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It is the first major film to star future [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winner [[Angelina Jolie]], and helped to launch the career of [[Matthew Lillard]].
It is the first major film to star future [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winner [[Angelina Jolie]], and helped to launch the career of [[Matthew Lillard]].


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'''Hackers Lan Cafe''''
== Plot summary ==
In 1988, [[Seattle]] youth Dade "Zero Cool" Murphy ([[Jonny Lee Miller]]) is arrested and charged, at the age of 11, with crashing 1,507 systems in one day and causing a single day 7 point drop in the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. Upon conviction he is banned from owning or operating computers or touchtone telephones until his 18th birthday.


Shortly before Dade turns 18 his divorced mother Lauren Murphy ([[Alberta Watson]]) takes a new job in [[New York, New York|New York City]]. Upon turning 18 Dade calls a local television station, dupes the security guard into giving him the [[modem]]'s phone number (using a tactic known as [[Social engineering (computer security)|social engineering]]) and successfully hacks into the station's computer network, changing the current television program to an episode of ''[[The Outer Limits]]''. However, Dade - now calling himself 'Crash Override' - is attacked by hacker 'Acid Burn' on the same network and is eventually kicked off.

Dade enrolls in the prestigious [[Stuyvesant High School]] where he meets the beautiful Kate Libby ([[Angelina Jolie]]) who is responsible for taking him on a tour of the school. After being told of a 'pool on the roof' (which results in Dade and several other students being locked on the roof during a rainstorm) a feud erupts between Dade and Kate. This feud, which spans most of the movie, is umpired by Kate and Dade's mutual friends in the hacking community, Emmanuel Goldstein a.k.a. Cereal Killer ([[Matthew Lillard]]), Ramon Sanchez a.k.a. Phantom Phreak ([[Renoly Santiago]]), and Paul Cook a.k.a. Lord Nikon ([[Laurence Mason]]).

The real trouble erupts when Joey Pardella ([[Jesse Bradford]]), the younger, novice hacker of the group, successfully breaks into the [[supercomputer]] of a petroleum company, Ellingson Mineral Corporation, to prove to the rest of the clique that he is more than a mere [[script kiddie]]. In order to validate this feat, he [[downloads]] part of a garbage file. Unfortunately, the company's [[information technology|IT]] staff detect this unauthorized entry into their systems and summon computer security expert Eugene "''The Plague''" Belford ([[Fisher Stevens]]), himself a former hacker turned [[amorality|amoral]] [[Whitehat]], to deal with the problem.

After investigating the matter, however, The Plague realizes that the seemingly innocuous file that was downloaded is more than just a garbage file - he himself has been using it as a hidden location from which he has been running an illegal program for years, stealing money from the company via ''[[salami slicing]]''. Knowing a hacker would instantly recognize the tricks of the trade and his otherwise cleverly disguised handiwork, The Plague resolves to cover his tracks. He creates an insidious virus "The DaVinci Virus"(parodying the real life [[Michelangelo (computer virus)|Michelangelo Virus]]) and installs it across Ellingson's entire network, then enlists the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] to arrest Joey, dismantle his equipment and confiscate the file for him.

In order to "''motivate''" Ellingson and the Secret Service in this matter, The Plague's virus leaves a message: unless Ellingson allocates five million US dollars into a numbered bank account within a week, the virus will [[capsize]] a large portion of Ellingson's automated [[oil tanker|tanker]] fleet, causing a global ecological catastrophe. The full [[source code]] for the virus, The Plague claims, is located in the file, and he will need it in order to track down and fully disable the virus that Joey allegedly distributed throughout the system.

When the file is not found, however, due to some quick thinking on Joey's behalf, he is released pending a trial regarding the many other illegal wares discovered in his possession. He brings the disk (hidden in a cigarette carton in the ceiling grating of his bedroom) to Phantom Phreak, but before Phreak can analyze the file, he realizes that Joey is being watched by Secret Service agents and both flee. Knowing he will probably also be arrested, Phreak hides the disk, then later calls Kate from prison and pleas for her to do whatever possible to figure out what's on the disk so they can clear their names.

Kate and Dade put their competition on hold as Dade, Kate, Cereal Killer and Lord Nikon attempt to decipher Joey's garbage file. However, after Kate asks Dade to make a copy of the disk, Plague demands his file back, threatening to change Dade's mother's criminal records to include drug offenses and parole violation, so that she will be arrested and incarcerated without trial, and then change them back, effectively making her "disappear." Dade reluctantly complies.

