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The Net is a 1995 cyber action thriller film directed by Irwin Winkler and featuring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller.
Plot[]
The film opens with United States Undersecretary of Defense Michael Bergstrom, who commits suicide after discovering that he has tested positive for HIV.
A computer programmer called Angela Bennett casually stumbles upon a conspiracy surrounding his death, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger. Now she has to fight for her existence and against The Praetorians, a cyber terrorist group, who are behind Michael Bergstrom´s death and who want her dead now, too.
Cast[]
- Sandra Bullock as Angela Bennett
- Jeremy Northam as Jack Devlin
- Dennis Miller as Dr. Alan Champion
- Diane Baker as Mrs. Bennett
- Wendy Gazelle as Ruth Marx
- Ken Howard as Michael Bergstrom
- Ray McKinnon as Dale Hessman
- Robert Gossett as Ben Phillips
- Wren T. Brown as Trooper
- Gerald Berns as Jeff Gregg
Trivia[]
- This movie was the first introduction in Hollywood about the dangers of cyberterrorism.
- A series was made out of it.