Hackers (1995)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Iain Softley

Writer (WGA):

Rafael Moreu (written by)

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | 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:

Computer | Computer Virus | Shower | Computer Cracker | Computer Insides

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
Penn Jillette	...	Hal
Liza Walker	...	Laura
Bob Sessions	...	Duke Ellingson
Blake Willett	...	S.S. Agent, Seattle
Max Ligosh	...	Young Dade Murphy / 'Zero Cool'
Felicity Huffman	...	Prosecuting Attorney
Paul Klementowicz	...	Michael Murphy
Richard Ziman	...	Judge Gerald Hobart
Bill Maul	...	Norman, OTV Security Guard
William DeMeo	...	Jock
Denise George	...	Denise
Jeb Handwerger	...	Freshman on Roof
Mitchell Nguyen-McCormick	...	Freshman on Roof
Gary Howard Klar	...	Mr. Simpson (as Gary Klar)
Terry Porter	...	Joey's Mother
Johnny Myers	...	Sysop Technician #1
Kevin Brewerton	...	Sysop Technician #2
Sam Douglas	...	English Teacher
Kal Weber	...	V.P. #1
Jeff Harding	...	V.P. #2
Thomas Hill	...	S.S. Agent #2 (as Tom Hill)
Jennifer Rice	...	Reporter #1
Douglas W. Iles	...	Addict Hank
Annemarie Zola	...	Addict Vickie
Michael Potts	...	Tow Truck Driver
Nancy Ticotin	...	Ramon's Mother
Mike Cicchetti	...	Ellingson Guard
Mick O'Rourke	...	Phone Repairman
David A. Stewart	...	London Hacker (as Dave Stewart)
Naoko Mori	...	Tokyo Hacker
Roberta Gotti	...	Italian Hacker
Ravil Isyanov	...	Russian Hacker
Olegar Fedoro	...	Russian Hacker (as Olegario Fedoro)
Eric Loren	...	News Technician
Kristin Moreu	...	Flight Attendant
Ricco Ross	...	Reporter #2
Tony Sibbald	...	Jail Guard
Richard Purro	...	Talk Show Host
Enzo Junior	...	Da Vinci Virus
Yoshinori Yamamoto	...	V.P. #3
Ralph Winter	...	V.P. #4
Kimbra Standish	...	Receptionist
Steven Angiolini	...	Rollerblader
Jennifer Badger	...	'Cyberspirits' and Skaters
Melissa Barkan	...	'Cyberspirits' and Skaters
Don Hewitt	...	'Cyberspirits' and Skaters (as Don J. Hewitt)
Christo Morse	...	'Cyberspirits' and Skaters
Felix Santiago	...	'Cyberspirits' and Skaters
Christopher Waller	...	'Cyberspirits' and Skaters
Joseph Lloyd	...	'Cyberspirits' and Skaters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John D. Bair	...	Juror (uncredited)
C.J. Byrnes	...	Father (uncredited)
Walter Lewis	...	Smitty (uncredited)
Raquel Mondin	...	Hot Girl (uncredited)
Rawleigh Moreland	...	Teacher (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	...	New Yorker on Park Avenue with Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Iain Softley

Writing credits (WGA)
Rafael Moreu		(written by)

Produced by
Janet Graham	....	co-producer
Michael Peyser	....	producer
Selwyn Roberts	....	associate producer
Iain Softley	....	executive producer
Ralph Winter	....	producer

Original Music by
Simon Boswell

Cinematography by
Andrzej Sekula		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chris Blunden		(as Christopher Blunden)
Martin Walsh

Casting by
Dianne Crittenden

Production Design by
John Beard

Art Direction by
John Frankish

Set Decoration by
Alyssa Winter
Joanne Woollard

Costume Design by
Roger Burton

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	hair stylist
Christine Blundell	....	makeup artist
Liz Daxauer	....	hair stylist
Liz Daxauer	....	makeup artist
Judith Goodman	....	hair stylist: New York
Marese Langan	....	hair stylist
Marese Langan	....	makeup artist
Bernadette Mazur	....	makeup artist: New York

