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Mrs. Murphy: Dade? Dade: Yeah Ma? Mrs. Murphy: What are you doing? Dade: I'm taking over a TV Network. Mrs. Murphy: Finish up honey, and get some sleep. Happy Birthday.

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Ramόn "Phantom Phreak" Sanchez: So, uh, what's your interest in Kate Libby, eh? Academic? Purely sexual? Dade: Homicidal. Phreak: What's up, man? I'm the Phreak. [Dade simply looks at him] The "Phantom Phreak"? [Dade doesn't react] The "King of Nynex"? I know you play the game. [Starts to hand something to Dade] Here-- Joey Pardello: [runs up to Phreak and Dade, frantically] Phreak-Phreak-Phreak-Phreak-Phreak-Phreak! Dude-dude-dude-dude-dude-dude! Phreak: [smacks Joey a few times to calm him down] Joey, Joey, Joey! One more "dude" outta you, and I'mma slap the shit outta you, ok?! Now I keep trying to save you from yourself, but you gotta stop letting your mama dress you, man! You're hopeless! Joey: Look, I need a handle, ok? I don't have an identity if I don't have a handle. Phreak: You know, you're right about that. [Phreak turns to Dade again and hands him a flyer] Check it, Friday. [Dade looks at the flyer while Phreak leaves with Joey following after him] Joey: How about "The Mast

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Mrs. Murphy: What did you learn in school today? Dade: Revenge.

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Operator: [on pay phone] Please deposit five dollars for the first minute. Operator: Thank you. Phreak: No no no, thank YOU!

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The Plague: Our recent unknown intruder penetrated using the superuser account, giving him access to our whole system. Margo: Precisely what you're paid to prevent. The Plague: Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and... [Plague looks directly at Margo, who glares right back at him] god. So, would your holiness care to change her password?

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Cereal Killer: Nice place, huh? [They stop outside a door, which Phreak knocks on] Dade: You guys ever hear of a hacker called "Acid Burn"? Do you know who he is? Phreak: ...no. Don't know who he is. [To Cereal] Do you? [Cereal merely shrugs. The door finally opens, revealing a man wearing a hooded cloak] Phreak: Lord Nikon! This is... [Motions to Dade] Dade: Crash Override. Paul "Lord Nikon" Cook: Never heard of you. Done anything? Dade: No. [Nikon promptly slams the door shut] Phreak: [Bangs on the door] Come onnnn! Cereal: Man, I hate this neighborhood. Nikon: [Opens the door and sneers at Dade, asking mockingly] What, did your mom buy you a 'puter for Christmas? [Scoffs before looking to Phreak] Does he know anything? Phreak: Sure, man. He's elite. Nikon: [Regards Dade once more before stepping aside] Come in. [Dade, Phreak, and Cereal enter, but Cereal pauses] Cereal: Yo, Nikon, can I crash at your place tonight? Nikon: [sternly] Again? [Pushes his hood back to look at Cereal befo

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The Plague: I'd like to make a treaty with you. Dade: [confused] I'm sorry, who are you? The Plague: I'm the one who understands you. Now, can we be allies? Dade: [Ponders a moment before responding defiantly] Naaah. I don't play well with others.

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Kate: [points at Dade while angrily addressing Phreak] What is he doing here? Phreak: Relax, Burn. He's my guest. Dade: [realizing who Kate really is] "Burn", you're Acid Burn. You booted me out of OTV. Kate: [visibly confused] What? Dade: [offers a handshake to Kate] I'm Crash Override. Kate: [incredulously] You're the moron that's been invading my turf?! Cereal: [clearly amused as he steps between Kate and Dade] Wait-wait-wait-wait! [Motions to Dade] "Crash [proceeds to motion to Kate] and Burn?!" [hoots and laughs]

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Kate: Why'd he come to you? Dade: I got a record! I was 'Zero Cool'! Nikon: Zero Cool? Crashed fifteen hundred and seven computers in one day? Biggest crash in history, front page New York Times August 10th, 1988. I thought you was black man. YO THIS IS ZERO COOL!

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Kate: Are you challenging me? Dade: Name your stakes. Kate: If I win, you become my slave. Dade: Your slave? Kate: You wish! You'll do shitwork, scan, crack copyrights... Dade: And if I win? Kate: Make it my first born! Dade: Make it our first date! Kate: I don't DO dates. But I don't lose either, so you're on!

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Dade: You look good in a dress. Kate: You would have looked better.