Security News > 2021 > June > Remember those wacky cyberpunk costumes in Hackers? They're on display in London this week

Fans of 'cyber' flick Hackers can amuse themselves by visiting an exhibition of the characters' costumes in London - but time is running short if you want to catch a glimpse of Angelina Jolie's bizarre getups.

"Back in the future of 1995, the teen techno-thriller Hackers burst onto cinema screens with its cyber phreak aesthetics, video game visuals and mind-bending techno soundtrack. For many, it was the vibrancy of the cartoon-like, surreal costumes that gave the film its unique identity, cult status and era-defining quality that still resonates today," burbles the London exhibition's description.

Hackers is remembered fondly by infosec greybeards for being one of the first mainstream depictions of computer hacking culture, and by film buffs for being Angelina Jolie's first major role.

Hackers is a cult classic because it's so zany it's impossible to dislike it.

Aficionados of the film can view the main characters' costumes at the Horse Hospital, a former stables in north London's artsy Bloomsbury area.

"Amazingly, I still regularly receive emails from fans fascinated with the costumes 25 years after it was released," said Roger Burton, the film's costume designer.

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