Production Management
Selwyn Roberts	....	unit production manager
Joel Tuber	....	unit production manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Daly	....	assistant director
Dean Garvin	....	second second assistant director: New York
Cordelia Hardy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Pippa Harrison	....	second second assistant director
Simon Hinkly	....	assistant director
Steve Robinson	....	assistant director
Glen Trotiner	....	second assistant director: New York
Joel Tuber	....	first assistant director: New York

Art Department
Jacqueline Arnot	....	set dresser
JoAnn Atwood	....	first assistant props: New York
Crocus Bever	....	art department coordinator: New York
Jeff Butcher	....	property master
Ray Chan	....	junior draughtsman
Jane Clark	....	storyboard artist
Marlon Cole	....	dressing props
Thomas Costabile	....	construction coordinator: New York (as Tom Costabile)
Hannah Coupland	....	art department assistant
Joe Dipple	....	chargehand stand-by prop
Rochelle Edelson	....	on-set dresser: New York
Craig Hillier	....	construction manager
Richard Jones	....	stand-by carpenter
Chanda Kochie	....	assistant set decorator: New York
Paul Lawlor	....	props carpenter
Elizabeth Linn	....	scenic artist: New York
Roy Martin	....	stand-by painter
Timothy Metzger	....	lead man
Andy Nicholson	....	draughtsman (as Andrew Nicholson)
Andy Nicholson	....	set designer
John O'Shaughnessy	....	production buyer
Rudy Pelikan	....	key carpenter: New York
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser
Ben Scott	....	assistant art director
Chris Shriver	....	art director: New York
Eliza Solesbury	....	assistant set decorator
Simon Staines	....	computer graphics designer
Bradley Torbett	....	stand-by props
Keith Vowles	....	property master
Brian West	....	prop storeman
Kevin Wheeler	....	dressing props
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer
Patricia Woodbridge	....	draughtswoman: New York

Sound Department
Polly Aitken	....	foley editor
Philip Alton	....	dialogue editor (as Phillip Alton)
David Anderson	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Peter Baldock	....	sound
Alexandra Baltarzuk	....	cable man: New York
Peter Elliott	....	adr editor
Steve Finn	....	sound assistant
Glenn Freemantle	....	supervising sound editor
John Hayward	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Song Jones	....	sound transferer
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	foley mixer
Peter Lindsay	....	sound mixer
Tommy Louie	....	boom operator: New York
Keith Lowes	....	assistant sound editor
Mervyn Moore	....	sound maintenance
Richard Pryke	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Ed Stabile	....	assistant sound editor
John Taylor	....	sound consultant: DTS
Timothy Vine	....	assistant sound editor
Sandy Buchanan	....	post-production sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tim Baxter	....	optical effects
Paul Dunn	....	special effects technician
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects: New York (as Steve Kirshoff)
Terry Palmer	....	special effects technician
Paul Stephenson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Matthew Alexander	....	visual effects assistant (as Matthew Kok)
Helen Ball	....	optical effects animator
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Peter Chiang	....	visual effects
Alan Church	....	optical cameraman
Brenda Coxon	....	visual effects coordinator
Evan Davies	....	digital effects animator
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	executive in charge of production: Matte World
Ingrid Domeij	....	camera operator: visual effects
John Duffy	....	motion control assistant
Andrew Eio	....	visual effects technician
Julian Eyres	....	model maker
Peter Field	....	visual effects camera operator
Tim Field	....	visual effects producer
Mark Gardiner	....	camera operator: visual effects
Nigel Hardwidge	....	computer animator
Joel Hladecek	....	motion control camera
Matthew Holben	....	visual effects producer
Alex Hope	....	visual effects producer
Adam Howarth	....	model maker
Antony Hunt	....	visual effects producer
Andrew Jeffery	....	optical cameraman (as Andy Jeffery)
Martin Kelly	....	motion control operator
Martin Kelly	....	motion control operator
Alan Marques	....	digital effects supervisor
Martin Matzinger	....	visual effects editor
John R. McConnell	....	2D Compositor: Pixel Magic
Rich McKay	....	camera assistant
Phillippe Montagny	....	digital effects animator (as Philippe Montagny)
Cameron Noble	....	motion control camera
Charlie Noble	....	digital visual effects
Jane O'Callaghan	....	3D animator
Justin Owen	....	visual effects technician
Paul Rivera	....	digital compositor
Keith Roberts	....	computer animator
Martyn Robinson	....	visual effects editor
Richard Scarlett	....	digital effects animator
Simon Staines	....	computer graphics designer
Andy Stevens	....	optical camera assistant: Magic Camera Co
Robert Thomas	....	model maker
Arthur Windus	....	visual effects producer
Craig Chandler	....	optical effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt double: Angelina Jolie
Mike Cicchetti	....	stunt performer: USA
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator
Jim Dowdall	....	stunt coordinator
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunt performer: USA
Tony Lucken	....	stunts: UK
Glenn Marks	....	stunts: UK (as Glen Marks)
John Patrick McLaughlin	....	stunts
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunt performer: USA
Peter Pedrero	....	utility stunts
Andreas Petrides	....	stunt coordinator
Don Picard	....	stunt performer: USA
Nick Powell	....	stunts: UK
Seon Rogers	....	stunts: UK

