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A feature length documentary about the Free Kevin movement and the hacker world. | add synopsis
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Great Documentary About Kevin Mitnick and the Hacker World
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(Credited cast) | Mark Abene | ... | Himself (as Phiber Optik) |
| Ed Cummings | ... | Himself (as Bernie S.) |
 | Emmanuel Goldstein | ... | Himself |
 | Sean Gullette | ... | Himself |
| Lazlow Jones | ... | Himself |
| Alexis Kasperavicius | ... | Himself (as Alex Kasper) |
| John Markoff | ... | Himself |
| Kevin Mitnick | ... | Himself |
| Jeffrey Stanton | ... | Himself (as Cellularguy) |
| Bruce Sterling | ... | Himself |
| Deth Veggie | ... | Himself |
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All throughout filming, Emmanuel Goldstein and the crew continued the weekly radio show "Off The Hook"...calling in to the radio station from a payphone wherever they happened to be that week.
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...We knew it wouldn't work. We always knew it wouldn't work. But that's what hacking has always been about since the beginning - doing things you knew wouldn't just because you had to.
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I was fortunate enough to see this film at its first screening at HOPE2000 in New York City. The first release was not the final and it had some minor problems. I watched the finished version at the NY Film and Video Festival at the Sutton Theatre. There were many interesting changes, mostly for the better.
The movie is about the life of "SUPER HACKER" Kevin Mitnick. It explains why his case was flawed and the propaganda the media released about the trials. The narrator, Emmanuel Goldstein, goes on an adventure with some of his friends from NYC to various places relating to Kevin or the Hacker world.
There are scenes thrown in just for fun and also very serious messages about the government's misuse of power. An X-Con, Bernie S, explains his chilling experience in jail and how it nearly cost him his life. All of this over a box of crystals that could be used to steal telephone service.
The movie is funny and educational. It should appeal to all members of the hacking community and those who wish to become informed.
The film doesn't end at the credits.