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Swordfish (2001) 6.4
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6.4/10 from 116,629 users
Metascore: 32/100
Reviews: 521 user | 161 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com A secretive renegade counter-terrorist co-opts the world's greatest hacker (who is trying to stay clean) to steal billions in US Government dirty money. Director:Dominic SenaWriter:Skip Woods |
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Holly Jobson
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Storyline
When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had generated $400 million which they let sit around; fifteen years of compound interest has swelled it to $9.5 billion. A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, headed by the duplicitious and suave Gabriel Shear, wants the money to help finance their raise-the-stakes vengeance war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away behind super-encryption. He brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson, who only wants to see his daughter Holly again but can't afford the legal fees, to slice into the government mainframes and get the money. Written by Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>
Plot Keywords:
computer | terrorism | falling from height | lens flare | nonlinear timeline |Taglines:
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Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality/nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
8 June 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Passwort: Swordfish See more »Box Office
Budget:
$80,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$220,064 (Austria) (2 November 2001)Gross:
$30,393,888 (Europe) (16 November 2001)Company Credits
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Gabriel: You know what the problem with Hollywood is? They make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit. Now I'm not some grungy wannabe filmmaker that's searching for existentialism through a haze of bong smoke or something. No, it's easy to pick apart bad acting, short-sighted directing, and a purely moronic stringing together of words that many of the studios term as "prose". No, I'm talking about the lack of realism. Realism; not a pervasive element in today's modern American cinematic ...
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Written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa, John Miller,
Mr. Biggs (as Ellis Williams), 'Pow Wow' (as Robert Allen), Ralf Hütter,
, Emil Schult, Florian Schneider-Esleben and Karl Bartos
Performed by Paul Oakenfold Presents Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force
Courtesy of Tommy Boy Music
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Trivia
John Travolta turned down the part of Gabriel a total of six times. He changed his mind when he heard director Dominic Sena's take on it. See more »Goofs
When Stanley is talking to his ex-wife Melissa on the phone, the length of her cigarette changes several times. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Gabriel: You know what the problem with Hollywood is? They make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit. Now I'm not some grungy wannabe filmmaker that's searching for existentialism through a haze of bong smoke or something. No, it's easy to pick apart bad acting, short-sighted directing, and a purely moronic stringing together of words that many of the studios term as "prose". No, I'm talking about the lack of realism. Realism; not a pervasive element in today's modern American cinematic ...
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Crazy Credits
The opening studio logos for Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Productions flicker as if they were on a problematic computer screen. Other than those logos and the movie's title, there are no opening credits. See more »Soundtracks
"Planet Rock (Swordfish Mix)"Written by Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa, John Miller,
Mr. Biggs (as Ellis Williams), 'Pow Wow' (as Robert Allen), Ralf Hütter,
, Emil Schult, Florian Schneider-Esleben and Karl Bartos
Performed by Paul Oakenfold Presents Afrika Bambaataa and Soul Sonic Force
Courtesy of Tommy Boy Music
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I thought the script was too predictable. The sexual content and nudity served no purpose in the plot whatsoever and were total distractions from the plot. The boob scene was obviously JUST a boob scene that did not enhance or move the story forward in any way. The same for the oral sex scene which shows up in the first 15 minutes.