Swordfish (2001)

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality/nudity See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

8 June 2001 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Passwort: Swordfish See more »

Filming Locations:

Belasco Theatre - 1060 S. Hill Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Budget:

$80,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,145,632 (USA) (10 June 2001) (2678 Screens)

Gross:

$69,772,969 (USA) (16 September 2001)

Production Co:

Jonathan Krane Group, NPV Entertainment, Silver Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Trivia

The opening scene of Swordfish is the most complicated visual effect in Warner Brothers history. It was shot using Matrix-like effects ( The Matrix) by Frantic Films of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The effect has so many composites in it that the producers and director of the film could not determine what was real and what was created by computer. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After being chased by Agent Roberts, Stanley Jobson is thrown against the front wing of Agent Robert's car, leaving the wing of the car dented. The next time we se the wing, the dents have gone. 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 vision. Take Dog Day Afternoon, for example. Arguably Pacino's best work, short of Scarface and Godfather Part 1, of course. Masterpiece of directing, easily Lumet's best. The cinematography, the acting, the screenplay, all top-notch. But... they didn't push the envelope. Now what if in Dog Day, Sonny wanted to get away with it, REALLY wanted to get away with it? What if - now here's the tricky part - what if he started killing hostages right away? No mercy, no quarter. "Meet our demands or the pretty blonde in the bellbottoms gets it the back of the head." Bam, splat! What, still no bus? Come on! How many innocent victims splattered across a window would it take to have the city reverse its policy on hostage situations? And this is 1976; there's no CNN, there's no CNBC, there's no internet! Now fast forward to today, present time, same situation. How quickly would the modern media make a frenzy over this? In a matter of hours, it'd be biggest story from Boston to Budapest! Ten hostages die, twenty, thirty; bam bam, right after another, all caught in high-def, computer-enhanced, color corrected. You can practically taste the brain matter. All for what? A bus, a plane? A couple of million dollars that's federally insured? I don't think so. Just a thought. I mean, it's not within the realm of conventional cinema... but what if?
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Crazy Credits

The last credit reads "Final Password: Vernam", which is part of the
website game. (See Trivia). A Vernam cypher is a method of encrypting
a message. See more »

Connections

References Horse Feathers (1932) See more »

Soundtracks

"Unafraid (Paul Oakenfold Mix)"
Written by Jan Johnston and Jamie Myerson
Performed by Jan Johnston
Courtesy of Perfecto Records/Mushroom Records (UK) Limited See more »