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It’s the 30th anniversary of “Hackers!”

It’s silly, dated, and full of the kind of fakety-fake techno-cheese found in “hacker” and “cyberpunk” movies of the 1990s, but the 1995 film Hackers is still one of my guilty pleasures. It turned 30 today!

I will always say this about Hackers:

I find myself willing to suspend my disbelief about their depiction of the tech scene of that era, the motivations of some of the characters, Penn Jillette as a pushover cybersecurity specialist, and the way the movie shows computers in general.

However, there’s one thing where my suspension of disbelief comes to a crashing halt: The way the film tries oh-so-hard to portray rollerblading as cool.

And of course there’s a 30th anniversary release of the film, but it’s not available until September 22.

For more, check out Polygon’s article on the anniversary.

And in the meantime, enjoy the original trailer for the film:

Joey deVilla

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