infamous hugh jackman "swordfish" hack scene
Neon Stowe0 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
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The scene from the 2001 film Swordfish in which Hugh Jackman's character is forced to hack while under pressure. The clip is widely known for its absurd depiction of hacking.
Used as a joke or shorthand for ridiculous movie hacking and unrealistic depictions of software work.
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5 comments from Hacker News
This is a reference to the ridiculous scene from the 2001 movie Swordfish where Hugh Jackman is writing a program to hack into a bank network. [VIDEO]
And here I was making fun of the Swordfish hack scene [1]. Turns out he was just assembling the crypto algorithm using vim. [1]: [VIDEO]
This article missed a great opportunity to post that hacking scene from Swordfish as a counterexample of what hacking does NOT look like: [VIDEO]
That "building the worm" scene has got to be my favorite depiction of software development of all time. [VIDEO]
Just like watching the movie Hackers and hearing how he hacked the gibson or the 7 screens setup in swordfish : [VIDEO]