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Line 1: {{Infobox film \| name = Hacks \| image = ~~Hacker~~Sink or Swim.jpg \| alt = \| caption = Theatrical release poster Line 7: \| producer = [[Matt Salinger]] \| writer = Gary Rosen ~~\| starring = [[Stephen Rea]]<br>[[Illeana Douglas]]<br>[[John Ritter]]~~ \| narrator = \| starring = {{Plain list \| \|* [[Stephen Rea]] ~~\|\| The Hacker~~▼ \|* [[Illeana Douglas]] ~~\|\| The Bully~~▼ \|* [[John Ritter]] ~~\|\| Bob~~▼ * [[Dave Foley]] * [[Richard Kind]] * Dusty Kay \|* [[Robert Patrick]] ~~\|\| Goatee man~~▼ \|* [[Tom Arnold (actor)\|Tom Arnold]] ~~\|\| Annoying Guy~~▼ \|}}▼ \| music = [[Anthony Marinelli]] \| cinematography = [[Ralf D. Bode]] \| editing = Mark Fitzgerald \| studio = Shoreline Entertainment \| distributor = \| released = ~~September~~{{film date\|1997\|9\|19~~, 1997~~}} \| runtime = 93 minutes \| country = United States Line 20 ⟶ 29: \| budget = \| gross = ~~\| image_size =~~ ~~\| preceded_by =~~ ~~\| followed_by =~~ }} '''''Hacks''''' ({{aka}} '''''Sink or Swim''''' and '''''The Big Twist''''') is a 1997 American [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Gary Rosen]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=November 6, 1997 \|title=Ritter: A hack writer in his new film \|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Newspapers.com) \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/273699740/?terms=%22Hacks%22%20Gary%20Rosen&match=1 \|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The film premiered at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Stewart \|first=Bhob \|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/159859 \|title=Sink or Swim > Overview \|publisher=AllMovie \|date= \|access-date=2010-07-30}}</ref> ~~'''''Hacks''''' ({{aka}} '''''Sink or Swim''''' and '''''The Big Twist''''') is about a hacker in the video game, Minecraft, who becomes depressed, since he gets banned from his favorite server.~~ ==Plot== {{~~Expand~~More ~~section~~plot\|date=September 2009}} Brian is a television writer-producer who is working on creating a 22-episode show, but has [[writer's block]] and needs inspiration. He teams up with a group of writer friends to write about a sexual encounter he watches on a balcony. ~~The hacker ([[Stephen Rea]]) is a Minecraft addict, but realizes he is NOT good enough. So he decides to install a hacked client and use it on his favorite server, Mineplex.~~ He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of a hotel near his flat and decides to write scripts with his writer friends based on what he saw. ==Cast== ~~He instantly gets banned for using, Bow aimbot, and becomes VERY depressed.~~ * [[Stephen Rea]] as Brian * [[Illeana Douglas]] as Georgia Feckler * [[John Ritter]] as Hank * [[Dave Foley]] as Neil * [[Richard Kind]] as Benny * Dusty Kay as Ira Gold * [[Tom Arnold (actor)\|Tom Arnold]] as Danny * [[Robert Patrick]] as Goatee \|* [[Ryan O'Neal]] \|\|as Dr. ~~Notch~~Applefield▼ \|* [[Jason Priestley]] \|\|as The Dude ~~who ate Bob~~▼ \|* [[Olivia d'Abo]] \|\|as ~~The admin~~Lynn▼ \|* [[Lisa Kudrow]] \|\|as ~~2nd Hacker~~Reading▼ \|* [[Bob Odenkirk]] \|\|as ~~Talking Book~~Cell▼ ==~~Principal cast~~Reception== Leonard Klady of [[Variety magazine\|''Variety'' magazine]] called it "a flip, intermittently amusing satire" and praised the cast but wrote: "the picture has little to offer in the way of insight or reflection and therefore won't translate outside of a small, insider crowd."<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Klady \|first1=Leonard \|author1-link=Leonard Klady \|title=Hacks \|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/hacks-1117329353/ \|website=Variety \|date=9 November 1997}}</ref> ~~{\| class="wikitable" border="1"~~ \|- ~~! Actor~~ ~~! Role~~ \|- ▲\| [[Stephen Rea]] \|\| The Hacker \|- ▲\| [[Illeana Douglas]] \|\| The Bully \|- ▲\| [[John Ritter]] \|\| Bob \|- ▲\| [[Tom Arnold (actor)\|Tom Arnold]] \|\| Annoying Guy \|- ▲\| [[Robert Patrick]] \|\| Goatee man \|- ▲\| [[Ryan O'Neal]] \|\| Dr. Notch \|- ▲\| [[Jason Priestley]] \|\| The Dude who ate Bob \|- ▲\| [[Olivia d'Abo]] \|\| The admin \|- ▲\| [[Lisa Kudrow]] \|\| 2nd Hacker \|- ▲\| [[Bob Odenkirk]] \|\| Talking Book ▲\|} ==References== {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title\|0119244\|Hacks}} * {{~~amg movie~~rotten-tomatoes\|~~159859\|Hacks~~sink_or_swim}} * {{allMovie title\|159859\|Hacks}} [[Category:1997 films]] [[Category:~~1990s~~1997 comedy films]] [[Category:American films]]▼ [[Category:American comedy films]] [[Category:Films set in California]] [[Category:American independent films]] [[Category:~~Film~~Films ~~scores~~scored by Anthony Marinelli]] [[Category:1997 independent films]] [[Category:Films about screenwriters]] [[Category:Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles]] [[Category:1990s English-language films]] ▲[[Category:1990s American films]] [[Category:English-language comedy films]] [[Category:English-language independent films]] {{1990s-comedy-film-stub}} {{~~indie~~1990s-US-film-stub}}