The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago • Hacker News Board

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by smmnyc » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:43 PM UTC

"Risc is good"

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by gwbas1c » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:45 PM UTC

nh23423fefe wrote: post #3

eimrine wrote: post #2

Hackers and Sneakers are maybe the only decent movies about so-called hackers.

you didn't love swordfish?

I hated it, personally. The special effects were so bad that I lost my suspension of disbelief; and the ending where John Travolta (it was a long time ago) was part of a super-secret organization that was so secret that no one knew about it nearly made me laugh.

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by djbusby » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:45 PM UTC

2000UltraDeluxe wrote: post #11

eimrine wrote: post #2

Hackers and Sneakers are maybe the only decent movies about so-called hackers.

+1 for Sneakers. I'd add the original "The Italian Job" to the list as well.

The bus at the end, right?

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by colordrops » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:46 PM UTC

eimrine wrote: post #2

Hackers and Sneakers are maybe the only decent movies about so-called hackers.

Not a movie but have you seen Mr. Robot?

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by achr2 » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:46 PM UTC

acidburnNSA wrote: post #7

sp332 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I liked one bit of that movie, when Hugh Jackman is pacing around muttering "I'm too old for this shit" and finishing a bottle of wine during a coding session.

That "building the worm" scene has got to be my favorite depiction of software development of all time. https://youtube.com/watch?v=u1Ds9CeG-VY

Why did I just watch that again. I knew it was going to be pure cringe, but I clicked it anyway.

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by zamadatix » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:46 PM UTC

Hackers as a whole and hot pocket guy in The Core will forever be the best (worst?) hacker stereotypes to me.

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by ralusek » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:47 PM UTC

eimrine wrote: post #2

Hackers and Sneakers are maybe the only decent movies about so-called hackers.

What about The Core where he has to "hack the planet," and is able to do so because "his Kung Fu is strong."

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by usgroup » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:47 PM UTC

acidburnNSA wrote: post #7

sp332 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I liked one bit of that movie, when Hugh Jackman is pacing around muttering "I'm too old for this shit" and finishing a bottle of wine during a coding session.

That "building the worm" scene has got to be my favorite depiction of software development of all time. https://youtube.com/watch?v=u1Ds9CeG-VY

lol -- brilliant. Notice he was using Github Copilot -- that's what all those green blocks are. He' just got the 31337 CLI version.

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by CodeMage » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:47 PM UTC

acidburnNSA wrote: post #7

sp332 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I liked one bit of that movie, when Hugh Jackman is pacing around muttering "I'm too old for this shit" and finishing a bottle of wine during a coding session.

That "building the worm" scene has got to be my favorite depiction of software development of all time. https://youtube.com/watch?v=u1Ds9CeG-VY

Oh, man. I forgot how much I hated that particular scene. It was almost as bad as the "60-second crack" scene.

Re: The movie Hackers was released 27 years ago

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Post by DoneWithAllThat » Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 2:47 PM UTC

Part of what made this movie so startling when it came out is it was the first (and really only) film that was plainly aware of hacker subculture at the time and is loaded with easter eggs demonstrating that. It was at once a ridiculous parody of it and an homage to it. It’s like a love letter to small-h hackers.