Hackers (1995)

Director:

Iain Softley

Writer (WGA):

Rafael Moreu (written by)

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

their only crime was curiosity

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...

Plot Keywords:

555 Phone Number | Hacker | Computer Hacker | Internet | Computer Virus

Cast

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Japanese | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33561)

Filming Locations:

Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

The game being played in the arcade is a high-quality prototype of the Playstation game "Wipeout" by Psygnosis. It is done on a high-end SGI server and allowed the development team to try out tracks and gameplay, before porting it to the Playstation. As a result, there are features and graphics in the movie that do not exist in the actual game, including the "high score smashing" sequence.

Goofs:

In Cyberdelia, as Dade starts playing the video game after Libby moves out of the way, she stands behind Dade to his right. Yet, in the next scene when Curtis asks if Dade is bothering her, Libby is behind Dade to his left.

Quotes:

Razor: Remember, hacking is more than just a crime. It's a survival trait.

Movie Connections:

Features "The Outer Limits" (1963)

Soundtrack:

Richest Junkie Still Alive (Sank Remix)

So what if it is unrealistic... It's still fun to watch.

Ok, I've read lots of the reviews here. I'm a computer person by trade, and I'll agree that the effects, and even some of the terminology is WAY off. But that's not the point of this movie. It never claims to be a documentary, just a fun movie about good vs. bad, and good wining. It just happens to take place over the internet. I think that this movie has just gotten a bump rap, it's the perfect B movie for lazy Saturday nights...