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Hackers (1995)

Hackers are blamed for making a virus that will capsize five oil tankers.

Director:

Iain Softley

Writer:

Rafael Moreu
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jonny Lee Miller ... Dade
Angelina Jolie ... Kate
Jesse Bradford ... Joey
Matthew Lillard ... Cereal
Laurence Mason ... Nikon
Renoly Santiago ... Phreak
Fisher Stevens ... The Plague
Alberta Watson ... Lauren Murphy
Darren Lee Darren Lee ... Razor
Peter Kim ... Blade (as Peter Y. Kim)
Ethan Browne Ethan Browne ... Curtis
Lorraine Bracco ... Margo
Wendell Pierce ... Agent Dick Gill
Michael Gaston ... Agent Bob
Marc Anthony ... Agent Ray
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Storyline

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 Wiki

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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their only crime was curiosity See more »


Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Trivia

The hacker handled 'Cereal' is most likely a tribute to actual hacker John Draper, who used the alias "Cap'n Crunch." See more »

Goofs

Margo and The Plague are talking when she warns him to "get the file or else you'll lose all your toys" but her lips do not match the audio. See more »

Quotes

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

Referenced in Best of the Worst: Bad Movie Scavenger Hunt (2020) See more »

Soundtracks

Halcyon & On & On
Written by Paul Hartnoll, Phil Hartnoll (as Philip Hartnoll) and Ed Barton
Performed by Orbital
Courtesy of Internal Records
Contains a sample of "It's a Fine Day"
Performed by Opus III
Courtesy of PWL International
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Fun and Entertaining
3 June 2004 | by knicksfan12_2000See 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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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Japanese | Russian

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Pirates See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,173,101, 17 September 1995

Gross USA:

$7,563,728

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,563,728
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Company Credits

Production Co:

United Artists, Suftley See more »
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Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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