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Banwell	....	second assistant camera
Jim Bridges	....	still photographer: New York
Zoran Djordjevic	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Edland	....	assistant lighting technician
Kris Enos	....	loader
Neil Fallon	....	video assist: New York (as Michael Neil Fallon)
John Ferguson	....	clapper loader
Jim Galvin	....	electrician
John Higgins	....	gaffer
Alex Howe	....	focus puller
Kevin Janicelli	....	assistant lighting technician: New York
Rob Koch	....	film loader: New York
Wayne Leach	....	rigging gaffer
Dave Lowry	....	dolly grip: New York (as David Lowry Jr.)
Billy Miller	....	key grip: New York
Jim Miller	....	grip
Mark Milsome	....	clapper loader
David Morgan	....	focus puller
John L. Oates	....	rigging gaffer: New York
Michael Palmer	....	gaffer
Mike Proudfoot	....	camera operator
Pamela Rittelmeyer	....	assistant camera
Gerard Sava	....	assistant camera
Penny Skuse	....	video assist operator
Todd R. Smith	....	key grip
John Sosenko	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York
Mark Tillie	....	still photographer
Tony Turner	....	camera grip
Howard Weiner	....	video assist: New York

Animation Department
Paul J. Franklin	....	computer animator

Casting Department
Barbara Collins	....	casting associate
Judie Fixler	....	extras casting: New York (as Judy Fixler)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Forbes	....	assistant costume designer
Anne Gorman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Abigail Hicks	....	wardrobe assistant
Marcia Patten	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Tom Gibson	....	color timer
Jo Human	....	post-production coordinator
Steve Maguire	....	assistant editor
Jonathan Mann	....	third assistant editor
Julian Pryce	....	second assistant editor
Fabienne Rawley	....	first assistant editor
Christian Wheeler	....	second assistant editor
Ed Stabile	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Last	....	music supervisor
Paul Rabjohns	....	music editor
Sven Taits	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Jimmy Nugent	....	transportation captain: New York
Micky Webb	....	unit vehicles

