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The All-Time Top Techies of Film

By Dennis McCafferty on 2010-06-23

Geeks rule on the Big Screen. Well, that's what we like, anyway. This is a completely subjective list – that’s right, they’re on this it because we said so - of our favorite techies and otherwise science-savvy characters from movies. Some are completely fictional, and some are based upon real-life people who’ve made a great impact on history. Did we leave anyone out?

Peter Gibbons in Office Space (1999)

The truth set him free – to launch a plot against his Dilbertesque IT company.

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The Plague in Hackers (1995)

A formidable foe capable of lots of, well, bad stuff. “There are worse things than death. And I can do all of them.”

Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider (1999)

A man of science does the right thing and loses everything in the process –but manages to bring down Big Tobacco with him (and earn Russell Crowe an Oscar nomination).

Eugene F. Kranz in Apollo 13 (1995)

Ed Harris was Oscar-nominated for this real-life character, the flight director for the ill-fated space mission who emerged as an American hero.

Emmett Doc Brown in Back to the Future (1985)

Admit it: You dream about time travel. Thanks to his plutonium-powered DeLorean, Doc gave Marty McFly the opportunity to do just that.

Malvin and Jim in WarGames (1983)

This odd couple of IT were meant for each other. “Mr. Potato Head! Back doors are NOT secrets!” “Jim! You're giving away all of our best tricks!”

Ellen Ripley in Alien (1979)

Ripley may be the only butt-kicking, female rocket scientist to headline a smash sci-fi/horror film franchise.

Matt Farrell in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Justin Long goes beyond the Mac/PC ads to show on-screen computer chops.

Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly in Weird Science (1985)

These doofuses got beautiful Kelly LeBrock to come out of a computer in this John Hughes comedy.

Hal the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Perhaps the most iconic movie character who happens to be a computer. “I know that you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen.”

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