After a marathon midnight [[brainstorming]] session, Dade, Kate, Nikon and Cereal Killer have figured out what the file contains: portions of the source code to a computer worm, planted within the Ellingson computer system, that has been [[salami slicing|stealing a few cents]] from each transaction Ellingson makes. At this point, the worm has stolen over $21 million. Upon realizing that in order to clear Joey and Phreak, they need to know who planted the worm, at which point Dade reveals that he knows that Plague is behind it, that he gave him the disk, and that Plague came to him because Dade, as Zero Cool, was his first suspect.

Desperate to stop Plague's plans, Dade plans to hack into Ellingson's Gibson supercomputer where the file is believed to have originated. Dade and Kate raid Ellingson's dumpster for discarded Ellingson memos to collect passwords, Cereal Killer poses as a telecom worker to install a wiretap, and Nikon poses as a delivery boy and wanders into Ellingson's cube farm, memorizing passwords as workers type them in. While listening in on the wiretap, they discover that Plague has told the Secret Service that Ellingson has been hacked again, and subsequently the four of them are scheduled to be arrested at nine the following morning.

Trying to get more help, they ask for aid from hacker personalities Razor and Blade, who run a late-night [[pirate television|pirate TV]] show entitled "Hack the Planet." They tell Kate and Dade that they will need more than just a pair of media icons; they will need a vast hacker army.

The next morning, the four of them make their way to Grand Central Station, but not before first causing a multi-car accident that keeps the Secret Service at bay. Plague, meanwhile, has been made aware of their attempts and begins fending off their virus attacks. Plague calls Dade to tell him that he has traced their calls and sent the Secret Service to Grand Central, and warns him to flee if he wants to avoid jail. Dade rebuffs him, and Plague severs Dade's connection.

Just in time, however, Razor and Blade's "hacker army" arrives, as hackers from around the world begin launching viruses at the Gibson. Joey finds the original file, copies it and then the collective hackers crash the Gibson. Just then, Dade and company are arrested.
Dade surreptitiously throws the new disk in the trash, and yelling, "Our rights are being TRASHED!" informs Cereal Killer, hiding amongst the crowd, where the disk is hidden.

As Richard Gill prepares to give another press conference, his feed is cut, and his image is replaced with that of Cereal Killer, who reveals the entire plot: the Da Vinci virus is nothing more than a ruse, to distract from the $25 million Plague was stealing from the company. Plague attempts to escape incognito, posing as [[Charles Babbage]], but he is arrested aboard a flight to Tokyo.

Finally in the clear, Dade and Kate go on a date together, and "Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest," as were the terms if Dade had won their contest. They sneak onto a pool on the roof of a skyscraper, where they see the lights on several neighboring skyscrapers spell out "Crash and Burn."

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[[Hackers Lan Cafe']]


This is what the gamers have been looking for: A professional Gamer's LAN cafe'. These are the type of shops that we, as gamers, always dreamed about: The ability to go and frag your friends during a free lesson (or, skipping lessons ). With these kind of shops, we're getting recognised, and even more, getting our deserved respect
This is what the gamers have been looking for: A professional Gamer's LAN cafe'. These are the type of shops that we, as gamers, always dreamed about: The ability to go and frag your friends during a free lesson (or, skipping lessons ). With these kind of shops, we're getting recognised, and even more, getting our deserved respect
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Practically, it offers other features like internet browsing, Office use. TeamSpeak and Xfire are offered too, so no fear! I really do not want to say a lot of stuff, but just expressing my opinion and experience. I have been going there quite some time, and it's just superb. The fact that you're playing near you're mates just makes it more interesting. Multiplayer games are simply more fun when your opponents are within reach of verbal abuse . Anyways, let's get to the real stuff. I asked Mauro, one of the Hackers team for an interview and he accepted. Well, here we go.
Practically, it offers other features like internet browsing, Office use. TeamSpeak and Xfire are offered too, so no fear! I really do not want to say a lot of stuff, but just expressing my opinion and experience. I have been going there quite some time, and it's just superb. The fact that you're playing near you're mates just makes it more interesting. Multiplayer games are simply more fun when your opponents are within reach of verbal abuse . Anyways, let's get to the real stuff. I asked Mauro, one of the Hackers team for an interview and he accepted. Well, here we go.


[[ First of all, can you please introduce yourself to WikiPedia Viewers?]]
'''First of all, can you please introduce yourself to WikiPedia Viewers?'''


My name is Mauro, and I am one of the Hackers Team.
My name is Mauro, and I am one of the Hackers Team.
'''

[[What made you decide to open up a LAN cafe?]]
What made you decide to open up a LAN cafe?'''


