Hackers (1995)

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 | Frame Up | Hacker | Nipples Visible Through Clothing

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

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 "hacking"-sequences - the scenes where you see the "inside" of a computer - are mostly motion-controlled models, because director Iain Softley thought that actual computer graphics would look too artificial.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Kate is describing the specs of her machine she says, “It's a P6 chip. Triple the speed of the Pentium”. Dade then says, “Yeah. It's not just the chip, it has a PCI bus”. Kate says, “Indeed. RISC architecture is gonna change everything”. The P6 chip is a CISC design, not a RISC. Also, the Pentium has a PCI bus so there wouldn't be any reason to mention it.

Quotes:

Cereal Killer: I kinda feel like God.

Movie Connections:

References Metropolis (1927)

Soundtrack:

Good Grief

Spandex is a privilege, not a right.

I happen to like this movie because it is just fun to watch. If I'm bored, I can easily become unbored by watching this movie. The soundtrack is awesome and it introduced me to electronic music. I never liked it until I saw "Hackers". I love the clothes and the visuals. I knew it wasn't accurate from the minute I saw it, but then again, it's not like it was posing itself as some movie that depicted the real life of cyberpunks. It's just fun little movie. Though some of the dialogue is a bit cheesed up, it is quotable.

I especially enjoyed the performance by Matthew Lillard. It made me look forward to seeing him in "Scream" later on. He is so funny. I enjoyed Angelina Jolie, though this is hardly one of her best performances.

The only person who really didn't belong in this movie was Lorraine Bracco. She just looked strange in her role. Other than that, this movie was a good movie and it shouldn't be bashed because it depicts people, technology, and life inaccurately. What movie ever does? I'm from Iowa and do you think movies depict Iowan's lives exactly the way they are? No. But I'm not out to fertilize the lawn with "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?".