| | | You Thought Your Secret's Were Safe. You Were Wrong.
Features: Widescreen, German, Dubbed & Subtitled, Subtitled
The film unfolds as a neophyte "hackerÓ accomplishes the nearly impossible: he hacks the highly secured Gibson computer system at the Ellingson Mineral Corporation. But in doing so, he unknowingly taps into a high-tech embezzling scheme which is masked by a virus that could cause horrific environmental disaster. In the flash of a nanosecond, the young hacker and his pals are tagged with the crime by the FBI and Ellingson's deranged computer whiz, "The PlagueÓ (Fisher Stevens). When they discover the terrifying extent of The Plague's warped plans, members of the group pool their techno skills together to launch a massive cyberspace attack, one that will hopefully clear their names and prevent an ecological disaster of global proportions. Hackers is directed by Iain Softley (Backbeat)
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Diameter: 60 mm
Maximum Capacity: 1.8GB (Single-sided, dual layer)
Laser wavelength: 660nm (Red laser)
"Hackers has high-tech speed and a splashy style of its own." Bob Ross, Tampa Tribune
"An engaging and lively exploitation fantasy thriller..." Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
"Sit down, shut up and hang on! Hackers is a roller coaster ride of fun and excitement!" Randall Blaum, KATU-TV
"Smart and entertaining...well-directed, written, and acted..." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"A must see of stupendous thrills!" Ron Brewington, American Urban Radio Networks
Editor's Note
A young hacker prodigy meets other kids like himself when he and his mother move cross-country and settle in New York City. High school takes on a new light when Dade (Miller) meets a group of misfits and rich kids who hack into computer systems for fun. When one of their group is suddenly arrested, the others band together to take on a corporate hacker disguised as a security officer and attempt to bring down his devious and diabolical plans.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Full Length Movie | | DVD Picture Quality |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 10/25/2005 |
| Running Time: 107 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1995 | | Catalog ID: 103333 | | UPC: 00027616127891 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, German Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, German | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...A buoyantly nutty them-vs.-us comedy with two well-cast newcomer leads..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 09/15/1995 p.4DVariety
"...A brisk little thriller....Miller and Jolie are appropriately engaging as the romantic leads..." 09/18/1995 Chicago Sun-Times
"...The movie is smart and entertaining....The movie is well directed, written and acted..." 09/15/1995 p.35 James Berardinelli's ReelViews 5 of 10
The film industry has discovered computers, and the resulting tide of movies about users -- and abusers -- seems impossible to stem. From Disclosure to Virtuosity to The Net, cyberspace is becoming a hot commodity. The latest picture to cash in on this trend is called Hackers and, rather expectedly, deals with a group of computer addicts who have made a pastime of breaking security codes that guard major systems. The headlines occasionally give us news stories about such individuals, but nothing in the real world has come close to the overblown silliness that functions as this film's main storyline. - James Berardinelli
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