Well I used to be a gamer myself, I still play nowadays but not as much as I used to. Most of the times I meet up with a couple of friends and we hook up our PCs for a small LAN game. This because places where to meet with friends and have some good time shooting some heads have always been unavailable. So I decided to open a place where friends could come and have fun together over a reliable LAN without having to go over the hassle of trying to configure their PCs, i.e. (Spending more time solving issues than playing) Most of you know what I'm talking about!
Well I used to be a gamer myself, I still play nowadays but not as much as I used to. Most of the times I meet up with a couple of friends and we hook up our PCs for a small LAN game. This because places where to meet with friends and have some good time shooting some heads have always been unavailable. So I decided to open a place where friends could come and have fun together over a reliable LAN without having to go over the hassle of trying to configure their PCs, i.e. (Spending more time solving issues than playing) Most of you know what I'm talking about!
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[[How do you feel about the local gaming scene?]]
'''How do you feel about the local gaming scene?'''


Well I believe that finally things seem to be shaking up. So I think that the Maltese gamers deserve places like Hackers, where they can meet up and have some fun. We as owners are investing in gamers and I believe that with a little help from the gamers we can survive and help the gaming scene to grow.
Well I believe that finally things seem to be shaking up. So I think that the Maltese gamers deserve places like Hackers, where they can meet up and have some fun. We as owners are investing in gamers and I believe that with a little help from the gamers we can survive and help the gaming scene to grow.
'''
[[
What will the LAN cafe offer for gamers?]]
What will the LAN cafe offer for gamers?'''


Well actually Hackers is not the usual LAN CAFE! As I mentioned earlier on, this is a place where people can meet up and share their experiences, meet friends and discuss about anything which relates to games and computers so to compliment our LAN we also offer computer repairs, hardware, gaming equipment, consoles and more cool stuff. No registration is required and the prices are reasonable. We are always in contact with most of our customers and we are always changing to reflect their requests.
Well actually Hackers is not the usual LAN CAFE! As I mentioned earlier on, this is a place where people can meet up and share their experiences, meet friends and discuss about anything which relates to games and computers so to compliment our LAN we also offer computer repairs, hardware, gaming equipment, consoles and more cool stuff. No registration is required and the prices are reasonable. We are always in contact with most of our customers and we are always changing to reflect their requests.
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[[Will there be organized tournaments?]]
'''Will there be organized tournaments?'''


Of course. We are in process of starting the organization of such tournaments. At the moment we are hosting private LANS during Saturdays and Sundays.
Of course. We are in process of starting the organization of such tournaments. At the moment we are hosting private LANS during Saturdays and Sundays.

[[
What kind of games will be available for gamers?]]
'''What kind of games will be available for gamers?'''


Well currently we are focusing mainly on first person shooters, Strategy games and MORPGs. We should soon be having sport related games as well.
Well currently we are focusing mainly on first person shooters, Strategy games and MORPGs. We should soon be having sport related games as well.


'''

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Last but not least, can you tell us where we can find you?'''


[[
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Last but not least, can you tell us where we can find you?]]


Well we are just a few seconds away from Junior College's main entrance in J Borg Street.
Well we are just a few seconds away from Junior College's main entrance in J Borg Street.

Revision as of 21:06, 28 January 2008

Hackers
Directed byIain Softley
Written byRafael Moreu
Produced byMichael Peyser
StarringJonny Lee Miller
Angelina Jolie
Jesse Bradford
Matthew Lillard
Renoly Santiago
Mamal Snapp
Laurence Mason
CinematographyAndrzej Sekula
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
September 15, 1995 (USA)
Running time
107 min.
Country United States
LanguagesEnglish
Italian
Japanese
Russian

Template:Infobox movie certificates Hackers is a 1995 film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy ('Crash Override'/'Zero Cool', played by Jonny Lee Miller), Kate Libby ('Acid Burn', played by Angelina Jolie) and their friends. It was written by Rafael Moreu and directed by Iain Softley.

The movie failed to make a profit at the box office but has developed a cult following from its video release despite (or in many cases because of) egregious inaccuracies in its portrayal of hacking and hacker culture, one of the most prominent being that metaphorical and graphical sequences are used as a substitute for the real actions involved in hacking and systems administration.

It is the first major film to star future Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie, and helped to launch the career of Matthew Lillard.

