Hackers Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Hackers is a 1995 American thriller film directed by Iain Softley and starring Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller, Renoly Santiago, Matthew Lillard, Lorraine Bracco and Fisher Stevens. The film follows the exploits of a group of gifted high school hackers and their involvement in a corporate extortion conspiracy. In 1988, Dade "Zero Cool" Murphy is arrested and charged with crashing 1,507 systems in one day and causing a single-day 7-point drop in the New York Stock Exchange. Upon conviction, his family is fined with $45,000 and he is banned from owning or operating computers or touch-tone...
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Release date:	September 15, 1995
Directed by:	Iain Softley
Rated:
Runtime:	107 Minutes
Producer:	Michael Peyser, Ralph Winter
Editor:	Martin Walsh, Chris Blunden
Music by:	Simon Boswell, Guy Pratt
Cinematography:	Andrzej Sekula
Screenplay by:	Rafael Moreu
Genre:	Thriller, Action, Comedy

Cast of Hackers

Matthew Lillard

Emmanuel Goldstein

Born:January 24, 1970

Age:42

Angelina Jolie

Kate Libby

Born:June 4, 1975

Age:36

Fisher Stevens

Eugene Belford

Born:November 27, 1963

Age:48

Alberta Watson

Lauren Murphy

Born:March 6, 1955

Age:57

Jesse Bradford

Joey Pardella

Born:May 28, 1979

Age:33

Lorraine Bracco

Margo

Born:October 2, 1954

Age:57

Film director of Hackers

Iain Softley

Born: November 30, 1956

Age: 55

Education: Queens' College, Cambridge

Iain Softley is an English film director. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he played the part of Thomas Becket in its 1975 production of T. S. Eliot's play, Murder in the Cathedral, and Queens' College, Cambridge. His movies include the Beatles film Backbeat , Hackers , The...
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Title	Released	Genre
Trap for Cinderella	2012
Inkheart	2008	Fantasy
The Skeleton Key	2005	Thriller
K-PAX	2001	Science Fiction
The Wings of the Dove	1997
Hackers	1995	Thriller
Backbeat	1994	Musical

Music contributors for Hackers

Guy Pratt

Guy Pratt is a session bassist and also a songwriter, actor and comedian. He is the son of actor Mike Pratt. In Kensington and Chelsea, London, in...
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Filming locations for Hackers

New York City

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
When was the movie "Hackers" first released?
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The movie premiered in September, 1995.
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Which director created the film "Hackers"?
A:
Iain Softley directed the movie.
Q:
Which celebrities were the stars of the film, "Hackers"?
A:
Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, Renoly Santiago and Fisher Stevens played roles in the movie.
Q:
Who was the writer for the film Hackers?
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Rafael Moreu wrote the script for the movie.
Q:
Who was the distributor of the film, "Hackers"?
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the movie's distributor.
Q:
The film, "Hackers" is in what genre?
A:
The film is labeled as: Cult and Thriller.
Q:
Who was the writer of the music for the motion picture Hackers?
A:
Simon Boswell composed the original music score for the film's soundtrack.
Q:
What is the motion picture, "Hackers" rated?
A:
The motion picture is rated PG-13 (USA).
Q:
What is the runtime of the motion picture "Hackers"?
A:
The total time for the film is 107 minutes.
Q:
What tagline was used in marketing materials for the motion picture, "Hackers"?
A:
The film's slogan was, "You thought your secrets were safe. You were wrong."

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