NetForce (TV 1999)

Set in the year 2005, a division of the FBI, called "NetForce" has been initiated to investigate Internet crime. A Bill Gates-type character finds a loophole in his new web browser which ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Lieberman

Writers:

Tom Clancy (story), Steve Pieczenik (story),

Stars:

Scott Bakula, Joanna Going, Xander Berkeley

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Scott Bakula	...	Alex Michaels
Joanna Going	...	Toni Fiorelli
Xander Berkeley	...	Bo Tyler
Brian Dennehy	...	Lowell Davidson
Kris Kristofferson	...	Steve Day
CCH Pounder	...	Sandra Knight
Judge Reinhold	...	Will Stiles
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Leong Cheng
Chelsea Field	...	Megan Michaels
Sterling Macer Jr.	...	Col. John Howard
Paul Hewitt	...	Jay Gridley
Frank Vincent
Sam Anderson	...	Fox
Alexa Vega	...	Susan 'Susie' Michaels
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Rebecca Bailey	...	Virtual Prostitute

Storyline

Set in the year 2005, a division of the FBI, called "NetForce" has been initiated to investigate Internet crime. A Bill Gates-type character finds a loophole in his new web browser which enables him to gain control of the Internet. Net-Force, headed by Kristofferson and Bakula's characters set out to stop him.

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Plot Keywords:

two part tv movie | lasersight

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Taglines:

Virtual crime. Real punishment. [book series tagline]

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tom Clancys Netforce

Filming Locations:

Colonial Heights, Virginia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cates/Doty Productions, Greengrass Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jay Gridley: Good morning Vietnam!

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Connections

References Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

User Reviews

Not a movie I appreciated other than as humor.

Netforce attempts to be a very serious technothriller in the year 2005, but fails miserably. Except for the fact that the plot is very tacky and not very well done, it's also spanned out over way to much time, the movie totals 2h40min. But this isn't really Netforce biggest problem. Being a bit of a geek myself this movie turned out to be much more of a comedy than a thriller. The technology and the events concerning it are so totally absurd that's unbelievable. Both me and my friends were virtually crying due to the sick things the director and/or Tom Clancy had in store. Some comments that sums it all up is "Phew, the Internet is intact!" and "Woah, another netcrash!". Deep, deep sigh. Not to mention the fact that the bad guys encryptions is broken in 3 seconds. Someone should tell them about, say RSA or DSS/DH algorithms. So, whatever you do, DON'T watch this movie unless a) You're totally nontechnical and can look aside all the gross mistakes or b) you're a hacker and wants a good laugh.