying to right wrongs by attacking evil conglomerates via an expertise in computer programming; they are generally over-educated anarchists who create worms and viruses for the simple joy of seeing the disruption and destruction of EVERYONE'S computers, just to know that they can do it.

Having said this, let me say that the true joy of HACKERS is seeing a group of young 'Stars in the Making', early in their careers. Of course the most recognizable and famous of these is Angelina Jolie, who looks butch and adorable with short hair, and 'an attitude', but the film also offers a dazzling performance by Matthew Lillard (Shaggy in the live-action SCOOBY-DOO), who has become one of the finest young comic actors around; gifted British actor Jonny Lee Miller, playing an American, here, who would go on to TRAINSPOTTING, DRACULA 2000, and the title role in the TV production of BYRON; Jesse Bradford, star of last year's CLOCKSTOPPERS; Laurence Mason (BEHIND ENEMY LINES, A.I.); and Renoly Santiago (CON AIR). Quite an impressive resume for a cast of 'unknowns' in 1995!

Of course, the established actors of the film haven't done badly, either...While Fisher Stevens never became a 'major' star, after the build-up television and the SHORT CIRCUIT films gave him, he still remains active; and of course, Lorraine Bracco went on to THE SOPRANOS, as the Mafia's favorite 'shrink' (with the possible exception of Billy Crystal).

So, if you skip over the dated attempt to be 'cutting edge', and just sit back and enjoy the performances, HACKERS is a fun movie that can be appreciated as a 'Preview of Coming Attractions' from a remarkable cast...

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