Takedown (film)

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Takedown
Directed by Joe Chapelle
Written by Tsutomu Shimomura (book)
John Markoff (book)
David Newman
Leslie Newman
John Danza
Howard A. Rodman
Starring Skeet Ulrich
Russell Wong
Angela Featherstone
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Christopher McDonald
Music by Chris Holmes
James Kole
Cinematography Dermott Downs
Editing by Joe Rabig
Distributed by Dimension Films
Release date(s) September 28, 2004
Running time 92 minutes
Country Flag of United States United States
Language English
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Takedown (2000), also known as Track Down, is a film about computer hacker Kevin Mitnick, based on the book Takedown by John Markoff and Tsutomu Shimomura. The film was directed by Joe Chappelle and stars Skeet Ulrich and Russell Wong.

The real Shimomura has a cameo in the film, as his own heckler.

In Kevin Mitnick's The Art of Intrusion, Mitnick states that both book and movie are "extremely inaccurate" and based on media hype. "All lies, damned lies" He stated.