NetForce (1999)

Internet becomes the world's central nervous system. Netforce, FBI, is created as an elite force fighting crime on internet. The owner of the all dominating software company is suspected of trying to gain total access and control.

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

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 (as Sterling Macer)
Paul Hewitt	...	Jay Gridley
Frank Vincent	...	Johnny Stompato
Sam Anderson	...	Fox
Kirk Baltz
Alexa PenaVega	...	Susan 'Susie' Michaels (as Alexa Vega)

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:

woman wearing a gas mask | internet | fbi | syringe | airport | 

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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:

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

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot of this movie is loosely based on the first book of the Netforce series. However, it foreshadows character relationships that would not happen until later Netforce books.

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Quotes

Jay Gridley: Good morning Vietnam!

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Connections

References Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

User Reviews

humorously poor

This movie is actually pretty watchable if you are a bit technical and don't mind viewing a film to laugh at its inherent badness. The script repeatedly uses networking lingo out of context and demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of networking principles. My favorite scene is when they're searching logs for traces of a computer break-in and the hero exclaims when no traces are found "There's not even a cookie?!?". I expect even a non-tech should be able to find a couple of laughs about the overwhelming lack of technical advisement. Some understanding of distributed attacks and viruses might have helped, but I guess the idea of two hackers trying to out type each other works better for Hollywood. The cinematography is low-average for a made for TV. I liked Judge Reinhold's acting, and Kris Kristofferson, Bakula I found to be often flat or alternately overacted. Conclusion: Don't rent it unless you're into bad movies, worth catching on Cable on a slow day.