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Hackers (1995)

PG-13  |   |  Comedy, Crime, Drama  |  15 September 1995 (USA)
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A young boy is arrested by the U.S. Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends ... See full summary »

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A young boy is arrested by the U.S. Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>

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

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15 September 1995 (USA)  »

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$20,000,000 (estimated)

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$7,564,000 (USA)
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Penn Jillette's character is named Hal in the credits, most likely a reference to the HAL9000 computer system from the sci-fi movie 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). See more »

Goofs

When Dade and Kate are dumpster diving for information, she uses a flare gun "Subway Defence System" to scare off the guard. In the shot from above you can see the guide wire for the pyrotechnic. See more »

Quotes

Ramon Sanchez: It's in that place where I put that thing that time.
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Connections

Referenced in Ghost in the Shell (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

The Joker
(uncredited)
Written by Josh G. Abrahams (as Josh Abrahams)
Performed by Josh G. Abrahams (as Josh Abrahams)
Courtesy of Ultimatum Records Ltd.
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Fun and Entertaining
3 June 2004 | by (Palm Harbor, Florida) – See all my reviews

First off I would just like to say that anyone who reads into this movie too much(ie try to take the validity of each and every aspect of the movie) will hate the film. Coming from a programmer and a computer enthusiast, the movie was great despite all the false statements, fake guis and totally bs methods of cracking. Quite frankly if you are one of my fellow computer geeks don't expect anything close to the real deal, it would never make a good movie for the public. I think that the true movie here is behind the whole "hacking" front. It is the development of characters the build up of a plot and an exciting climax and satisfying denouement. In closing, don't expect a command line prompt or a true UNIX client on any of the systems because it just doesn't happen in movies. Instead watch the movie because its exciting, fun and a great throwback to the early 90's.


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