The Net (1995)

Director:

Irwin Winkler

Writers (WGA):

John D. Brancato (written by) &
Michael Ferris (written by)

Release Date:

28 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Her driver's license. Her credit cards. Her bank accounts. Her identity. DELETED.

Plot:

Angela Bennett's a software engineer type who works from home and has few friends outside of cyberspace...

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Vacation | Secret | Espionage | Identity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Sandra Bullock	...	Angela Bennett
Jeremy Northam	...	Jack Devlin
Dennis Miller	...	Dr. Alan Champion
Diane Baker	...	Mrs. Bennett
Wendy Gazelle	...	Ruth Marx
Ken Howard	...	Michael Bergstrom
Ray McKinnon	...	Dale Hessman
Daniel Schorr	...	WNN Anchor
L. Scott Caldwell	...	Public Defender
Robert Gossett	...	Ben Phillips
Kristina Krofft	...	Nurse #1
Juan García	...	Resort Desk Clerk
Tony Perez	...	Mexican Doctor
Margo Winkler	...	Mrs. Raines
Gene Kirkwood	...	Stan Whiteman
Christopher Darga	...	Cop
Charles Winkler	...	Cop
Julia Pearlstein	...	Nurse #2
Rick Snyder	...	Russ Melbourne
Gerald Berns	...	Jeff Gregg
Tannis Benedict	...	Elevator Woman
Vaughn Armstrong	...	Trooper
Wren T. Brown	...	Trooper
Lynn Blades	...	Remote Reporter
Israel Juarbe	...	Thief
Julia Vera	...	Mexican Nun (as Julia Ver)
Lewis Dix Jr.	...	FedEx Man (as Lewis Dix)
Lili Flanders	...	Embassy Worker
Adam Winkler	...	Computer Nerd
Brian E. Frankish	...	Shuttle Driver
Wanda-Lee Evans	...	Desk Sergeant (as Wanda Lee Evans)
David Winkler	...	Computer Technician
Kerry Kilbride	...	WNN Reporter
Roland Gomez	...	Limo Driver
Melvin Thompson	...	Fire Official
Rich Bracco	...	Fireman
Lucy Butler	...	Female Officer
John Livingston	...	Computer Technician
Cam Brainard	...	Computer Technician
Dennis Richmond	...	Newscaster
Elaine Corral Kendall	...	Newscaster
Alfredo López	...	Guitar Player (as Alfredo Lopez)
Thomas Crawford	...	Waiter
John Cappon	...	ICU Doctor
Barbara Abedi	...	CCU Nurse
Kevin Brown	...	The Bunny
Hope M. Parrish	...	Security Officer (as Hope Parrish)
William Hill	...	Security Officer (as William B. Hill)
Danny Breen	...	Supervisor
Andrew Amador	...	Dermot Conley
Melissa Bomes	...	Reservation Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Dini	...	News Reporter (uncredited)
Nicole Vigil	...	Conventioneer (uncredited)
Gabrielle Wagner	...	Shopping Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Irwin Winkler

Writing credits (WGA)
John D. Brancato		(written by) (as John Brancato) &
Michael Ferris		(written by)

Produced by
Rob Cowan	....	producer
Irwin Winkler	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jimmy Giritlian
Richard Halsey

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington		(as Dennis Washington)

Art Direction by
Thomas T. Taylor		(as Tom Targownik)

Set Decoration by
Anne D. McCulley

Costume Design by
Linda M. Bass		(as Linda Bass)

Makeup Department
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Whitney James	....	makeup artist
Pamela S. Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Brian E. Frankish	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kate Davey	....	assistant director
Frank Ferro	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C.
J. Michael Haynie	....	first assistant director
Michael Risner	....	dga trainee
Lisa C. Satriano	....	assistant director

