FFR 217: Hackers with Shadi Petosky

On the season finale of Cyberpunk Summer, we’re hacking the planet with special guest, Emmy-winning writer and producer, Shadi Petosky, discussing Hackers, a 1995 crime thriller from director Iain Softley. A crew of high school hackers led by Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie find themselves involved in a corporate conspiracy in this movie that has become a cult classic in the nearly three decades since its release.CW: This episode includes mention of suicide.Note: Enjoy this episode of the podcast as a video at patreon.com/femfreq or on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/GF3dd-Rp4_MTime Stamps:40:41 - What’s your Freq Out?Anita on the film Tampopo (1985) directed by Juzo ItamiShadi on HBO Max series Veneno (2020)Kat on the series Angelyne (2022) on PeacockLinks Mentioned:The Hacker’s Manifesto in the e-zine Phrack: http://www.phrack.org/issues/7/3.htmlThe allegedly “hacked” promotional website for the movie: https://web.archive.org/web/20000229152611/http://www.mgmua.com/hackers/inventory/hacked/index.htmlFind Shadi:https://twitter.com/shadipetoskyFind Us:Join our PatreonOur WebsiteSubscribe to FFR on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to our Star Trek PodcastTwitterInstagramtwitch.tv/femfreq (every Thursday at 6:30pm PT)