“Remember, hacking is more than just a crime. It’s a survival trait.”
Join us for a special 30th anniversary screening of Hackers (1995) hosted by the Athenaeum Foundation and Indy Film Fest.
This star-studded cyber-cult classic has everything you want in a 90’s flick: floppy disks, chain-smoking teens, Matthew Lillard in tiny sunglasses.
Plot summary: A young boy is arrested by the U.S. Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
(dir. Iain Softley • PG-13 • runtime 1h 45m)
Ticket includes admission and a bowl of Cap’n Crunch cereal. Be sure to stop by Coat Check Coffee before the movie for their September Pop-Up Market, featuring local vendors and an after-hours cocktail menu!