Other crew
Laura Barnett	....	assistant locations: New York
Carolyn Baxter	....	on-set nurse: New York
Nicholas Bernstein	....	location manager: New York (as Nick Bernstein)
Charles Bodycomb	....	armorer
Michael Boonstra	....	production coordinator: New York
Dave Buchwald	....	hacking consultant
Lauren Buckley	....	assistant production coordinator: New York (as J. Lauren Buckley)
Jo Burn	....	production coordinator
Nick Cornwell	....	production assistant
Diana Dill	....	script supervisor
Piers Dunn	....	assistant location manager
Andrew Eio	....	computer playback supervisor
Eric Fisher	....	production assistant
Jamie Fowlds	....	crowd coordinator
Adam Ben Frank	....	set production assistant
Peter Grecian	....	computer programmer
Donal Heath	....	production assistant
Peta Hoyes	....	hacking consultant: New York
Jo Human	....	assistant to producers
Becky Jones	....	location assistant
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Isabelle Kostic Crosley	....	assistant location manager: New York (as Isabelle Kostic-Crosby)
Margaret Ann Mccourt	....	accountant: New York
Sarah Millar	....	assistant accountant
Justin Miller	....	assistant accountant
Tony Miller	....	production accountant
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Justin Owen	....	computer and video systems
Trip Pierson	....	assistant to producers
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor: New York
Reid Rosefelt	....	unit publicist
Holly S. Rymon	....	assistant accountant: New York (as Holly Rymon)
David Schwed	....	production assistant
Jo Sexton	....	production assistant
Richard Sharkey	....	location manager
Graham Smith	....	unit publicist
John Tammi	....	dialect coach
Ron Wahl	....	assistant accountant: New York
Omar Wason	....	hacking consultant: New York
Kitty Witwer	....	craft service: New York
Gala Wright	....	assistant: Iain Softley
Emmanuel Goldstein	....	consultant (uncredited)
Nicholas Jarecki	....	consultant (uncredited)
Nick Jarecki	....	consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• United Artists (presents) (as United Artists Pictures)
• Suftley

Distributors

• MGM/UA Distribution Company (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Artists (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Artem
• Magic Camera Company, The (optical and digital effects)
• Matte World Digital
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• AFM Lighting  lighting rental facility
• AT&T  the producers wish to thank
• Anglia Catering Services  catering
• Apple Computer  the producers wish to thank
• Capital FX  titles and opticals
• GSE  opticals
• Granada Television  motion control equipment
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals
• Pinewood Studios  sound re-recording facility
• Plume Productions Ltd.  title design
• Radius Inc.  the producers wish to thank
• Research Arts  computer screens and graphics
• Sony Psygnosis  Wipeout game from
• United Artists Corporation  production services
• Useful Company  digital playback

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Japanese | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Italy:T | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 (old rating) (video rating) | Netherlands:6 | 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 "Hacker Manifesto" read by Agent Bob was actually written by a hacker of great renown in the 1980s who went by the name of The Mentor. It was published in PHRACK magazine, issue 07, file 03 in 1986.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the police car right after Acid Burn beeps Cereal Killer, the passenger turns to the left and you can see a red light shine on his head. That light is from the camera.

Quotes:

Agent Richard Gill: I think we got something.
[Hands over a sheaf of papers]
The Plague: Ugh. Hard copy.

Movie Connections:

References "Boy Meets World" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Phoebus Apollo

How to be overjoyed with a 28.8 BPS modem

It doesn't take a very good movie critic to see that the movie doesn't really have a really interesting plot with interesting characters. A group of teenagers doing things they really shouldn't, getting into trouble and saving themselves again. And in the mean time a sub-plot which involves a girl and a guy that hate each other in the beginning and fall in love with each other throughout the movie. Nonetheless, i still rated this movie very high. Why? because in my opinion it's still a great cult classic. It gives a very good image about how people thought about computers a few years ago when not everybody had one yet. The handlenames are mysterious ("acid burn" "the plaque") but would be ridiculous in this age. People are overjoyed when they get to see a 28.8 BPS modem (who needs T3 anyway? ;) PLUS they pretend as if you can see a program running like it's some sort of great graphic animation. Angelina Jolie and Jonny lee Miller (from trainspotting) are really great in this movie although you can see they're still pretty young and unexperienced. 9/10