Art Department
Dragon Dronet	....	props
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman
Ann Harris	....	set designer
Margaret Mazzola	....	leadman
Hope M. Parrish	....	property master
Jim Poynter	....	lead man: San Francisco
Kenneth L. Westcott	....	lead man (as Ken Westcott)
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	dialogue editor
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Bill Burns	....	sound
Harry Cheney	....	sound editor
Gabriel Cubos	....	boom operator
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist
Steffan Falesitch	....	dialogue editor
Julie Feiner	....	foley editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Jim Gilchrist	....	sound mixer: Washington DC
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Richard Lightstone	....	sound mixer
Lorenzo Millan	....	utility sound technician: Washington DC
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael O'Farrell	....	supervising sound editor
Len Schmitz	....	boom operator: Washington DC
Donald Sylvester	....	foley editor
Steven Ticknor	....	sound effects editor
David Williams	....	dialogue editor
Scott A. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eric Bigas	....	computer display graphics
Eric Bigas	....	special visual effects
David Drzewiecki	....	director of photography
Jim Houston	....	visual effects
George Merkert	....	visual effects executive producer
Kelley Ray	....	computer graphics supervisor
Kevin Bales	....	visual effects camera assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	utility stunts (as Robin Bonaccorsi)
Rocky Capella	....	utility stunts
Jeffrey Eith	....	stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunt double: Ms. Bullock
Marian Green	....	stunts
Kevin Larson	....	stunts
Jeff Mosley	....	stunt double
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Nancy Thurston	....	stunt performer
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator
Danny Virtue	....	stunt coordinator
Webster Whinery	....	stunt double: Mr. Northam
Tim Meredith	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Audie Aragon	....	dolly grip
Steve Bellen	....	assistant camera
Kurt Braun	....	additional camera operator
James M. Cox	....	assistant chief lighting technician
David Dunbar	....	lighting technician
Chris Funk	....	rigging electrician
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Peter N. Green	....	assistant camera
Ryan Green	....	film loader
Steve Hastings	....	best boy rigger
Lance Layman	....	second assistant camera
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer: Sony Imageworks Publicity
David Moir	....	still photographer: San Francisco
Ron Nichols	....	second grip
Philip D. Schwartz	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Kurt E. Soderling	....	aerial camera operator
Chris Squires	....	Steadicam operator
Gary Tandrow	....	chief lighting technician
David J. Thompson	....	first assistant camera: Washington, DC
Mark Vargo	....	director of photography: second unit
Sandy Williams	....	key grip (as Walter L. Williams)
Brian Lataille	....	remote head technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nancy Hayes	....	extras casting: San Francisco
Jeff Olan	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cynthia Black	....	additional set costumer
Giovanni Casalnuovo	....	assistant costume designer
Joan Hunter	....	set costumer
Gail Just	....	key set costumer
Deahdra Scarano	....	costume supervisor (as Deahdra T. Scarano)
Eileen Sieff Stroup	....	key costumer (as Eileen Mae Sieff)

Editorial Department
Brian Berdan	....	additional editor
Blake Danforth	....	assistant editor
Blake Maniquis	....	first assistant editor
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician
Marcelo Sansevieri	....	additional editor
Arthur Schlenger	....	assistant editor
Dale Jones	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Joan Beal	....	choral contractor
Larry Blank	....	additional orchestrator
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Dell Hake	....	additional orchestrator
Janice Hayen	....	music preparation
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer
Ken Kugler	....	conductor
Ken Kugler	....	orchestrator
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Gabriel Mann	....	composer: additional music
Jeffrey Pollack	....	music consultant
Jeff Rona	....	composer: additional music
Jeff Rona	....	music programmer
Kim Scharnberg	....	additional orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Chris Haynes	....	driver
Timothy P. Ryan	....	transportation captain
Don Tardino	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Margie Balter	....	piano coach: Sandra Bullock and Diane Baker
Diane Bandolas	....	production accountant
Mark Brunetz	....	assistant: Ms. Bullock (as Mark H. Brunetz)
Mark Brunetz	....	development executive (as Mark H. Brunetz)
Viki Cacciatore	....	assistant accountant
Karen Cowan	....	assistant: Mr. Cowan
Roy Cullen	....	assistant: Mr. Winkler
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Steve Dayan	....	location manager
Mary Duff	....	assistant: Mr. Winkler
Curran G. Engel	....	production office coordinator: San Francisco
Erin Engman	....	production secretary
Paula Frankel	....	script supervisor: second unit
Kenneth Hunter	....	assistant location manager
Ellen Lent	....	location manager (as Ellen Winchell)
Todd A. Marks	....	display graphics supervisor
Michael Neal	....	payroll accountant
Bryan Nelson	....	production assistant
Conor O'Gorman	....	production assistant
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor (as Trudy G. Ramirez)
Margo Romano	....	assistant accountant
Lois Walker	....	production coordinator
Jeff Winn	....	key craft service
Saisie M. Jang	....	extras wrangler (uncredited)
Mitchell Nyberg	....	set coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Winkler Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (USA) (laserdisc)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (plane crash scene)

Other Companies

• FedEx  trademark used by permission

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexuality and brief strong language.

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

At the beach scene, the book Angela has in hands and throws down shortly is Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Angela knocks Devlin over the railing with the fire extinguisher, she lets go of the extinguisher as well. Yet the extinguisher never falls with Devlin, it is just shown in the next clip already on the floor.

Quotes:

Jack: God, we're pathetic, aren't we?
Angela: Excuse me?
Jack: Well, we're here. We're sitting on the most perfect beach in the world, and all we can think about is-...
Angela: "Where I can hook up my modem?"
Jack: Yeah, exactly.

Movie Connections:

References Marathon Man (1976)

Soundtrack:

BLANCA ROSA

Very well done and thought out.

If you're actually reading this review, I give you a lot of credit. You care enough to actually look up this movie, which most people have forgotten about and then cared to read beyond the first review! So for your reading pleasure...

I'm assuming you know the plot line already so I won't waste time typing that out. I will mention that Sandra Bullock did an amazing job with this movie. She really brought a lot of sympathy to the role of a computer programmer, often difficult to do. I can say this because I happen to be a computer programmer.

Anyway, I thought the basic plot was a very good one. You can easily build sub-plots upon its mainframe and turn it into a very enjoyable movie. The premise is also scarily realistic in that this can all really happen if the right precauctions aren't taken.

To make a long review short...oops! Too late! If you enjoy Sandra Bullock bringing a role to life and want to see a very well made movie for the time, take a look at this little gem. You won't be disappointed. :-)