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Hackers (1995)

PG-13 | | Comedy, Crime, Drama | 15 September 1995 (USA)
This movie is about hackers who are blamed for making a virus that will capsize 5 oil tankers.

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Dade Murphy was a hacker even as a kid in Seattle. He got arrested for the computer virus that he planted and was banned from using any computer until the age of 18.Then he moves to New York to meet a group of hackers. He also falls in love with Kate Libby. Written by dominikmajdak

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Rated PG-13 for some sexuality and brief strong language | See all certifications »

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$20,000,000 (estimated)

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$7,564,000
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The character name "Emmanuel Goldstein" is taken from George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four". It is also used as a pseudonym by Emmanuel Goldstein (aka Eric Corley), who publishes the magazine "2600, The Hacker Quarterly". Corley was an uncredited consultant for this film. See more »

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When Dade is typing on Kate's laptop at her party she stands over his shoulder and says, "I hope you don't screw like you type," but her words don't match her mouth. See more »

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Hal: [the Cookie Monster virus appears on the screen and commences eating the data] There's a new virus on the database.
Margo: What's happening?
Hal: It's replicating, eating up memory: what do I do?
The Plague: Type 'cookie', you idiot. I'll head them off at the pass.
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Referenced in NCIS: Love & War (2009) See more »

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One Love
Written by Liam Howlett
Performed by The Prodigy (as Prodigy)
Courtesy of XL Recordings
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A lot of fun to watch
28 October 2008 | by See all my reviews

I'm working in IT for over 10 years now, and let's be clear: Hackers is a movie, .. there's nothing real about the "hacking" going on in the movie.

There's a few scenes that are horribly done (for today's standards) but all in all I loved the movie. The acting is OK, the soundtrack is great and it changes for the everlasting "chliché" of the IT Nerd.

It's a movie that could surprise you, especially with the amount of bad movies being released nowadays. It's funny to see Johnny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie at the beginning of their careers as well.

If you're looking for light entertainment for one evening, ...


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