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True for me, too. I was 20 then and undecided between lawyer and computer science. Easier choice after seeing the movie.

Heh. I saw it at a younger though still impressionable age, and just absolutely loved (and continue to love) that movie, and somehow wound up going down that other route.

No regrets, though. Plus at least I can do a pitch-perfect recitation of the spliced together voice authorization prompt.

same re. voice id recitation :)

Love it. For me that movie was TRON. I was 6(?) years old and I knew computers were for me.

You're not the only one.

Yeah this was absolutely the case for me, except with Hackers. Same age, I think. Good times :) Maybe not entirely different direction, but it had a huge effect on me and was downright inspiring.