Cyberpunk Cinema

EP11 - Hackers (1995)

March 20, 2024 Anthony La Pira Season 1 Episode 11
EP11 - Hackers (1995)
Cyberpunk Cinema
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Cyberpunk Cinema
EP11 - Hackers (1995)
Mar 20, 2024 Season 1 Episode 11
Anthony La Pira

Welcome back to CYBERPUNK CINEMA - the definitive dive into the dark future of science fiction. In this week's episode, I will be breaking down the cult classic cyberpunk film HACKERS (1995) - directed by Ian Softley, written by Rafael Moreu, and starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, and Fisher Stevens.

Teenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers.

This is one of my favorite cyberpunk films of the 1990s. It’s an acid trip into cyberspace, filled with insane visuals, a killer soundtrack, and unbelievable gender-blind costume design that is currently in fashion now. The film has only gotten better with age as I watched it twice last week and was transported back into time to the mid-90s when roller-blading, skateboarding, phone phreaking, and the Anarchist’s Cookbook were the necessary evils of our own teenage wasteland. This film absolutely nails the PUNK in Cyberpunk as it explores the subculture of hacking. It’s amazing and it belongs amongst the best in the Cyberpunk Cinema catalog. 

So, do me a favor – it’s time to access your cranial jacks, boot up your Ono-Sendai Cyberspace 7, and slap on your damn mirror-shades. You know what time it is!  Cyberpunk Cinema starts…now!

Send us a Text Message.

Show Notes

Welcome back to CYBERPUNK CINEMA - the definitive dive into the dark future of science fiction. In this week's episode, I will be breaking down the cult classic cyberpunk film HACKERS (1995) - directed by Ian Softley, written by Rafael Moreu, and starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, and Fisher Stevens.

Teenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers.

This is one of my favorite cyberpunk films of the 1990s. It’s an acid trip into cyberspace, filled with insane visuals, a killer soundtrack, and unbelievable gender-blind costume design that is currently in fashion now. The film has only gotten better with age as I watched it twice last week and was transported back into time to the mid-90s when roller-blading, skateboarding, phone phreaking, and the Anarchist’s Cookbook were the necessary evils of our own teenage wasteland. This film absolutely nails the PUNK in Cyberpunk as it explores the subculture of hacking. It’s amazing and it belongs amongst the best in the Cyberpunk Cinema catalog. 

So, do me a favor – it’s time to access your cranial jacks, boot up your Ono-Sendai Cyberspace 7, and slap on your damn mirror-shades. You know what time it is!  Cyberpunk Cinema starts…now!

Send us a Text Message.