Hackers Lan Cafe'


This is what the gamers have been looking for: A professional Gamer's LAN cafe'. These are the type of shops that we, as gamers, always dreamed about: The ability to go and frag your friends during a free lesson (or, skipping lessons ). With these kind of shops, we're getting recognised, and even more, getting our deserved respect

Practically, it offers other features like internet browsing, Office use. TeamSpeak and Xfire are offered too, so no fear! I really do not want to say a lot of stuff, but just expressing my opinion and experience. I have been going there quite some time, and it's just superb. The fact that you're playing near you're mates just makes it more interesting. Multiplayer games are simply more fun when your opponents are within reach of verbal abuse . Anyways, let's get to the real stuff. I asked Mauro, one of the Hackers team for an interview and he accepted. Well, here we go.

First of all, can you please introduce yourself to WikiPedia Viewers?

My name is Mauro, and I am one of the Hackers Team. What made you decide to open up a LAN cafe?

Well I used to be a gamer myself, I still play nowadays but not as much as I used to. Most of the times I meet up with a couple of friends and we hook up our PCs for a small LAN game. This because places where to meet with friends and have some good time shooting some heads have always been unavailable. So I decided to open a place where friends could come and have fun together over a reliable LAN without having to go over the hassle of trying to configure their PCs, i.e. (Spending more time solving issues than playing) Most of you know what I'm talking about!


How do you feel about the local gaming scene? 

Well I believe that finally things seem to be shaking up. So I think that the Maltese gamers deserve places like Hackers, where they can meet up and have some fun. We as owners are investing in gamers and I believe that with a little help from the gamers we can survive and help the gaming scene to grow.

What will the LAN cafe offer for gamers?

Well actually Hackers is not the usual LAN CAFE! As I mentioned earlier on, this is a place where people can meet up and share their experiences, meet friends and discuss about anything which relates to games and computers so to compliment our LAN we also offer computer repairs, hardware, gaming equipment, consoles and more cool stuff. No registration is required and the prices are reasonable. We are always in contact with most of our customers and we are always changing to reflect their requests.


Will there be organized tournaments?

Of course. We are in process of starting the organization of such tournaments. At the moment we are hosting private LANS during Saturdays and Sundays.

What kind of games will be available for gamers?

Well currently we are focusing mainly on first person shooters, Strategy games and MORPGs. We should soon be having sport related games as well.

Last but not least, can you tell us where we can find you?

Well we are just a few seconds away from Junior College's main entrance in J Borg Street.

Well that's it guys. All I have to say is that you simply need to go there to that feeling, the feeling of a community, friends, or even family. I like to thank Mauro for the interview, SEAL for his help to set up the questions, and my friends, which I own them everyday over there xD.

Film notes

  • "Hack the Gibson" is a phrase used in the movie that refers to the hacking of a Gibson supercomputer, a fictional brand of supercomputer probably referring to science fiction author William Gibson, father of the cyberpunk genre and coiner of the term "cyberspace". It is used colloquially to impugn an achievement, particularly as regards to computers (for example, "Brian thought he was totally hacking the Gibson but ended up formatting his hard drive instead").
  • The real name of Matthew Lillard's character, Emmanuel Goldstein, is taken from George Orwell's novel 1984, which Goldstein mentions at one point during the movie; the fact is also alluded to in a dream sequence when an image of Agent Richard Gill tells The Phantom Phreak (also known as Ramon Sanchez) that "I'm watching you." Emmanuel Goldstein is also the pseudonym of Eric Corley, who was a technical consultant for the film. A copy of Corley's 2600 also appears briefly hanging on a wall during the movie.
  • When Eugene "The Plague" Belford, is on the plane near the end of the film, he uses the pseudonym "Mr. Babbage". This is a tribute to Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first finite state logic machine, a predecessor to the computer.
  • The music soundtrack was released in 3 separate volumes over a number of years. The first volume was composed entirely of music featured in the film (with the exception of Carl Cox's "Phoebus Apollo"), while the second and third are a mix of music "inspired by the film" as well as music actually in the film. Among others, the song "Protection", by Massive Attack, plays during the scene where Angelina Jolie's character is on a balcony during the party setting, and the song does not appear on any of the three soundtracks.
  • Laurence Mason's character Lord Nikon was given the name because of his photographic memory. Also, logos and design similar to those of Nikon is displayed at various points in the movie.
  • Jonny Lee Miller was the first husband of actress Angelina Jolie.
  • The English tagline (Their Crime is Curiosity) is taken from a line of the Hacker Manifesto ("My crime is that of curiosity"), published in Phrack magazine, issue 07, file 03 in 1986.
  • The handle Crash Override is taken from Flash Override, the highest priority level in the Autovon system.
  • The handle Zero Cool is also the name of a Michael Crichton novel.
  • The handle The Plague is taken from a member of a hacker group called Masters of Deception (MoD).
  • Hacker Bill From RNOC, also known as Dave Buchwald, worked as a technical hacker consultant on set and behind the scenes, coaching the cast and assisting the crew during pre-production and filming.
  • From the DVD release booklet:

"Hackers Hacked! When MGM/UA set up a website for Hackers, it was like dangling candy in front of a child. Soon after the site was established, it was hacked! A group calling itself the Internet Liberation Front managed to 'doodle' all over the photograph of Hackers stars Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller, and replaced verbiage, 'this is going to be an entertaining, fun promotional site for a movie,' with 'this is going to be a lame, cheesy promotional site for a movie!' The studio decided to maintain the site during the theatrical run of the movie in its altered form."

