Top 20 Hackers in Film History
Posted on 13/11/06 by Scott Willoughby
From the overlooked to the overblown, a list of the 20 greatest hackers and geeks that have ever graced the silver screen.
My fellow Geeks! Below you will find a list of the 20 coolest, funniest, dare I say sexiest hackers and computer geeks that have graced the silver screen. While we may be misunderstood and maligned in everyday life, geeks have always been portrayed with a certain power, mystery and intrigue in movies. Practically since the word 'computer' entered the American lexicon, Hollywood and the public have been fascinated with the people who make these strange electronic boxes do such cool shit.
Without further ado:
20. Jack Stanfield, Firewall (2006)
Famous Quote: "Honey, I need to borrow your iPod."
19. J-Bone, Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Famous Quote: "Where's Spider?"
18. Lazlo Hollyfeld, Real Genius (1985)
Famous Quote: "Did you wanna borrow my pajamas?"
17. Wyatt Donnelly, Weird Science (1985)
Famous Quote: "A missle! A MISSLE! A MISSLE IN MY HOUSE GARY!!"
16. Milo Hoffman, Antirust (2001)
Famous Quote: "This isn't a game! In the real world, when you kill people they die - for real! And in the real world you're fucked!"
15. Dennis Nedry, Jurassic Park (1993)
Famos Quote: "Ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word."
14. Gus Gorman, Superman III (1983)
Famous Quote: "I don't want to go to jail because there are robbers and rapers and rapers who rape robbers."
13. Kevin Mitnick, Takedown (2000)
Famous Quote: "Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion."
12. Boris Grishenko, Goldeneye (1995)
Famous Quote: "I am invincible!"
11. John 'Captain Crunch' Draper, Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
Famous Quote: "Computers, systems, that's my bag. The phone company is nothing but a computer."
10. Michael Bolton & Samir Nagheenanajar, Office Space (1999)
Famous Quote: Michael - "PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?" Samir - "Back up in your ass with the resurrection."
9. Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch, The Core (2003)
Famous Quote: "You want me to hack the planet? Ok, if I decide to do this, I'll need an unlimited supply of Xena tapes and Hotpockets."
8. The Puppet Master, Ghost In The Shell (1995)
Famous Quote: "Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you."
7. Stanley Jobson, Swordfish (2001)
Famous Quote: "You're fucking up my chi."
6. Jobe Smith, Lawnmower Man (1992)
Famous Quote: "I am God here!"
5. Kevin Flynn, Tron (1982)
Famous Quote: "I shouldn't have written all of those tank programs."
4. David Lightman, WarGames (1983)
Famous Quote: "Later. Right now let's play Global Thermonuclear War."
3. Dade 'Crash Override' Murphy, Hackers (1995)
Famous Quote: "Angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night. Ginsberg."
2. Martin Bishop, Sneakers (1992)
Famous Quote: "Ah. You're the guys I hear breathing on the other end of my phone."
1. Thomas 'Neo' Anderson, The Matrix (1999)
Famous Quote: "I know kung fu."
My fellow Geeks! Below you will find a list of the 20 coolest, funniest, dare I say sexiest hackers and computer geeks that have graced the silver screen. While we may be misunderstood and maligned in everyday life, geeks have always been portrayed with a certain power, mystery and intrigue in movies. Practically since the word 'computer' entered the American lexicon, Hollywood and the public have been fascinated with the people who make these strange electronic boxes do such cool shit.Without further ado:
20. Jack Stanfield, Firewall (2006)
Famous Quote: "Honey, I need to borrow your iPod."
19. J-Bone, Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Famous Quote: "Where's Spider?"
18. Lazlo Hollyfeld, Real Genius (1985)
Famous Quote: "Did you wanna borrow my pajamas?"
17. Wyatt Donnelly, Weird Science (1985)
Famous Quote: "A missle! A MISSLE! A MISSLE IN MY HOUSE GARY!!"
16. Milo Hoffman, Antirust (2001)
Famous Quote: "This isn't a game! In the real world, when you kill people they die - for real! And in the real world you're fucked!"
