Unclear and Present Danger28 Jun 2023

The Net (feat. Josie Duffy Rice)

In this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John are joined by the Josie Duffy Rice of the Unreformed podcast to discuss “The Net,” a 1995 techno-thriller, directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller. The Net was one of several films in a mini-genre that you can describe as, “What if computer technology was used for evil?” Contemporaries include Hackers and Enemy of the State, both films we will eventually cover on this podcast.

Here is a brief plot synopsis:

Angela Bennett is a freelance software engineer who lives in a world of computer technology. When a cyber friend asks Bennett to debug a new game, she inadvertently becomes involved in a conspiracy that will soon turn her life upside down and make her the target of an assassination.

The tagline for The Net is: “NO DRIVER’S LICENSE, NO CREDIT CARDS, NO PASSPORT, NO ACCESS TO HER BANK ACCOUNTS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY … SHE FINDS HER IDENTITY STOLEN.”

The Net is available to rent on Amazon and iTunes.

Our next episode will on the 1994 adaptation of the novel “Fatherland,” starring Rutger Hauer and Miranda Richardson. You can watch it on YouTube.

Connor Lynch produced this episode. Artwork by Rachel Eck.

John Ganz

Jamelle Bouie

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