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The Net

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The Net
Directed byIrwin Winkler
Written byJohn Brancato
Michael Ferris
Produced byIrwin Winkler
Rob Cowan
Starring
CinematographyJack N. Green
Edited byRichard Halsey
Music byMark Isham
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • July 28, 1995 (1995-07-28)
Running time
114 minutes[1][2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[3]
Box office$110.6 million[1]

The Net is a 1995 American action thriller movie[4] and starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, and Dennis Miller.[5] The movie was released by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label on July 28, 1995.

In the movie, a systems analyst with few personal contacts learns that all records about her life have been deleted, that her house has also been emptied, and she must now find a way to reclaim her original identity.

Production

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Sandra Bullock as Angela Bennett.

In October 1994, Bullock committed to filming The Net from mid-January through April 10, 1995.[6] The Net was filmed in San Francisco's Moscone Center on Thursday, January 5, 1995, during[7] Macworld[8][9] as well as at Washington, D.C., locations in April 1995.[10]

Reception

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Reviews for The Net were very mixed.[11] The movie, however, made over $110.6 million worldwide.[1] Roger Ebert gave the movie three out of four stars.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "The Net". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Net". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ The Net. The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Net". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ Sims, Chris (April 30, 2013). "What We Learned About Technology From 1995's The Net". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Thriller may 'Net' Actress Over $2 Million". Chicago Sun Times. October 24, 1994. p. 38. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
  7. ↑ Abate, Tom. "Megacrowd flocks to Macworld". sfgate.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ McKinney, Cait. "Can a Computer Remember AIDS?". Drain Magazine. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023. ISSN 2469-3022
  10. ↑ Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith (March 1, 1995). "At Work On 2 Projects, Bullock Going Full-Speed Ahead". Los Angeles Daily News. Los Angeles, CA. p. L2. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2012 – via HighBeam Research.
  11. ↑ "The Net". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Net Reviews". Roger Ebert. Retrieved January 8, 2014.

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