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Information
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 106 min.
- Director
- Eric Till
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Rating *
- 7.0
- Votes *
- 1,383
- Checks
- 134
- Favs
- 7
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 5.2% (1:19)
- Favs/dislikes
- 7:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Is Hot Millions the first movie about computer hacking? Peter Ustinov plays an embezzler/con man who, after a stint in prison after being caught by a computer, embarks on a grand scheme to use a company's computer system against itself. Of course, it's 1968 and the computer is a huge computer bank protected by a light bulb so it's all pretty goofy to modern eyes. And don't ask me to explain the scheme exactly, because I can't. Which is either a sign that the computer stuff is all quite correct for the era, or that it's complete nonsense. I can't tell. In any case, that's not really where the fun is at. Ustinov's performance is a lot of fun, and he's paired up with cockney, smarter-than-she-looks, Maggie Smith, who is an absolute joy (probably worth the price of admission all by herself), with weaselly Bob Newhart as the antagonist. You're never sure where the movie is going, or who has the upper hand on whom, and it's all very quirky and amusing. The tech may be outdated, but the comedy stills feels fresh. 4 years 11 months ago