About this episode

Mark and Professor Mike Dillon discuss the 1995 cyber thriller Hackers, exploring its characters, fashion, and themes of hacking.

Hack the planet! Mark and Professor Mike Dillon discuss the 1995 cyber thriller Hackers . Directed by Iain Softley, and starring Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Fisher Stevens and a supercomputer, the movie focuses on what happens when a group of hackers battle a legendary hacker named Eugene. In this episode, they also talk about likable characters, 1990s fashion, and hacking planets. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Host: Mark

Guest: Professor Mike Dillon

Topics covered

• cyber thriller
• 1990s fashion
• hacking
• film discussion
• character analysis

Keywords

• Hackers
• Angelina Jolie
• cyber thriller
• 1990s film
• hacking
• Iain Softley
• Jonny Lee Miller

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iain Softley

Books & works: Hackers, Hackers (1995)

More episodes of Movies, Films and Flix

• Episode 708 - Flash Gordon (1980), Queen, and Brian Blessed · May 26, 2026 · 53 min
• Episode 707 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) · May 19, 2026 · 1h 8m
• Episode 706 - Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) · May 15, 2026 · 1h 12m
• Episode 705 - The Star Wars Action Scene Draft · May 11, 2026 · 1h 15m
• Episode 702 - The Forbidden City (2025), Yaxi Liu, and Italian Action Films · April 24, 2026 · 50 min
• Episode 701 - Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), Dolph Lundgren, and Brandon Lee · April 21, 2026 · 55 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Movies, Films and Flix podcast page.