Hackers This 1995 thriller starred a young, sassy Angelina Jolie as a member of a group of high school hackers who find themselves blamed for a computer virus they didn’t spread. Highly influenced by the then popular hacking and cyberpunk subcultures, “Hackers” is seen as a classic in the genre, and is often screened on television networks during the year to much delight of nerds, wannabe hackers, and fans of Jolie’s boyish haircut in the film. The Lawnmower Man If you can get past the awkward title, this Stephen King story adaptation starred a young Pierce Brosnan and is a complex and somewhat convoluted story of a secret virtual reality program called “Project 5” and a developmentally challenged man who slowly gains more and more power through the machine. It’s a pretty dumb movie but has a dated and sort of hilarious take on virtual reality, including a scene of virtual reality sex. Weird Science The classic 80s movie about a couple computer nerds who attempt to create their dream woman who is loyal to them and who will drive them around in her custom Mustang hood drop top convertible. Directed by the late John Huges and with a score by 80s synth-rock band Oingo Boingo, “Weird Science” is a classic film in the 80s teen comedy genre and is notable for its starring role for a young Bill Paxton as well as the famous 80s rat packer, Anthony Michael Hall. WarGames Matthew Broderick stars in this 1983 drama about a young hacker who hacks into the United States military supercomputer that is programmed to see the different outcomes of a nuclear war. Broderick’s character then runs the nuclear war simulation thinking that it is only a computer game, but actually causes a national crisis that nearly starts World War III. It is a dated but interesting look at early 80s nuclear paranoia and the advent of powerful computer technology.

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