Hackers

Part of Loft Staff Selects, a monthly series showcasing film favorites chosen by our amazing Loft Cinema staff!  This month’s film was chosen by Niko Ryan!

Get ready to get hacked! Teenage hackers Zero Cool (Jonny Lee Miller) and Acid Burns (Angelia Jolie, in her first leading film role) may be young, but they’re already in trouble with the authorities.  Both have been banned from using computers until they turn eighteen. However, the situation turns from adolescent hijinks to deadly espionage when they’re framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation by nefarious hacker, The Plague (Fisher Stevens), and soon they’re in more trouble than ever and fighting for their lives! This wildly fun ‘90s teen cyber thriller also stars Matthew Lillard, Jesse Bradford and Laurence Mason, and features hot tunes by The Prodigy, Elastica and Massive Attack. Boot up or shut up! (Dir. by Iain Softley, 1995, USA, 105 mins., Rated PG-13)