However, the authenticity of this "hack" is often called into question by those who believe it was merely an elaborate publicity stunt.[citation needed]

  • When "The Plague" is looking up Lauren Murphey (Dade's mother) in the FBI database, information in her profile scrolls on the right side of the screen. However the information is a large direct quote from the case of ILYA GOTLIB v. LIA RATSUTSKY and has nothing to do with her at all.[1]

Technical

Soundtrack

Label: Edel America
Original Release Date: June 25th, 1996 (U.S.A.)

Tracks

  1. "Original Bedroom Rockers" by Kruder & Dorfmeister
  2. "Cowgirl" by Underworld
  3. "Voodoo People" by The Prodigy
  4. "Open Up" by Leftfield
  5. "Phoebus Apollo" by Carl Cox
  6. "The Joker" by Josh Abrahams
  7. "Halcyon & On & On" by Orbital
  8. "Communicate" (Headquake Hazy Cloud Mix) by Plastico
  9. "One Love" by The Prodigy
  10. "Connected" by Stereo MC's
  11. "Eyes, Lips, Body" (Mekon Vocal Mix) by Ramshackle
  12. "Good Grief" by Urban Dance Squad
  13. "Richest Junkie Still Alive" (Sank Remix) by Machines of Loving Grace
  14. "Heaven Knows" by Squeeze

Non released tracks

Some musical pieces were not released on the official soundtrack, but do make a significant impact on the movie, such as the 'worm hacking' scene and the music around and in Grand Central Station

  1. "Protection" by Massive Attack
  2. "Inspection Check One" by Leftfield (Released on Hackers 2: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture "Hackers")
  3. "Original" by Leftfield (Released on Hackers 2: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture "Hackers")
  4. "Combination" (suggested title) by Guy Pratt
  5. "Grand Central Station" (suggested title) by Guy Pratt
  6. "Real Wild Child" (Wild One) by Iggy Pop, this song is sung by Joey under the shower

Soundtrack: Hackers 2

Full Title Hackers 2: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
Label: Edeltone
Original Release Date: October 21st, 1997 (U.S.A.)

Tracks (from Hackers 2)

  1. "Firestarter" by The Prodigy
  2. "Toxygene" by The Orb
  3. "Little Wonder (Danny Saber Dance Mix)" by David Bowie
  4. "Fire" by Scooter
  5. "Narcotic Influence 2" by Empirion
  6. "Remember" by BT
  7. "Go" by Moby
  8. "Inspection (Check One)" by Leftfield
  9. "Cherry Pie" by Underworld
  10. "To Be Loved (Disco Citizens R&D Edit)" by Luce Drayton
  11. "Speed Freak [Moby Remix]" by Orbitial
  12. "Get Ready to Bounce [Radio Attack]" by Brooklyn Bounce
  13. "Offshore [Disco Citizens Edit]" by Chicane
  14. "Original" by Leftfield

Soundtrack: Hackers 3

Full Title Hackers 3: Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
Label: Edeltone
Original Release Date: September 21, 1999 (U.S.A.)

Tracks (from Hackers 3)

  1. "Why Can't It Stop" by Moby
  2. "Godspeed (BT Edit Mix)" by BT
  3. "Absurd (Whitewash Mix)" by Fluke
  4. "Quiet Then" by Cloak
  5. "I Am Fresh" by Monkey Mafia
  6. "Phuture 2000 (Radio Edit)" by Carl Cox
  7. "An Fhomhair" by Orbital
  8. "Fashion (Ian Pooley Mix)" by Phunky Data
  9. "Psychopath (Leftfield Mix)" by John Lydon
  10. "Stop & Panic" by Cirrus
  11. "Strong In Love" by Chicane
  12. "Hack The Planet" by Brooklyn Bounce
  13. "Diskette" by Simon Boswell
  14. "Launch Di Vinci" by Simon Boswell

References

  1. ^ http://www.law.cornell.edu/nyctap/I94_0102.htm

Also See

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