Swordfish (2001)
Action, Crime, Thriller.
Swordfish is a American crime thriller film directed by Dominic Sena and starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Vinnie Jones and Sam Shepard. The film centers on Stanley Jobson, an ex-con and computer hacker who is targeted for recruitment into a bank robbery conspiracy because of his formidable hacking skills.
Swordfish was a slight box office success but was negatively received by critics upon release, although it has garnered somewhat of a cult following.
Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman) is a cyber-hacker who has become notorious for infecting the FBI’s Carnivore program with a computer virus. Stanley’s parole forbids him from accessing the internet and computers while his ex-wife Melissa, an alcoholic and part-time porn star, has issued a restraining order against him. This also prevents him from seeing his only daughter Holly.
Ginger Knowles (Halle Berry), Stanley’s new girlfriend, persuades him to work for Gabriel Shear (John Travolta), who threatens him into cracking a secure U.S. D.O.D. server. After the hack, Gabriel offers Jobson $10 million to program a multi-headed worm, a “hydra”, to siphon $9.5 billion from government slush funds.
Director: Dominic Sena
Writer: Skip Woods
Stars: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Sam Shepard, Vinnie Jones, Drea de Matteo
Cast:
John Travolta | … | Gabriel |
Hugh Jackman | … | Stanley |
Halle Berry | … | Ginger |
Don Cheadle | … | Roberts |
Sam Shepard | … | Senator Reisman |
Vinnie Jones | … | Marco |
Drea de Matteo | … | Melissa |
Rudolf Martin | … | Axl Torvalds |
Zach Grenier | … | A.D. Joy |
Camryn Grimes | … | Holly |
Angelo Pagán | … | Torres |
Chic Daniel | … | SWAT Leader |
Kirk B.R. Woller | … | Lawyer |
Carmen Argenziano | … | Agent |
Tim DeKay | … | Agent |
Laura Lane | … | Helga |
Tait Ruppert | … | Ad Agency Executive |
Craig Braun | … | Coroner |
William Mapother | … | Gabriel’s Crew |
Ilia Volok | … | Gabriel’s Crew |
Jonathan Fraser | … | Gabriel’s Crew |
Shawn Woods | … | Gabriel’s Crew |
Leo Lee | … | Gabriel’s Crew |
Marina Black | … | Hostage |
Kerry Kletter | … | Hostage |
Ryan Wulff | … | Hostage |
Ann Travolta | … | Hostage |
Margaret Travolta | … | Hostage |
Dana Hee | … | Hostage |
Denney Pierce | … | Hostage |
Jeff Ramsey | … | Hostage |
Joey Box | … | Hostage |
Debbie Evans | … | Hostage |
Sam Travolta | … | Hostage (as Samuel J. Travolta) |
Tim Storms | … | Hostage |
Jason Christopher | … | Club Kid |
Jonathan Pessin | … | Club Kid |
Scott Burkholder | … | FBI Geek |
Mark Soper | … | FBI Geek |
Craig Lally | … | Customs Agent |
Rusty McClennon | … | Customs Agent |
Mark Riccardi | … | Customs Agent |
Debbie Entin | … | Helga’s Friend |
Natalia Sokolova | … | Helga’s Friend |
Anika Poitier | … | Helga’s Friend |
Nick Loren | … | Dark Suit |
Tom Morris | … | Policeman |
Richard Householder | … | Policeman |
Michael Arias | … | Policeman |
Brenda Eimers | … | Holly’s Teacher |
Timothy Omundson | … | Agent Thomas |
Astrid Veillon | … | Bank Executive |
Dean Rader-Duval | … | Security Guard (as Dean Rader Duval) |
Shane Brock | … | Child in airport (uncredited) |
George A. Chase | … | Bystander (uncredited) |
Corinne Chooey | … | Hostage (uncredited) |
Russ Cootey | … | School Guard (uncredited) |
Mark Donnell | … | Bar Fighter (uncredited) |
Tate Donovan | … | Senator Reisman’s Assistant (uncredited) |
Sierra Farber | … | Little Girl (uncredited) |
Mimi Fletcher | … | (uncredited) |
Andrew Lakey | … | Officer (uncredited) |
Alex Morissen | … | Nightclub Character (uncredited) |
Cory Parella | … | Nightclub Goer (uncredited) |
Gary Rodriguez | … | Precision Driver (uncredited) |
Travis Rosario | … | School Child (uncredited) |
George Marshall Ruge | … | Advertising Executive (uncredited) |
Kevin F. Sherry | … | Los Angeles Times Reporter (uncredited) |
Terry Wayne | … | Valet (uncredited) |
Don Yesso | … | Airport Security (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia