Takedown (film)
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Takedown | |
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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 Donal Logue 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 | 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.