15. Dennis Nedry, Jurassic Park (1993)
Famos Quote: "Ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word."
14. Gus Gorman, Superman III (1983)
Famous Quote: "I don't want to go to jail because there are robbers and rapers and rapers who rape robbers."
13. Kevin Mitnick, Takedown (2000)
Famous Quote: "Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion."
12. Boris Grishenko, Goldeneye (1995)
Famous Quote: "I am invincible!"
11. John 'Captain Crunch' Draper, Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
Famous Quote: "Computers, systems, that's my bag. The phone company is nothing but a computer."
10. Michael Bolton & Samir Nagheenanajar, Office Space (1999)
Famous Quote: Michael - "PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?" Samir - "Back up in your ass with the resurrection."
9. Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch, The Core (2003)
Famous Quote: "You want me to hack the planet? Ok, if I decide to do this, I'll need an unlimited supply of Xena tapes and Hotpockets."
8. The Puppet Master, Ghost In The Shell (1995)
Famous Quote: "Your effort to remain what you are is what limits you."
7. Stanley Jobson, Swordfish (2001)
Famous Quote: "You're fucking up my chi."
6. Jobe Smith, Lawnmower Man (1992)
Famous Quote: "I am God here!"
5. Kevin Flynn, Tron (1982)
Famous Quote: "I shouldn't have written all of those tank programs."
4. David Lightman, WarGames (1983)
Famous Quote: "Later. Right now let's play Global Thermonuclear War."
3. Dade 'Crash Override' Murphy, Hackers (1995)
Famous Quote: "Angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night. Ginsberg."
2. Martin Bishop, Sneakers (1992)
Famous Quote: "Ah. You're the guys I hear breathing on the other end of my phone."
1. Thomas 'Neo' Anderson, The Matrix (1999)
Famous Quote: "I know kung fu."
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boris on 9/12/06
rab... is rite...
instead of neo u should consider adding trinity in the no.1 place.
she doesn't deal in meta-physics all the time and does some real code by crc exploits.
that's one of the rare cases when u actually get to c a real-code in reel-life.
thanks
the list is nice.
thanks again :)
instead of neo u should consider adding trinity in the no.1 place.
she doesn't deal in meta-physics all the time and does some real code by crc exploits.
that's one of the rare cases when u actually get to c a real-code in reel-life.
thanks
the list is nice.
thanks again :)
webmate on 9/12/06
What about the female hackers? #3 Kate 'Acid Burn' Libby in Hackers (Angelina Jolie); #2 Angela Bennett in The Net (Sandra Bullock); #1 Trinity in The Matrix (Carrie-Anne Moss).
Bleve on 9/12/06
One of the first cracker movies was the original (1960's) Italian Job, where Benny Hill hacks the Italian traffic control computer to make a huge traffic jam and one way through it.
joedoe on 9/12/06
Hey what about Inspector Gadget's daughter. I think her name was Amy. She had that computer book that could hack anything.
rpg on 20/12/06
Her name was Penny ;)
hpsaturn on 9/12/06
nice list, but 23?, the most wonderful movie of all times.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126765/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126765/
acart on 9/12/06
what about luther stickler in mission impossible?
unasimple on 9/12/06
Bishop(android) from Aliens! That guy could remotely code/pilot a ship in at 200 wpm.
bugmenot on 11/12/06
I expected Trinity, she actually earned some real hacker respect.
But now I suppose they weren't ranked by skill but by sex appeal. So I s'pose Kevin Flynn goes way on top there ;-P
But now I suppose they weren't ranked by skill but by sex appeal. So I s'pose Kevin Flynn goes way on top there ;-P
kuriharu on 11/12/06
That kicks ass that you included Ghost in the Shell, especially so high up on the list.
Did anyone actually see that "Firewall" movie?
Did anyone actually see that "Firewall" movie?
elfidomx on 15/12/06
The guys in 13th floor, they created a whole AI world in which you actually felt be part of it.
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All the computer hacking Neo did occured off screen. Definitely non-1337.