Ep 27: The Net

It's time for another long-overdue dive into technology in 90s movies, as we go deep into the "not as bad as you heard it was" Sandra Bullock thriller, The Net.

We investigate whether Jack Devlin has the skills required to be an international spy, whether the film merited the little-known sequel and TV series which it received, and whether Angela should be briefer in her emails when she's being pursued.

As usual, there are tangents upon tangents, as we uncover the secret behind Neil's unwritten novel, Dan's time spent working at the bleeding edge of the early days of the internet, and the time that Neil was framed as a pervert by a badly-trained keylogger.

Films and TV shows mentioned:

Hackers Speed Demolition Man Speed 2 Patriot Games Clear and Present Danger The Hunt for Red October Independence Day Goldeneye North by Northwest Notorious The Net 2.0 From Russia with Love The World Is Not Enough NYPD Blue The Bourne Identity Casino Royale Mr Robot Lost The Amazing Spider-Man Jurassic Park Gravity Bird Box Ocean's 8 Our Brand Is Crisis Crash The Blind Side All About Steve They Live The Silence of The Lambs Bill and Ted Face the Music Star Trek: Short Treks Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Die Hard 2 Doctor Who: Earthshock Hannibal Strangers on a Train Diagnosis Murder The Punisher Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Proxima Hanna Star Trek: The Next Generation The Mandalorian Firefly Bad Education Palm Springs

Other references:

Taken 3 - Liam Neeson jumps a fence Anatomy of a Scene: fake breakdown of the Taken 3 fence jump Dwayne Johnson in The Net (TV series) Dwayne Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager Jeremy Renner in The Net (TV series) Ian McDiarmid "Do It" Shia Laboeuf "Do It" Ben Stiller "Do It" Blackadder Goes Forth - Alan Darknet Diaries IT Crowd - Fire IT Crowd - 0118... (I was pretty close) IT Crowd - "behind the lady" Goldeneye - Sean Bean impaled Commando - Bennett impaled Family Guy - Brian's novel Star Wars - Maclunkey! Bristol Tourist Board 

We'll be back at the end of August, hopefully with guests, to talk about THE SOCIAL NETWORK.

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Intro music: Mark Isham - The Net - Act I 
Outro music: Annie Lennox - A Whiter Shade of Pale