A rebellious computer engineering prodigy uses his talent for pranks to outwit the security consultant who has taken the students at his prestigious private school hostage.
Acting
Patrick Stewart clearly having a BLAST as theatrical villain
Production
Absurdly opulent private school perfect for hostage chaos
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI stunts that actually happened, explosions and all
Director
Roger Christian
Patrick Stewart
Rafe Bentley
Vincent Kartheiser
Oswald 'Ozzie' Paxton
Brenda Fricker
Principal Claire Maloney
Bradley Whitford
Miles Lawrence
Matt Craven
Jake Paxton
Annabelle Gurwitch
Helen Randall Paxton
Jon Abrahams
Richard 'K-Dog'
Katie Stuart
Melissa Randall
Michael MacRae
Foster Deroy
Callum Keith Rennie
Ollie
Earl Pastko
Captain Jankel
Jason Schombing
Marvin
Michael David Simms
Colonel Duke
David-Paul Grove
Ferret
Akiko Morison
Janet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Roger Christian won an Oscar for Star Wars set design, then made this and Battlefield Earth. Career whiplash.
This bombed in '97 but captures peak 'hacker kid saves the day' anxiety—The Net, Hackers, and this all feared/teased the same tech.
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