Swordfish (2001)

Regisseur:

Dominic Sena

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Skip Woods (written by)

Premierendatum:

8. Juni 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Krimi

Werbezeile:

Log on. Hack in. Go anywhere. Steal everything.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Bank Account | Blood Splatter | Ikea | Shot To Death | Switzerland

Filmpreise:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Good escapist entertainment

Besetzung

John Travolta	...	Gabriel Shear
Hugh Jackman	...	Stanley Jobson
Halle Berry	...	Ginger Knowles
Don Cheadle	...	Agent J.T. Roberts
Sam Shepard	...	Senator James Reisman
Vinnie Jones	...	Marco
Drea de Matteo	...	Melissa
Rudolf Martin	...	Axl Torvalds
Zach Grenier	...	Assistant Director Bill Joy
Camryn Grimes	...	Holly Jobson
Angelo Pagan	...	Torres (as Angelo Pagán)
Chic Daniel	...	SWAT Leader
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Axel's Lawyer
Carmen Argenziano	...	Agent
Tim DeKay	...	Agent

Alternativ:

Passwort: Swordfish (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Länge:

99 Min

Produktionsland:

USA | Australia

Sprache:

Englisch | Deutsch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #38324) | Denmark:15 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Drehorte:

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

Firma:

Jonathan Krane Group

Dies und das:

The Finnish hacker is named Axl Torvalds, a play on Linus Torvalds, the Finnish programmer that created the kernel used by the GNU Linux operating system

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: When Holly is in the playground after school, trying to call her mother, she cancels the call with the phone's power button. The Nokia 5110 uses the larger button below the screen both to initiate and end a call. The power button would do nothing in that situation.

Dialogzitate:

[Stanley is going to drive Gabriel's car during a shoot-out with the police]
Stanley: I can't drive this thing!
Gabriel: Learn!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in Swordfish: The Effects in Focus - The Flying Bus (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

Unafraid (Paul Oakenfold Mix)

Good escapist entertainment

I think people have been a little to harsh on this movie. No it is not revelatory but it is a nice glossy diversion. The all-star cast, especially Hugh Jackman, is more than competent though they aren't really challenged. There are enough special effects and stunts intermixed with a fairly compelling narrative (it is not confusing if you just pay attention) to make the film more than worthwhile. Overall good entertainment, 7/10.